Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2023-07-24

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 24
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 155▲ 70 vs year ago 50 · +140.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 21▲ 10 vs year ago 13 · +76.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 24▼ 12 vs year ago 16 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady with spots sharply higher. Slaughter classes sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.99/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$221.99
60 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,122
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$327
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$50.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.74
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2509226.501,15354
Medium and Large 2485191.509292thin
Medium and Large 2-3469176.278264thin
One grade step is worth $50.23/cwt here — about $327 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale60 hd
221.99
—
KY average26 barns · 6,177 hd
226.72
−4.74
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,726119.442,0624thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,615107.001,7281thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,215101.311,23111
CowsLean 85-90%Low87883.177303thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$1,0501thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,500$1,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,1201thin

Every lot

41 lots · USDA AMS · Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375245.00/cwt245.00–245.009191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525243.65/cwt238.00–250.001,2799
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5372
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy303265.00/cwt265.00–265.008034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,0564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425180.03/cwt175.00–182.507653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,0928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460212.50/cwt212.50–212.509785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485191.50/cwt191.50–191.509292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510219.39/cwt206.00–224.001,11916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600165.00/cwt165.00–165.009901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619222.49/cwt209.00–226.001,3775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2293264.08/cwt255.00–273.007742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300260.00/cwt260.00–260.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376245.70/cwt240.00–251.009246
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2439234.81/cwt220.00–242.001,0313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,1986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490190.00/cwt190.00–190.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2493241.79/cwt225.00–245.001,1926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2132
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,726119.44/cwt112.50–124.002,0624
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80067.00/cwt67.00–67.005361
Cows—Lean 85-90%82586.50/cwt86.50–86.507141
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01096.00/cwt96.00–96.009701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10084.85/cwt84.00–85.509333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258107.48/cwt96.00–118.501,3528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,7281
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,120.00/head1,120.00–1,120.001,1201

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.