Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2023-08-07

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 7
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 118▲ 24 vs year ago 121 · +19.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 6▲ 8 vs year ago 11 · +72.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 3▲ 5 vs year ago 11 · +45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison on feeder steers due to limited test last week. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $223.91/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$223.91
65 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,123
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.00
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2491237.581,16640
Medium and Large 2511203.731,04022
Medium and Large 2-3580189.501,0993thin
One grade step is worth $48.08/cwt here — about $67 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 sale65 hd
223.91
—
KY average25 barns · 2,242 hd
214.91
+9.00
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—Average1,885121.862,2973thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,530108.001,6521thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,167102.761,20012
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low86073.006283thin

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)1,240$1,2851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,1002thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)850$1,4001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,2851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)988$1,5632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,059$1,3134thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)880$1,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)730$6751thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0662
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470209.00/cwt209.00–209.009821
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615222.62/cwt215.00–230.001,3692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685230.56/cwt229.00–237.001,5795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718233.50/cwt233.50–233.501,6778
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2843222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,8712
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333241.00/cwt241.00–241.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2353244.00/cwt244.00–244.008612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380197.50/cwt197.50–197.507511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412231.00/cwt231.00–231.009526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464230.23/cwt225.00–240.001,0683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524217.44/cwt209.00–226.001,1396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2599225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609229.61/cwt214.00–235.001,3984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310239.00/cwt239.00–239.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328268.43/cwt261.00–275.008804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372255.36/cwt251.00–259.009507
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405233.00/cwt233.00–233.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425201.51/cwt201.00–202.008564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463237.23/cwt235.00–238.001,0988
Bulls—Medium and Large 2506204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,0328
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1666
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575200.56/cwt200.00–201.001,1539
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583226.03/cwt225.00–227.001,31810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2698217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5153
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,885121.86/cwt118.00–128.002,2973
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78551.00/cwt51.00–51.004001
Cows—Lean 85-90%85593.00/cwt93.00–93.007951
Cows—Lean 85-90%94075.00/cwt75.00–75.007051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11086.51/cwt83.00–90.009604
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196110.88/cwt96.50–118.501,3268
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,6521
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-28501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2730675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29101,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0591,312.96/head1,175.00–1,500.001,3134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.