Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2023-09-11

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 11
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 116▼ 120 vs year ago 280 · −42.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 15▼ 16 vs year ago 37 · −43.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 5▼ 74 vs year ago 89 · −83.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week due to no sale on labor day last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $229.78/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$229.78
54 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,246
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$379
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$66.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.12
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548240.261,31740
Medium and Large 2490208.641,02310thin
Medium 1-2678181.911,2332thin
Medium and Large 2-3540173.759382thin
One grade step is worth $66.51/cwt here — about $379 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 sale54 hd
229.78
—
KY average25 barns · 3,128 hd
221.66
+8.12
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—Average1,812121.932,2094thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,660119.001,9751thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,193106.961,27611
CowsLean 85-90%Average87280.807043thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,227$1,4863thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)883$1,0182thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,003$1,1622thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,270$1,2101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,405$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,204$1,3704thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$1,2001thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471253.20/cwt245.00–256.001,1934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2641
Steers—Medium and Large 2520221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1491
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,4374
Steers—Medium and Large 2560210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640243.47/cwt233.00–247.001,5588
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,8941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374219.37/cwt217.50–220.008204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390240.77/cwt240.00–241.009394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390155.00/cwt155.00–155.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453241.25/cwt230.00–247.001,0933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2498190.00/cwt190.00–190.009462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514240.26/cwt235.00–241.001,23515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,1986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773204.50/cwt204.50–204.501,5814
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290180.00/cwt180.00–180.005221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2332270.58/cwt263.00–274.008983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363220.00/cwt220.00–220.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2402225.80/cwt217.50–230.009083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473199.51/cwt199.00–200.009442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2539237.46/cwt228.00–240.001,28013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610226.95/cwt224.00–230.001,3844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2833
Bulls—Medium 1-2678181.91/cwt174.00–190.001,2332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4311
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3605126.00/cwt126.00–126.007621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,600106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,6961
Bulls——1,710130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,2231
Bulls——1,968125.86/cwt124.50–127.002,4772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75561.50/cwt61.50–61.504641
Cows—Lean 85-90%93090.45/cwt90.00–91.008412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145112.04/cwt106.00–119.001,2835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233102.73/cwt97.00–105.001,2676
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,9751
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,162.16/head1,150.00–1,175.001,1622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2740810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,015850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2271,485.87/head1,100.00–1,640.001,4863
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,030885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2621,531.84/head1,375.00–1,730.001,5323
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251

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.