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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 30
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 189▼ 137 vs year ago 242 · −56.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 26▲ 30 vs year ago 44 · +68.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 6▲ 38 vs year ago 17 · +223.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to the limited number offered today. Feeder heifers 500 lbs. and under sold 2.00-4.00 lower and those over 500 lbs. were 6.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded fully steady and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $228.34/cwt on 35 head.
Average price
$228.34
35 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,222
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+28.04
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535228.341,22235
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale35 hd
228.34
—
KY average26 barns · 2,795 hd
200.30
+28.04
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40486.491,21423
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21680.8598318
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04271.6274610

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$1,4875
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,465$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,124$1,1986
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$1,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)903$1,1132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$7622thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,520$1,7501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,245$1,5012thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$1,8002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,325$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,002$1,6553thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,229$1,64218
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,4001thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420231.00/cwt231.00–231.009701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480252.29/cwt246.00–256.001,2113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2541240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2988
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3604
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325234.00/cwt234.00–234.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370182.50/cwt182.50–182.506751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380215.00/cwt215.00–215.008171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437225.00/cwt225.00–225.009834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0053
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2490164.00/cwt164.00–164.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563211.03/cwt204.00–214.501,1889
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2704
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330251.00/cwt251.00–251.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2393251.00/cwt251.00–251.009863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2057
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full528171.00/cwt171.00–171.009032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01363.95/cwt59.00–67.506483
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04580.00/cwt80.00–80.008361
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05674.06/cwt69.00–77.507826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20774.80/cwt68.50–79.009037
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21182.69/cwt80.00–86.501,0019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27393.76/cwt90.50–97.001,1942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35485.35/cwt81.50–88.501,15613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37576.09/cwt74.50–79.001,0464
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53295.91/cwt91.00–101.001,4696
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,500.50/head1,475.00–1,525.001,5012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2900900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29031,112.67/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1132
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29851,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0101,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,030761.77/head725.00–800.007622
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0551,241.23/head1,150.00–1,325.001,2412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,267.70/head1,025.00–1,375.001,2683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3481,502.06/head1,275.00–1,800.001,5024
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4651,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26951,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0001,638.63/head1,600.00–1,675.001,6392
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0551,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0651,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,769.64/head1,625.00–1,900.001,7702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,674.89/head1,500.00–1,950.001,67511
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4131,553.05/head1,475.00–1,625.001,5532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.