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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 22
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 100▲ 20 vs year ago 120 · +16.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 44▲ 15 vs year ago 23 · +65.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: A low number of similar comparisons on the steers and heifers today. Feeder buyers showed good demand on an average quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
700–800 lb steers averaged $258.68/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −77.11 against this barn's trailing median of $335.79.
Average price
$258.68
48 head · 766 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,982
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−1.14
vs KY average
−6.95 vs national

Price by quality 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2766258.681,98248
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale48 hd
258.68
—
KY average20 barns · 902 hd
259.83
−1.14
National average130 barns · 6,294 hd
265.63
−6.95
This barn, trailing median5 sales
335.79
−77.11
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

5 sales
390357324291median 335.7903/3008/0308/1008/2410/26
Steers 700–800 lb: high $375.75, low $305.33, median $335.79 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,548150.022,3224thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,467130.721,91719
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,206120.511,4537thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94598.339293thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,355170.002,3041thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$2,2751thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765259.85/cwt259.85–259.851,98841
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773251.85/cwt251.00–253.001,9477
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,8311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2292302.50/cwt302.50–302.508833
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3343278.00/cwt278.00–278.009542
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0744
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424281.64/cwt281.00–283.001,1943
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435257.33/cwt250.00–265.001,1192
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483238.45/cwt231.00–242.501,1526
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1871
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3991
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,4894
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3582226.48/cwt223.00–230.001,3184
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3623212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3242
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3945176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,6631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3270280.00/cwt280.00–280.007561
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2283330.00/cwt330.00–330.009342
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3320285.00/cwt285.00–285.009121
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,1251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2391329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,2866
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2412285.43/cwt282.00–289.001,1764
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2448306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,3713
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,3352
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2508300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5244
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4561
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,5933
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2607254.15/cwt247.00–256.001,5435
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4811
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,6954
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5791
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,355170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,253144.05/cwt140.00–150.001,8052
Bulls——1,843155.99/cwt155.00–157.002,8752
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%865118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0211
Cows—Lean 85-90%87077.00/cwt77.00–77.006701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,5481
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175125.78/cwt124.00–127.501,4782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250112.51/cwt110.00–118.001,4064
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,399137.62/cwt134.00–145.001,9255
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475129.59/cwt123.00–132.001,91113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,695111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,8811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751

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.