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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 13
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
202 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 78▼ 9 vs year ago 211 · −4.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 21▼ 3 vs year ago 44 · −6.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 164 vs last sale 6▲ 144 vs year ago 26 · +553.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No test on feeder steers due to the low number in last week's offering. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Demand was softer across all classes of feeder calves with several bawling and plain quality calves contributing to the lower prices. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00-8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.00/cwt on 31 head, up $33.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 27 comparable sales and sits +21.02 against this barn's trailing median of $373.98.
Average price
$395.00
▲ 33.07 vs prior sale
31 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,170
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$299
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$54.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.52
vs KY average
−32.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550412.562,27016thin
Medium and Large 2546412.002,2505thin
Medium and Large 2-3550358.411,97110thin
One grade step is worth $54.15/cwt here — about $299 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale31 hd
395.00
—
KY average26 barns · 1,392 hd
414.52
−19.52
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−32.39
This barn, trailing median27 sales
373.98
+21.02
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 500–600 lb

27 sales
427390353317median 373.9803/0204/2006/2209/2111/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.71, low $330.64, median $373.98 across 27 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—Average1,728196.823,4025thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,368173.782,37720
CowsLean 85-90%High977173.691,6966thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,155173.612,0058thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,181$3,7096
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,137$3,4867
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,246$3,33617
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$3,1205
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,182$2,96112
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$2,56010
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,350$2,5501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,605$3,8362thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$4,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$4,43026
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,066$4,22712
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$4,2257
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,040$3,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,115$3,4501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,090$5,5403thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1831
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3413485.29/cwt475.00–505.002,0043
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1742
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2454525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,3847
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500473.00/cwt473.00–473.002,3652
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522516.05/cwt507.00–520.002,69410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595431.00/cwt431.00–431.002,5641
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6351
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,7061
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4611
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5901
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,110270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,9971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2293525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,5384
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3338475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6063
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2353485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7129
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3353470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6592
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410465.61/cwt465.00–472.501,90913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7631
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461471.00/cwt471.00–471.002,1719
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0875
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517434.00/cwt434.00–434.002,2449
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3517402.53/cwt400.00–405.002,0814
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2546412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,2505
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,8826
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2593385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2837
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2081
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2743328.42/cwt320.00–335.002,4405
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2200675.00/cwt675.00–675.001,3501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2292606.24/cwt605.00–610.001,7704
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2339585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,9834
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3367505.95/cwt490.00–520.001,8576
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2426529.51/cwt520.00–540.002,25612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8921
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2508505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,5659
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3508440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2352
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2587430.19/cwt420.00–446.002,5255
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,3412
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3745285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1231
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2818312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,5563
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,643196.85/cwt196.00–197.503,2342
Bulls——1,663184.69/cwt181.00–187.503,0712
Bulls——2,030221.00/cwt221.00–221.004,4861
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%905160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4481
Cows—Lean 85-90%970185.54/cwt180.00–190.001,8004
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,116180.07/cwt170.00–188.002,0105
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220162.84/cwt162.50–163.001,9873
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,9311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,358166.01/cwt164.00–168.002,2544
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,372177.90/cwt170.00–187.002,44115
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6053,836.45/head3,700.00–4,000.003,8362
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs21 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27653,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28203,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28203,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29053,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9553,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29684,252.58/head3,950.00–4,700.004,2534
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0353,849.76/head3,750.00–3,900.003,8503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0453,675.00/head3,675.00–3,675.003,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0504,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0603,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0955,100.00/head5,100.00–5,100.005,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1004,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1153,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1334,316.11/head3,750.00–4,900.004,3162
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1554,687.66/head4,350.00–5,000.004,6882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1855,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1863,998.31/head3,600.00–4,800.003,9984
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1934,622.33/head4,100.00–4,900.004,6224
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2734,846.53/head3,700.00–5,850.004,84715
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28452,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Small 1-28752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29803,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29932,663.22/head2,300.00–3,000.002,6632
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0352,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0553,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0573,118.69/head3,000.00–3,350.003,1193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1633,558.57/head3,000.00–3,750.003,5596
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1813,709.46/head3,300.00–4,050.003,7096
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2072,516.33/head2,350.00–3,000.002,5166
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2232,908.27/head2,450.00–3,550.002,9089
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2853,421.01/head2,950.00–3,700.003,42115
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3473,423.76/head3,300.00–3,500.003,4243
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,3502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0855,300.00/head5,300.00–5,300.005,3001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0935,660.64/head5,100.00–6,100.005,6612

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.