Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2022-06-07

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 7
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 39▼ 73 vs year ago 142 · −51.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 34▼ 26 vs year ago 31 · −83.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 19▲ 25 vs year ago 13 · +192.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: All feeder cattle classes sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady. No test on slaughter bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.10/cwt on 30 head.
Average price
$139.10
30 head · 612 lb average
Value per head Derived
$852
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−12.01
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2612139.1085230
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 sale30 hd
139.10
—
KY average26 barns · 4,876 hd
151.11
−12.01
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%Average1,35884.981,1543thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14877.508892thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,690116.001,9601thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,1153thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,0502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,086$1,4287
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,088$1,2512thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$8251thin

Every lot

39 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc. - 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295140.00/cwt140.00–140.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395159.00/cwt159.00–159.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445162.50/cwt162.50–162.507232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460169.00/cwt169.00–169.0077711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624128.69/cwt128.00–130.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650112.50/cwt112.50–112.507312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy81884.22/cwt82.50–86.006892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833110.50/cwt110.50–110.509203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,135110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,18390.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0652
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275165.00/cwt165.00–165.004541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373177.50/cwt177.50–177.506622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420167.50/cwt167.50–167.507041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450165.00/cwt165.00–165.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450137.00/cwt137.00–137.006171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575127.50/cwt127.50–127.507331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630146.00/cwt146.00–146.009201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678117.00/cwt117.00–117.007932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690112.50/cwt112.50–112.507761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765116.00/cwt116.00–116.008871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291097.50/cwt97.50–97.508874
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,690116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,9601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09590.00/cwt90.00–90.009861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20065.00/cwt65.00–65.007801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35884.98/cwt84.00–86.001,1543
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,322.56/head1,225.00–1,425.001,3232
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,250.86/head1,225.00–1,275.001,2512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,462.50/head1,400.00–1,525.001,4634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,114.91/head810.00–1,275.001,1153
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,050.20/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985825.00/head825.00–825.008251

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.