Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2022-06-21

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 21
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
231 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 113▲ 128 vs year ago 103 · +124.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 7▼ 3 vs year ago 23 · −13.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 9▼ 28 vs year ago 42 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: All feeder calf classes sold steady with a few value-added groups selling 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder calf buyers showed strong interest despite temperatures in the mid 90's. Slaughter cows traded steady on a mostly plain offering. The slaughter bulls sold very good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.28/cwt on 111 head.
Average price
$145.28
111 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$850
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.25
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2584147.27860102
Medium and Large 2-3592122.787279thin
One grade step is worth $24.49/cwt here — about $133 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 sale111 hd
145.28
—
KY average23 barns · 3,032 hd
147.54
−2.25
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—Average2,032128.112,6033thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40086.531,2116thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19373.888817thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09064.427024thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$8132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$1,1902thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$7751thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)760$6751thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)725$6101thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255167.50/cwt167.50–167.504271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2397182.00/cwt182.00–182.007233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421178.00/cwt178.00–178.007494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521164.00/cwt164.00–164.008547
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523187.50/cwt187.50–187.5098110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575152.00/cwt152.00–152.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,09513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600137.00/cwt137.00–137.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620156.00/cwt156.00–156.009674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0879
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665149.00/cwt149.00–149.009912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added747154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,15013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290147.50/cwt147.50–147.504281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359164.00/cwt164.00–164.005895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added448167.00/cwt167.00–167.0074811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517165.50/cwt165.50–165.5085611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530138.22/cwt130.00–142.0073317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583150.02/cwt148.00–155.0087514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583125.00/cwt125.00–125.007292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620144.00/cwt144.00–144.008932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652147.50/cwt147.50–147.5096213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676139.98/cwt139.00–141.0094610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714138.50/cwt138.50–138.5098910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750119.00/cwt119.00–119.008937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373158.46/cwt150.00–165.005913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526149.00/cwt149.00–149.0078411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553134.98/cwt130.00–140.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595143.00/cwt143.00–143.008515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650123.00/cwt123.00–123.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2736122.27/cwt119.00–127.009007
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840111.25/cwt110.00–112.509352
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,032128.11/cwt125.00–133.002,6033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07572.29/cwt69.00–76.007772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10556.55/cwt55.50–57.506252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18376.36/cwt73.50–81.009033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0991
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20265.35/cwt59.00–69.007863
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33293.48/cwt90.00–95.001,2453
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46879.58/cwt77.00–83.001,1683
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2725610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2760675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2770550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945813.29/head775.00–850.008132
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1902

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.