Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2022-07-19

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 19
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 176▲ 55 vs year ago 89 · +61.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 42▲ 22 vs year ago 22 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 3▼ 6 vs year ago 43 · −14.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: All classes of feeder cattle sold fully steady with good demand despite very warm temperatures in the forecast. Slaughter cows traded 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cow buyer interest was low due to the large number of cows waiting to be processed at the slaughter plants. Low receipts of slaughter bulls last week did not allow for a trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.32/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$137.32
57 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$753
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$357
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.12
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553137.4576056
Medium and Large 2-3310130.004031thin
One grade step is worth $7.45/cwt here — about $357 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 sale57 hd
137.32
—
KY average26 barns · 6,553 hd
155.44
−18.12
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—Average1,770123.152,18010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50075.731,13610
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19667.928128thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02359.1060413
SteersChoiceAverage1,298105.001,3632thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,078$1,1636
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,121$1,0889
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$9251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$6802thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)933$1,2136
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)988$6903thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310182.50/cwt182.50–182.505662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495151.00/cwt151.00–151.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517166.51/cwt166.00–167.008616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578159.00/cwt159.00–159.009193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310130.00/cwt130.00–130.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373150.00/cwt150.00–150.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420149.14/cwt144.00–160.006263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487141.58/cwt136.00–147.0068912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526136.07/cwt132.00–143.0071619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2591143.50/cwt143.50–143.508487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659132.00/cwt131.00–133.008708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740121.00/cwt121.00–121.008955
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310167.00/cwt167.00–167.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370151.00/cwt151.00–151.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400151.00/cwt151.00–151.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2454160.36/cwt156.00–169.007289
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523150.50/cwt150.50–150.507878
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572144.27/cwt140.00–145.0082519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2651136.00/cwt136.00–136.008855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770119.00/cwt119.00–119.009161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840109.00/cwt109.00–109.009162
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,298105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,685118.76/cwt116.00–121.002,0014
Bulls——1,827126.07/cwt125.00–127.002,3036
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94048.00/cwt48.00–48.004511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00065.28/cwt61.00–69.006533
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03656.18/cwt52.50–59.005828
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06575.00/cwt75.00–75.007991
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15868.12/cwt66.50–70.507894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23056.73/cwt55.00–58.506982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23878.70/cwt77.50–80.009742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43669.14/cwt68.00–71.509934
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47678.74/cwt75.50–83.001,1625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,88087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,6361
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050680.00/head680.00–680.006802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,163.34/head1,150.00–1,175.001,1636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1211,088.30/head975.00–1,200.001,0889
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2988689.88/head625.00–760.006903
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29241,196.11/head900.00–1,440.001,1964
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,248.04/head970.00–1,440.001,2482

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.