Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2022-07-26

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 26
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
163 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 144▲ 113 vs year ago 50 · +226.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 44▲ 22 vs year ago 7 · +314.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 37▲ 16 vs year ago 6 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder cattle sold fully steady. Slaughter cows traded steady on a low number of receipts. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Buyer interest was lower on all cattle today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.62/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$137.62
64 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.75
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2570140.4780057
Medium and Large 2-3606114.436937thin
One grade step is worth $26.04/cwt here — about $107 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 sale64 hd
137.62
—
KY average24 barns · 4,868 hd
158.37
−20.75
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—Low1,833117.012,14515
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23080.009841thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54879.171,2269thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05962.816653thin

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)1,038$1,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,156$1,0894thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,3636

Every lot

42 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455173.00/cwt173.00–173.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520167.00/cwt167.00–167.008683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622145.83/cwt140.00–151.009075
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2652150.00/cwt150.00–150.009783
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680122.50/cwt122.50–122.508331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2798141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,1292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2943128.99/cwt125.00–133.001,2162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275137.50/cwt137.50–137.503781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375137.50/cwt137.50–137.505161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435131.00/cwt131.00–131.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480143.00/cwt143.00–143.006864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520147.50/cwt147.50–147.5076715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3551117.00/cwt117.00–117.006455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580143.29/cwt136.00–145.0083121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668131.00/cwt131.00–131.0087511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712122.00/cwt122.00–122.008693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3742108.00/cwt108.00–108.008012
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2298160.00/cwt160.00–160.004772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2343150.00/cwt150.00–150.005152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473129.57/cwt122.50–136.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474160.75/cwt160.00–161.007624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530160.00/cwt160.00–160.0084813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585146.50/cwt146.50–146.5085711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2639134.00/cwt134.00–134.008564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665122.50/cwt122.50–122.508151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672136.00/cwt136.00–136.009141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727125.00/cwt125.00–125.009093
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,670100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6701
Bulls——1,788117.28/cwt110.00–121.002,09712
Bulls——2,188123.93/cwt123.00–125.002,7122
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03054.50/cwt54.50–54.505611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07366.97/cwt65.00–69.007192
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23080.00/cwt80.00–80.009841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54879.17/cwt78.00–80.001,2269
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,362.92/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3636
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1561,088.95/head1,000.00–1,225.001,0894

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.