Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2022-08-09

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 9
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 75▲ 52 vs year ago 58 · +89.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 14▲ 16 vs year ago 9 · +177.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 0▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No test on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded steady with good demand. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls due to the low number of cattle last week but demand was stronger today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.07/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$152.07
49 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$824
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.89
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536155.4583343
Medium and Large 2-3585127.837486thin
One grade step is worth $27.62/cwt here — about $85 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 sale49 hd
152.07
—
KY average24 barns · 1,821 hd
156.96
−4.89
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—High1,634115.641,88910
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43884.501,2152thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19676.279126thin
CowsLean 85-90%High98062.236109thin

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)830$7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)840$6801thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)844$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)740$1,1101thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)858$6722thin

Every lot

50 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 1-2470184.00/cwt184.00–184.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560160.00/cwt160.00–160.008961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285148.49/cwt140.00–157.504233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295175.00/cwt175.00–175.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345172.50/cwt172.50–172.505951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368175.00/cwt175.00–175.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435170.75/cwt160.00–178.007435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478135.00/cwt135.00–135.006453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530162.00/cwt162.00–162.008595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538142.65/cwt142.00–144.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583139.00/cwt139.00–139.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637125.99/cwt124.00–136.008036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675134.00/cwt134.00–134.009054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769124.00/cwt124.00–124.009544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3790115.00/cwt115.00–115.009091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,015116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245172.50/cwt172.50–172.504231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260190.00/cwt190.00–190.004941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285172.50/cwt172.50–172.504921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368170.00/cwt170.00–170.006266
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455173.39/cwt162.00–175.007898
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480132.00/cwt132.00–132.006342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524170.00/cwt170.00–170.008914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540142.00/cwt142.00–142.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580136.00/cwt136.00–136.007897
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611151.16/cwt139.00–155.509248
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725116.00/cwt116.00–116.008411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2739131.00/cwt131.00–131.009686
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-389095.00/cwt95.00–95.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2925115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,504114.17/cwt110.00–118.001,7174
Bulls——1,55597.86/cwt92.50–101.001,5222
Bulls——1,803126.01/cwt125.00–129.002,2724
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96353.92/cwt49.00–60.505195
Cows—Lean 85-90%97870.49/cwt68.00–74.006893
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07079.00/cwt79.00–79.008451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17880.67/cwt73.50–84.009503
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19360.81/cwt58.00–64.007252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,3621
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27401,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28441,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2858672.01/head600.00–730.006722
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840680.00/head680.00–680.006801

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.