Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2022-08-30

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 30
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 134▲ 102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 33▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 14▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers and bull calves sold 8.00-10.00 lower on an average quality offering. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00-7.00 lower. All classes of cattle saw moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $158.97/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$158.97
41 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$827
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.35
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529160.5684936
Medium and Large 2-3463147.476835thin
One grade step is worth $13.09/cwt here — about $165 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 sale41 hd
158.97
—
KY average24 barns · 2,698 hd
168.31
−9.35
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—Low1,606110.321,77215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51385.851,2996thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23775.209303thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98764.186333thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,218$1,4852thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,134$1,2327
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,203$1,2232thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,074$1,1224thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)964$1,1057
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$9812thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$9001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,038$1,2462thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,3632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,240$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)801$1,0384thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)875$1,1003thin

Every lot

45 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 1-2360182.50/cwt182.50–182.506571
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475155.00/cwt155.00–155.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560169.00/cwt169.00–169.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3579145.00/cwt145.00–145.008404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328158.00/cwt158.00–158.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2357162.50/cwt162.50–162.505803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445144.00/cwt144.00–144.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463144.03/cwt143.00–145.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521148.84/cwt146.00–151.007759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590143.61/cwt130.00–148.008474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613124.37/cwt122.50–125.007624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638138.48/cwt138.00–140.008844
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310175.00/cwt175.00–175.005431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366165.32/cwt157.50–177.506055
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428178.00/cwt178.00–178.007626
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433146.18/cwt142.50–150.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521160.27/cwt151.00–166.0083512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2594159.12/cwt147.50–163.009454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2739139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0275
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27790.84/cwt89.00–92.001,1603
Bulls——1,619113.24/cwt109.00–118.001,8339
Bulls——1,898121.02/cwt120.00–122.002,2973
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94356.77/cwt52.50–60.505352
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07579.00/cwt79.00–79.008491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23775.20/cwt71.00–79.009303
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51385.85/cwt84.00–88.001,2996
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,245.84/head1,175.00–1,325.001,2462
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27421,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2860975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28801,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29641,105.22/head850.00–1,225.001,1057
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0741,122.06/head800.00–1,450.001,1224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075980.81/head850.00–1,075.009812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1341,231.76/head925.00–1,485.001,2327
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,223.13/head1,125.00–1,325.001,2232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4852
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1003

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.