Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2022-09-06

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 6
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 102▲ 24 vs year ago 62 · +38.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 28▲ 46 vs year ago 12 · +383.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 53▲ 81 vs year ago 32 · +253.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder heifers sold 8.00-10.00 higher with strong demand. Bull calves traded 5.00-7.00 lower on moderate buyer interest. No trend on feeder steers, slaughter cows, and slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.74/cwt on 32 head.
Average price
$154.74
32 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$836
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$320
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.71
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568156.4288827
Medium and Large 2-3390145.705685thin
One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about $320 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 sale32 hd
154.74
—
KY average17 barns · 3,587 hd
165.45
−10.71
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—Average1,560110.001,7161thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45185.311,23821
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22277.7094919
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09073.7680420

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,161$1,40413
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,370$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,315$9801thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,147$8768
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,056$8002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,490$1,9001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,198$1,4172thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,278$2,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,099$1,68915
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,243$1,5376
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)930$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,065$1,39112
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$7751thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350182.50/cwt182.50–182.506392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460181.00/cwt181.00–181.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530170.00/cwt170.00–170.009012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545131.00/cwt131.00–131.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572166.01/cwt164.00–169.009505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1074
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275177.50/cwt177.50–177.504881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333162.00/cwt162.00–162.005393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430132.50/cwt132.50–132.505701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462172.00/cwt172.00–172.007953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518166.00/cwt166.00–166.008606
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574151.31/cwt150.00–153.008699
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009432
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy294209.00/cwt209.00–209.006146
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355160.00/cwt160.00–160.005681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418176.77/cwt175.00–180.007393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435160.00/cwt160.00–160.006964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2541164.00/cwt164.00–164.008873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2602157.00/cwt157.00–157.009452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720127.50/cwt127.50–127.509181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,560110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,7161
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08773.73/cwt70.00–79.0080116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08881.26/cwt81.00–81.508842
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11866.52/cwt65.00–68.007442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20375.95/cwt71.00–79.5091415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29384.24/cwt82.50–85.001,0894
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42785.81/cwt81.00–88.501,22518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56577.98/cwt77.00–79.001,2202
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,5021
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,417.12/head1,375.00–1,450.001,4172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4901,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,056799.89/head730.00–850.008002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,147875.99/head700.00–970.008768
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1611,403.79/head1,025.00–1,550.001,40413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,315980.00/head980.00–980.009801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29881,537.65/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5385
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,664.13/head1,300.00–1,850.001,66413
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1061,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1561,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,537.09/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5376
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2521,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2782,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910775.00/head775.00–775.007751

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.