Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2022-11-15

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 15
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
216 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 165▲ 89 vs year ago 127 · +70.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 26▼ 20 vs year ago 70 · −28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 113 vs last sale 15▲ 128 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 sold 5.00-7.00 higher and bull calves traded 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher on a good quality offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.42/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$139.42
42 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$713
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$185
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.63
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529143.6376032
Medium and Large 2-3456125.9657510thin
One grade step is worth $17.66/cwt here — about $185 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 sale42 hd
139.42
—
KY average23 barns · 2,437 hd
146.05
−6.63
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—Low1,610104.361,68017
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49475.091,1229thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20763.5176613
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08843.414727thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,256$1,1438
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,09023
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$87412
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$78413
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,178$7013thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$5751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,515$1,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$1,3836
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)882$1,2227
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,234$1,0718
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$7542thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)961$7359
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)745$6751thin

Every lot

59 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 1-2400155.00/cwt155.00–155.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620149.00/cwt149.00–149.009243
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725116.31/cwt107.50–125.008432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,13213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2889145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2899
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375165.00/cwt165.00–165.0061911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441144.22/cwt140.00–145.006366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482137.50/cwt137.50–137.506632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528146.00/cwt146.00–146.007717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603136.00/cwt136.00–136.008203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669128.00/cwt128.00–128.008564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278163.78/cwt160.00–167.504552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350145.00/cwt145.00–145.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376170.00/cwt170.00–170.006394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3422129.87/cwt127.50–135.005483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470142.50/cwt142.50–142.506701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483122.51/cwt120.00–125.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516144.00/cwt144.00–144.0074315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3558110.00/cwt110.00–110.006142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565134.00/cwt134.00–134.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2602131.00/cwt131.00–131.007893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650128.00/cwt128.00–128.008323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778125.00/cwt125.00–125.009733
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,500102.81/cwt100.00–106.001,54210
Bulls——1,59574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,1801
Bulls——1,795112.01/cwt108.00–116.002,0116
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00566.00/cwt66.00–66.006631
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08049.60/cwt46.50–53.005362
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11334.67/cwt34.00–36.003864
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14556.32/cwt55.00–57.006453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21871.88/cwt67.50–76.008752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22764.12/cwt61.00–66.507878
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31570.00/cwt70.00–70.009211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51675.73/cwt75.00–78.001,1488
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5151,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,090.27/head600.00–1,350.001,09023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,148873.58/head775.00–1,175.0087412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,178700.78/head675.00–750.007013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180783.62/head675.00–950.0078413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2561,143.00/head750.00–1,250.001,1438
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26841,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29071,147.70/head1,050.00–1,325.001,1483
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29231,313.11/head1,150.00–1,525.001,3133
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,044725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0741,384.42/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3845
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1561,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,065.08/head875.00–1,275.001,0656
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5051,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2745675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2961735.35/head675.00–775.007359
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185753.59/head700.00–800.007542

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.