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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 8

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jan 4Feb 8Feb 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 171▲ 26 vs year ago 49 · +53.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 52▼ 4 vs year ago 14 · −28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 63▼ 29 vs year ago 38 · −76.3%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.98/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$139.98

42 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$480

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2

$81.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.36

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	516	143.85	743	40
Medium 2	420	62.50	263	2thin

One grade step is worth $81.35/cwt here — about $480 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

139.98

—

KY average22 barns · 3,308 hd

143.34

−3.36

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,292	94.05	1,215	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	72.01	864	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	51.00	497	1thin

Every lot

33 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	939	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	138.42/cwt	127.50–149.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	335	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	168	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	149.66/cwt	145.00–150.50	676	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2	505	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	379	1
Heifers

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Feb 8, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 171Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 52Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 63Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	135.00–165.00	159.93
2	—	338	177.50	177.50
2	—	613	129.00–132.00	130.47
1	—	1,080	95.00	95.00
1	—	385	142.50	142.50
7	—	448	174.00	174.00
2	—	685	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,210	98.00	98.00
1	—	710	128.00	128.00
5	—	576	149.00	149.00

Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt

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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 8

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jan 4Feb 8Feb 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 171▲ 26 vs year ago 49 · +53.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 52▼ 4 vs year ago 14 · −28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 63▼ 29 vs year ago 38 · −76.3%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.98/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$139.98

42 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$480

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2

$81.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.36

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	516	143.85	743	40
Medium 2	420	62.50	263	2thin

One grade step is worth $81.35/cwt here — about $480 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

139.98

—

KY average22 barns · 3,308 hd

143.34

−3.36

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,292	94.05	1,215	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	72.01	864	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	51.00	497	1thin

Every lot

33 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	939	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	138.42/cwt	127.50–149.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	335	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	168	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	149.66/cwt	145.00–150.50	676	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2	505	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	379	1
Heifers

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Feb 8, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 171Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 52Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 63Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	135.00–165.00	159.93
2	—	338	177.50	177.50
2	—	613	129.00–132.00	130.47
1	—	1,080	95.00	95.00
1	—	385	142.50	142.50
7	—	448	174.00	174.00
2	—	685	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,210	98.00	98.00
1	—	710	128.00	128.00
5	—	576	149.00	149.00

Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	17,038	2

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	623.06/cwt	400.00–835.00	4,841	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,078	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,775	1

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	777	400.00–835.00	623.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	650	300.00	300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	490	360.00	360.00

Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	600	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	549	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	780	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	159.93/cwt	135.00–165.00	804	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	858	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	130.47/cwt	129.00–132.00	800	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	909	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	725	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	453	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,026	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,186	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,292	94.05/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,215	3

Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	785	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,807	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	497	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	72.01/cwt	66.00–79.00	864	5

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	532	138.00–147.00	146.16
13	—	452	145.00–150.50	149.66
1	—	440	142.00	142.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
8	—	579	139.00	139.00
2	—	310	127.50–149.00	138.42
4	—	654	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	75.00	75.00
1	—	335	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	177.50	177.50
2	—	583	161.00	161.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,450.00	1,450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	485.00	485.00
5	—	1,200	66.00–79.00	72.01