Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2019-07-22

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 22
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
57 head
157 vs last sale 214 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
7 vs last sale 9 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
9 vs last sale 2 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 1.00-2.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady and Slaughter bulls firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.61/cwt on 25 head.
Average price
$126.61
25 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.49
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523127.0566524
Medium and Large 2-3505116.005861thin
One grade step is worth $11.05/cwt here — about $79 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 sale25 hd
126.61
KY average26 barns · 5,184 hd
128.09
−1.49
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
BullsHigh1,85087.001,6101thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27454.096897thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10340.704494thin

Every lot, as filed

29 lots · USDA AMS · Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2513140.00/cwt140.00–140.007182
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570136.01/cwt135.00–137.007752
BullsMedium and Large 1-2474139.70/cwt139.50–140.006625
BullsMedium and Large 1-2612129.97/cwt120.00–132.007956
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2705113.00/cwt113.00–113.007971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2395136.00/cwt136.00–136.005372
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2587125.64/cwt125.00–127.007383
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650114.00/cwt114.00–114.007414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526125.26/cwt120.00–132.006595
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2466134.99/cwt134.50–136.006297
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3505116.00/cwt116.00–116.005861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400157.00/cwt157.00–157.006281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2545150.00/cwt150.00–150.008181
SteersMedium and Large 1-2645136.00/cwt136.00–136.008771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2663123.87/cwt112.50–131.508214
SteersMedium and Large 2-3645105.00/cwt105.00–105.006771
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,265735.00/cwt735.00–735.009,2981
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,243730.68/cwt710.00–750.009,0822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,195667.64/cwt610.00–710.007,9783
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,145775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,8741
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2740550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,0701
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06742.27/cwt37.50–45.004513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28553.10/cwt48.00–56.506826
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,21060.00/cwt60.00–60.007261
Bulls1,85087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,6101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21036.00/cwt36.00–36.004361

How this sale compares

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.