Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2022-07-25

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 25
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
50 head
167 vs last sale 217 88 vs year ago 138 · 63.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
35 vs last sale 48 8 vs year ago 21 · 38.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
12 vs last sale 28 5 vs year ago 11 · +45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on this sale due to light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.87/cwt on 22 head.
Average price
$144.87
22 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$805
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$14
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.24
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534150.1780218thin
Medium and Large 2-3652121.017884thin
One grade step is worth $29.16/cwt here — about $14 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 sale22 hd
144.87
KY average24 barns · 5,382 hd
158.11
−13.24
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
BullsAverage1,65592.261,5273thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20380.789723thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38880.061,1112thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average87080.006961thin

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)1,268$9692thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$8543thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,1932thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1-2648144.50/cwt144.50–144.509363
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570146.19/cwt141.00–148.008334
BullsMedium and Large 1-2460166.00/cwt166.00–166.007641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2813144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2593157.50/cwt157.50–157.509344
SteersMedium and Large 1-2885130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2474174.17/cwt167.00–178.008263
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626147.60/cwt147.00–148.009245
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3693123.01/cwt119.00–127.008522
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3495118.00/cwt118.00–118.005841
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2499156.00/cwt156.00–156.007787
SteersMedium and Large 1-2528154.95/cwt150.00–166.008184
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006451
BullsMedium and Large 1-2695133.00/cwt133.00–133.009241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2405164.00/cwt164.00–164.006641
BullsMedium and Large 2-3808107.00/cwt107.00–107.008652
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720138.00/cwt138.00–138.009941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518138.51/cwt137.00–140.007172
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568148.00/cwt148.00–148.008412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,268968.94/head885.00–1,075.009692
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,128854.33/head835.00–875.008543
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20380.78/cwt79.50–83.009723
Bulls1,52087.89/cwt81.00–93.501,3362
Bulls1,925101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,9441
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38880.06/cwt76.50–84.501,1112
CowsLean 85-90%87080.00/cwt80.00–80.006961

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.