Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2022-12-19

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 19
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
63 head
75 vs last sale 138 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
5 vs last sale 18 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
10 vs last sale 18 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on all cattle due to low receipts this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.20/cwt on 33 head.
Average price
$140.20
33 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$679
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.98
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524146.3976722
Medium and Large 2-3405127.8151811thin
One grade step is worth $18.58/cwt here — about $249 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 sale33 hd
140.20
KY average22 barns · 5,133 hd
149.18
−8.98
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21965.758014thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62663.861,0384thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04359.076163thin

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)1,195$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$1,0004thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,140$8501thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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 1-2420145.00/cwt145.00–145.006092
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
BullsMedium and Large 2-3696124.00/cwt124.00–124.008634
BullsMedium and Large 2-3905100.00/cwt100.00–100.009051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2685143.00/cwt143.00–143.009801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2343175.11/cwt167.50–180.006015
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3388127.50/cwt127.50–127.504952
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2713148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0552
SteersMedium and Large 1-2513172.00/cwt172.00–172.008822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2555136.00/cwt136.00–136.007551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2405145.00/cwt140.00–150.005872
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478146.37/cwt143.00–150.007002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2645121.00/cwt121.00–121.007801
SteersMedium and Large 2-3390152.50/cwt152.50–152.505951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2930115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2368158.70/cwt157.50–160.005844
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675127.50/cwt127.50–127.508612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2865123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,0683
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004465
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3479120.32/cwt120.00–121.005763
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,050950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2850975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,195825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,140850.00/head850.00–850.008501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63365.82/cwt64.00–67.501,0753
CowsLean 85-90%1,04359.07/cwt55.00–62.006163
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20264.33/cwt63.00–66.007733
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27070.00/cwt70.00–70.008891
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60558.00/cwt58.00–58.009311

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.