Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2024-01-22

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 22
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
44 head
34 vs last sale 78 332 vs year ago 376 · 88.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
1 vs last sale 17 6 vs year ago 10 · +60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
2 vs last sale 6 1 vs year ago 7 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to market closure last week for severe winter weather.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.87/cwt on 23 head.
Average price
$210.87
23 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,071
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$362
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.15
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502217.221,09118thin
Medium and Large 2560190.001,0644thin
Medium and Large 2-3405180.007291thin
One grade step is worth $37.22/cwt here — about $362 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 sale23 hd
210.87
KY average15 barns · 1,911 hd
206.72
+4.15
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,481108.271,6037thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,213105.091,2752thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,12092.481,0362thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,337148.001,9791thin

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 Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$1,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,174$1,7816
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,7251thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2677190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1112
HeifersMedium and Large 2425205.00/cwt205.00–205.008711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2603221.49/cwt218.00–225.001,3362
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3405180.00/cwt180.00–180.007291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570206.98/cwt205.00–208.001,1803
BullsMedium and Large 1-2365245.00/cwt245.00–245.008941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1484
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2944
BullsMedium and Large 1-2653195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2732
HeifersMedium and Large 2605185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1193
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295235.00/cwt235.00–235.006931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2491224.16/cwt224.00–225.001,1016
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,2171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350233.00/cwt233.00–233.008163
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1921,933.29/head1,900.00–1,950.001,9333
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,629.33/head1,350.00–1,800.001,6293
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2201,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213105.09/cwt102.00–108.001,2752
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,481108.27/cwt91.00–120.001,6037
CowsLean 85-90%1,12092.48/cwt92.00–93.001,0362
HeifersSelect and Choice1,337148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,9791

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.