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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 16
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
535 vs last sale 686 63 vs year ago 88 · +71.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
18 vs last sale 25 20 vs year ago 23 · +87.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
10 vs last sale 1 1 vs year ago 10 · +10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No test on feeder steers due to low receipts today. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Today's sale lacked the quality and the uniform groups that sold in last week's special feeder sale. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.59/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits 126.78 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.
Average price
$262.59
15 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,439
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.55
vs KY average
22.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556267.501,48612thin
Medium and Large 2-3518242.971,2593thin
One grade step is worth $24.53/cwt here — about $227 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales
430394358322median 389.3701/0503/0904/2706/2208/10
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.48, low $335.67, median $389.37 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale15 hd
262.59
KY average29 barns · 2,021 hd
257.04
+5.55
National average180 barns · 17,940 hd
284.95
−22.36
This barn, trailing median24 sales
389.37
−126.78
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
BullsLow1,786138.582,4754thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,473116.611,71822
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,091111.691,2187thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,048101.981,06911

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,6752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,393$1,6733thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,385$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,250$2,1251thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2-3500–550530243.56/cwt235.00–260.001,2913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350315340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400386321.18/cwt310.00–324.001,2409
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400379267.31/cwt260.00–274.001,0136
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700673216.62/cwt210.00–227.001,4583
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300275270.00/cwt270.00–270.007431
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350336272.46/cwt270.00–280.009154
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400398290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1543
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600566267.11/cwt264.00–268.001,5129
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450418279.92/cwt278.00–288.001,17017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400398300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,3292
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550518242.97/cwt232.50–251.001,2593
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700685250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7131
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550527270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524268.66/cwt268.00–270.001,4083
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500470258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,2131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350324304.22/cwt301.00–306.009863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650613247.03/cwt239.00–255.001,5144
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,5911
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450405277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,1241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700673230.96/cwt227.00–235.001,5542
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950918189.78/cwt187.50–192.001,7422
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400393276.25/cwt274.00–284.001,0869
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700693219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5182
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300265300.00/cwt300.00–300.007951
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,576127.51/cwt124.00–131.002,0104
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,449116.16/cwt110.00–122.001,68315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,026115.98/cwt113.00–119.001,1904
CowsLean 85-90%1,07392.73/cwt87.00–99.009955
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,443108.04/cwt107.00–109.001,5592
CowsBoner 80-85%955126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2031
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28895.94/cwt94.00–98.001,2362
CowsLean 85-90%1,044114.30/cwt111.00–117.001,1934
CowsLean 85-90%993100.49/cwt100.00–101.009982
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,4361
Bulls1,965119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,3381
Bulls1,590141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,2421
Bulls1,795147.17/cwt144.00–150.002,6422
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2502,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0601,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3931,673.06/head1,300.00–1,925.001,6733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850800207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750724239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7304
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300260330.00/cwt330.00–330.008581
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500460305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4033
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650623241.01/cwt239.00–243.001,5012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450415306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,2703
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600598276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,6503
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500480240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1522
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550525294.83/cwt289.00–300.001,54810

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.