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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 3
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
303 head
149 vs last sale 154 224 vs year ago 79 · +283.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
36 vs last sale 16 33 vs year ago 19 · +173.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
95 vs last sale 1 89 vs year ago 7 · +1,271.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. traded sharply higher and those over 600 lbs. were steady. The demand for all classes of feeder cattle was strong on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $283.08/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits 106.30 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.
Average price
$283.08
28 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,522
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.54
vs KY average
21.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533287.301,53224
Medium and Large 2-3566257.761,4594thin
One grade step is worth $29.53/cwt here — about $73 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale28 hd
283.08
KY average25 barns · 2,163 hd
286.61
−3.54
National average185 barns · 16,988 hd
305.02
−21.94
This barn, trailing median24 sales
389.37
−106.30
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
BullsLow1,949161.953,1577thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,440131.321,89112
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,232128.971,58910
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,051120.601,26817

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,057$2,5425
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,222$2,37618
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,1869
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$1,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,8134thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,045$2,4673thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)908$2,0503thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,230$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$3,3742thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$3,1298
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,090$3,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,125$2,8752thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)828$2,9752thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1-2250–300280348.46/cwt335.00–355.009763
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750743245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8202
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650633273.52/cwt272.00–280.001,7315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500464330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850803220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7672
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500493308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,5183
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350345365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2591
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600557316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,7609
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300289311.67/cwt310.00–315.009013
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660234.40/cwt234.00–235.001,5475
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450402347.00/cwt344.00–348.001,39516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350337332.38/cwt332.00–335.001,1207
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550545280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550502316.98/cwt310.00–318.001,5918
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650635235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800784235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8425
HeifersMedium 1-2600–650615210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635250.96/cwt247.00–253.001,59415
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800775212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550516294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,51714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500468312.01/cwt309.00–314.001,46018
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600557277.91/cwt270.00–286.001,54810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700674250.86/cwt250.00–251.001,6917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350300355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800768253.21/cwt251.00–260.001,9454
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650640240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5362
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480291.04/cwt280.00–300.001,3978
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600573250.35/cwt245.00–253.001,4353
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000983180.61/cwt179.00–181.001,7755
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600562320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7983
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750733265.20/cwt261.00–273.001,94414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650622293.87/cwt289.00–301.001,82812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550526325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7107
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423337.59/cwt330.00–342.501,4284
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950915229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,0951
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600575262.94/cwt256.00–270.001,5122
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650635277.63/cwt276.00–280.001,76310
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5411
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750715247.34/cwt240.00–255.001,7682
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6951
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550524268.94/cwt250.00–278.001,4096
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473334.10/cwt328.00–340.001,58017
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400375370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3881
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600570255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700669267.53/cwt260.00–270.001,79011
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400360340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2241
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350345325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1211
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450420320.86/cwt300.00–326.001,3485
CowsBoner 80-85%1,198128.03/cwt126.00–130.001,5342
CowsLean 85-90%960105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0081
CowsLean 85-90%1,045117.87/cwt111.00–123.001,23211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205117.83/cwt115.00–123.001,4204
CowsLean 85-90%1,083129.74/cwt128.00–132.001,4055
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,431121.11/cwt116.00–125.001,7334
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,518139.82/cwt138.00–142.002,1224
CowsBoner 80-85%1,276140.57/cwt136.00–147.001,7944
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,371133.02/cwt127.00–135.001,8244
Bulls1,420146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,0731
Bulls2,109168.13/cwt166.00–171.003,5464
Bulls1,895157.56/cwt156.00–159.002,9862
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1953,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0552,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1053,374.32/head3,350.00–3,400.003,3742
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0353,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0351,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0902,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1321,915.98/head1,850.00–1,950.001,9163
Heifer PairsMedium 1-29853,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Heifer PairsSmall 1-26702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0021,953.19/head1,800.00–2,150.001,9535
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0903,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900850202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7171
BullsLarge 1-2550–600593227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3493
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250245385.00/cwt385.00–385.009431
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550510269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,3721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000981196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,9236
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450415350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4532
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1253,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1853,186.71/head3,150.00–3,250.003,1873
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2253,281.02/head3,250.00–3,300.003,2813
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0102,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2403,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3012,608.73/head2,250.00–3,000.002,60912
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29082,050.18/head1,950.00–2,100.002,0503
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2281,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2872,465.35/head2,200.00–2,600.002,4655
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2402,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,3701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0902,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred CowsMedium 1-29652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0851,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium 1-29352,302.67/head2,250.00–2,400.002,3033
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0802,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.