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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 16
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
90 head
78 vs last sale 168 29 vs year ago 61 · +47.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
14 vs last sale 23 8 vs year ago 17 · 47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
6 vs last sale 32 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: The adverse weather conditions hampered producers from getting cattle to the sale barn which limited comparisons on feeder and slaughter cattle. There was stronger demand for all the feeder calves leading to them selling 4.00-6.00 higher. The slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $403.81/cwt on 20 head, up $24.10 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 24 comparable sales and sits +14.44 against this barn's trailing median of $389.37.
Average price
$403.81
24.10 vs prior sale
20 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,132
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
0.64
vs KY average
12.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528403.812,13220
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale20 hd
403.81
KY average27 barns · 1,255 hd
404.45
−0.64
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
−12.31
This barn, trailing median24 sales
389.37
+14.44
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
BullsHigh2,410202.504,8801thin
CowsLean 85-90%High987159.881,5774thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,115156.671,7473thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,315155.002,0381thin

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)1,431$3,0605
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$2,9515
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,337$2,5123thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,360$2,1501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,060$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,403$3,9793thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)805$3,8502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,0401thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,095157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,7191
CowsBoner 80-85%1,010170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7171
CowsLean 85-90%998179.56/cwt170.00–187.501,7922
CowsLean 85-90%975140.19/cwt138.00–142.501,3672
Bulls2,410202.50/cwt202.50–202.504,8801
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,7731
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400377535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0176
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700655380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4891
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300285600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7102
Heifer PairsSmall and Medium 1-28053,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600589417.74/cwt416.00–425.002,4605
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600590428.30/cwt420.00–432.502,5273
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660333.18/cwt321.00–335.002,1998
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4313,059.68/head2,400.00–3,200.003,0605
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3252,950.57/head2,350.00–3,275.002,9515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524461.41/cwt455.00–463.002,4185
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500457449.87/cwt432.50–455.002,0568
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400365540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600560372.46/cwt370.00–380.002,0864
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450448515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,3073
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618416.00/cwt416.00–416.002,5712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500478504.60/cwt502.00–510.002,4126
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500463498.05/cwt470.00–505.002,3065
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4033,978.86/head3,800.00–4,100.003,9793
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520411.65/cwt410.00–423.002,14116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300290570.52/cwt540.00–580.001,6554
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500490432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,1191
BullsMedium and Large 2-31050–11001,070225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,4081
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,315155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0381
BullsMedium 1-21,0602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0902,040.00/head2,040.00–2,040.002,0401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3602,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3372,512.44/head2,400.00–2,575.002,5123
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550548440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4113

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.