Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2022-06-14

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 14
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
113 head
44 vs last sale 69 4 vs year ago 109 · +3.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
2 vs last sale 5 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
29 vs last sale 38 27 vs year ago 36 · 75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher with good buyer interest. Bull calves traded 2.00-4.00 lower and no comparison on feeder steers due to low head count last week. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher on a light test and there were no slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.98/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$139.98
63 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$722
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
8.08
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516139.9872263
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale63 hd
139.98
KY average26 barns · 4,776 hd
148.06
−8.08
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%Average1,60789.991,4463thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13080.009041thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11069.007661thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,123$9862thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)960$7251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$6401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$8501thin

Every lot, as filed

33 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc. - 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 1-2395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2343150.00/cwt150.00–150.005152
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622134.00/cwt134.00–134.008333
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473139.72/cwt132.50–147.506612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720121.00/cwt121.00–121.008712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2437162.50/cwt162.50–162.507103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2585141.24/cwt128.00–143.0082617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2339160.00/cwt160.00–160.0054210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2683146.66/cwt135.00–150.001,0029
SteersMedium and Large 1-2511167.00/cwt167.00–167.008535
SteersMedium and Large 1-2455167.00/cwt167.00–167.007602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2726130.00/cwt130.00–130.009444
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560162.00/cwt162.00–162.009071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2358165.00/cwt165.00–165.005912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy430152.50/cwt152.50–152.506566
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2514138.22/cwt127.00–142.007108
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2672129.46/cwt124.00–130.0087011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2315172.50/cwt172.50–172.505431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2745114.00/cwt114.00–114.008492
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419124.99/cwt120.00–130.005248
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2240145.00/cwt145.00–145.003481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2503151.00/cwt151.00–151.007605
BullsMedium and Large 2-3480132.50/cwt132.50–132.506361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2255182.50/cwt182.50–182.504651
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,200850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2985640.00/head640.00–640.006401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2960725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,123986.24/head680.00–1,180.009862
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59592.98/cwt91.00–95.001,4832
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,3691
CowsLean 85-90%1,11069.00/cwt69.00–69.007661
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13080.00/cwt80.00–80.009041

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.