Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2022-08-16

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 16
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
132 head
22 vs last sale 110 19 vs year ago 113 · +16.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
20 vs last sale 25 34 vs year ago 11 · +309.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
11 vs last sale 11 17 vs year ago 39 · 43.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No test on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher with strong demand on the 500-700 lb. calves. Bull calves sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 on a high quality offering and slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 higher with good demand on both classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $161.94/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$161.94
60 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$916
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.49
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2567162.1992059
Medium and Large 2-3490147.507231thin
One grade step is worth $14.69/cwt here — about $197 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 sale60 hd
161.94
KY average26 barns · 2,381 hd
160.45
+1.49
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
BullsHigh1,748127.212,22310
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41495.541,35118
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23490.331,11510
CowsLean 85-90%Average99670.667047thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,122$1,3624thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)938$1,1644thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,176$1,4503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,156$1,4252thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1-2518171.47/cwt161.00–175.0088819
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425176.67/cwt170.00–178.007516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2667156.87/cwt153.00–157.501,0467
BullsMedium and Large 1-2260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630157.20/cwt155.00–160.5099012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2463156.00/cwt156.00–156.007225
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2283157.43/cwt155.00–160.004462
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530163.46/cwt159.00–165.008668
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,055120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2661
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450175.00/cwt175.00–175.0078814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2775132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572154.28/cwt145.00–161.0088214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2345161.25/cwt160.00–162.505562
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650151.00/cwt151.00–151.009825
SteersMedium and Large 1-2515170.00/cwt170.00–170.008761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2457168.00/cwt168.00–168.007683
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850110.00/cwt105.00–115.009353
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720135.00/cwt135.00–135.009722
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,08097.50/cwt97.50–97.501,0531
BullsMedium and Large 2-3490147.50/cwt147.50–147.507231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325191.00/cwt191.00–191.006213
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1561,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1761,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,110775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29381,163.52/head1,075.00–1,225.001,1644
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1221,362.32/head1,260.00–1,450.001,3624
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45798.46/cwt95.00–103.001,43512
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32889.70/cwt83.00–93.001,1916
CowsLean 85-90%1,09583.00/cwt83.00–83.009091
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24498.11/cwt96.00–103.001,2205
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25071.45/cwt71.00–72.008932
Bulls1,822129.25/cwt126.00–133.002,3558
Bulls1,450119.07/cwt118.00–120.001,7272
CowsLean 85-90%99598.00/cwt98.00–98.009751
CowsLean 85-90%97662.73/cwt54.00–71.006125
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20889.94/cwt87.00–92.001,0863

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.