Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2022-09-27

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 27
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
157 head
3 vs last sale 154 48 vs year ago 109 · +44.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
34 vs last sale 29 34 vs year ago 29 · +117.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
1 vs last sale 40 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No test on feeder steers due to low receipts last week. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady and bull calves traded 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder cattle health in the changing weather conditions remains the reason for the lower demand on the feeder calves. Slaughter cows traded 6.00-8.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.53/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$140.53
72 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$802
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.14
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2583142.6083262
Medium and Large 2-3492127.6962810thin
One grade step is worth $14.92/cwt here — about $203 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 sale72 hd
140.53
KY average26 barns · 3,138 hd
149.67
−9.14
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
BullsLow1,646112.951,85911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48180.521,19316
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22768.0583514
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04958.9361816

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)1,488$1,1642thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,191$1,0196
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,251$9596
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$8953thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,099$1,3444thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,1173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,064$1,0501thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2-3419125.79/cwt122.50–127.505273
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470132.50/cwt132.50–132.506231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2654136.00/cwt136.00–136.008898
BullsMedium and Large 1-2443165.00/cwt165.00–165.0073111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2828113.02/cwt112.00–115.009363
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572129.37/cwt125.00–130.007408
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518143.78/cwt130.00–145.0074512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2870105.00/cwt105.00–105.009141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2240152.50/cwt152.50–152.503661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2656123.99/cwt120.00–125.008135
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2730114.00/cwt114.00–114.008322
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3578116.00/cwt116.00–116.006706
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467149.43/cwt148.00–150.006987
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3255140.00/cwt140.00–140.003571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2590157.00/cwt157.00–157.009262
SteersMedium and Large 1-2724139.96/cwt135.00–142.001,0134
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2643154.00/cwt154.00–154.009902
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,010100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2507164.00/cwt164.00–164.008313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2359162.50/cwt162.50–162.505835
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615126.00/cwt126.00–126.007751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500122.50/cwt122.50–122.506131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2815139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300152.50/cwt152.50–152.504581
BullsMedium and Large 1-2305172.50/cwt172.50–172.505261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2787112.84/cwt107.50–116.008883
BullsMedium and Large 1-2518150.00/cwt150.00–150.007775
BullsMedium and Large 1-2359175.28/cwt172.00–176.006296
BullsMedium and Large 1-2731119.53/cwt110.00–127.008744
BullsMedium and Large 1-2877106.10/cwt100.00–111.009303
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1841
CowsLean 85-90%1,04556.23/cwt48.00–59.005886
CowsLean 85-90%1,08869.11/cwt64.00–74.007527
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24862.65/cwt56.50–69.007828
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17576.87/cwt72.00–81.009034
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51582.49/cwt76.00–86.001,25011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23550.00/cwt50.00–50.006181
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31766.44/cwt64.00–70.008753
Bulls1,61898.13/cwt94.00–102.001,5882
CowsLean 85-90%96540.56/cwt40.00–42.003913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54090.82/cwt89.00–93.001,3992
Bulls1,960125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,4501
Bulls1,614115.15/cwt109.00–119.001,8598
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1911,019.17/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0196
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,251958.57/head870.00–1,030.009596
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2832825.96/head725.00–900.008262
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0641,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,085750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4881,164.29/head1,140.00–1,190.001,1642
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0471,266.50/head1,250.00–1,300.001,2673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,270894.52/head770.00–1,090.008953
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,155775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3761,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2561,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3568124.00/cwt124.00–124.007043
BullsMedium and Large 1-2583141.22/cwt131.00–144.0082315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622123.97/cwt120.00–126.007713
BullsMedium and Large 2-3835100.00/cwt100.00–100.008351
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365147.50/cwt147.50–147.505381
BullsMedium and Large 2-3290147.50/cwt147.50–147.504281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2820107.50/cwt107.50–107.508821

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.