Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.96/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$144.96

95 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$35.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.54

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	497	145.33	722	94
Medium and Large 2-3	445	110.00	490	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.33/cwt here — about $232 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 sale95 hd

144.96

—

KY average24 barns · 4,906 hd

142.42

+2.54

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,950	91.50	1,784	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	71.11	1,008	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	61.52	719	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	936	55.90	523	6thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	700	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	905	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	942	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	158.41/cwt	147.00–161.00	657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	157.30/cwt	156.00–160.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	150.34/cwt	150.00–151.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	133.71/cwt	132.50–138.00	854	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	139.20/cwt	136.50–141.00	824	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	142.97/cwt	137.00–147.00	658	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	149.74/cwt	149.00–150.00	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	146.95/cwt	142.00–152.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	149.45/cwt	141.00–155.00	471	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	153.36/cwt	147.50–155.00	587	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	180.90/cwt	177.50–185.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	787	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	59.81/cwt	58.00–61.00	567	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	66.20/cwt	64.00–68.50	943	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	73.56/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,040	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	625	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	469	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	56.49/cwt	55.00–58.00	475	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,784	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	65.22/cwt	61.50–71.50	740	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	54.34/cwt	53.00–55.50	678	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	18,995	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,161.41/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	13,356	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	12,825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	954.52/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	7,818	5
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	748.20/cwt	625.00–885.00	6,435	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	911.35/cwt	750.00–1,225.00	11,000	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	6,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	154.72/cwt	150.00–162.00	746	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	151.47/cwt	140.00–155.50	789	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	525	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1

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.

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Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon Jan 24, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 140Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 19Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 7Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	412	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	827	126.00	126.00
9	—	642	141.00	141.00
1	—	280	170.00	170.00
6	—	760	124.00	124.00
7	—	415	147.00–161.00	158.41
5	—	725	127.00	127.00
10	—	482	150.00–162.00	154.72
18	—	521	140.00–155.50	151.47
5	—	595	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	132.50	132.50
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	350	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	149.00	149.00
3	—	540	156.00–160.00	157.30
4	—	479	154.00	154.00
4	—	660	149.00–150.00	149.74
3	—	333	177.50–185.00	180.90
3	—	597	156.00	156.00
1	—	375	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	150.00–151.00	150.34
9	—	639	132.50–138.00	133.71
17	—	592	136.50–141.00	139.20
20	—	460	137.00–147.00	142.97
1	—	725	119.00	119.00
3	—	513	142.00–152.00	146.95
8	—	315	141.00–155.00	149.45
12	—	383	147.50–155.00	153.36
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	513	153.50	153.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	58.00–61.00	59.81
1	—	1,090	43.00	43.00
2	—	840	55.00–58.00	56.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	64.00–68.50	66.20
4	—	1,414	72.00–77.00	73.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	50.00	50.00
7	—	1,134	61.50–71.50	65.22
2	—	1,248	53.00–55.50	54.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	91.50	91.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,161.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	90.00	90.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	—	819	750.00–1,000.00	954.52
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	860	625.00–885.00	748.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	—	1,207	750.00–1,225.00	911.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	815	835.00	835.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle