Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.43/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$142.43

119 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$37.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.18

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	529	143.38	758	116
Medium 3	469	105.83	496	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.54/cwt here — about $262 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 sale119 hd

142.43

—

KY average24 barns · 6,110 hd

142.25

+0.18

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	1,473	88.32	1,301	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	71.08	1,022	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	61.20	716	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	50.56	485	10

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	138.28/cwt	137.00–138.50	819	24
Bulls	Medium 3	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	156.62/cwt	155.50–157.50	570	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	151.00/cwt	137.50–153.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	130.61/cwt	117.00–132.00	957	11
Heifers	Medium 3	—	498	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	130.23/cwt	128.00–131.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	165.89/cwt	157.00–168.50	956	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	162.66/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,046	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	141.41/cwt	134.00–141.75	1,075	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	386	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	410	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	174.66/cwt	164.00–177.00	905	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	150.31/cwt	147.50–153.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	145.74/cwt	142.00–152.00	924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	164.39/cwt	151.00–171.50	768	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	160.27/cwt	158.00–165.00	519	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	497	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	66.80/cwt	65.00–68.00	633	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	58.54/cwt	55.00–62.00	556	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	33.38/cwt	30.00–35.00	288	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	75.17/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,146	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	69.04/cwt	64.00–72.00	963	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	68.89/cwt	62.00–75.00	816	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	57.57/cwt	54.00–60.00	664	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	50.66/cwt	50.00–51.00	590	3
Bulls	—	—	1,394	85.76/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,195	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,642	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	823	851.26/cwt	775.00–960.00	7,006	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,122.00/cwt	750.00–1,225.00	14,474	31
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	892.54/cwt	585.00–1,375.00	10,586	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	758	1,069.14/cwt	875.00–1,200.00	8,104	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	595	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	6,099	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	1,144.43/cwt	1,085.00–1,225.00	13,687	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	1,258.57/cwt	1,075.00–1,450.00	15,883	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	1,329.45/cwt	1,160.00–1,475.00	17,110	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	15,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	164.55/cwt	161.00–170.00	619	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	158.65/cwt	157.00–161.00	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	768	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	145.18/cwt	140.00–147.50	708	32

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 234Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 23Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 28Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	592	137.00–138.50	138.28
12	—	364	155.50–157.50	156.62
8	—	627	136.00	136.00
7	—	338	137.50–153.00	151.00
11	—	733	117.00–132.00	130.61
4	—	656	128.00–131.00	130.23
3	—	430	155.00	155.00
15	—	519	148.00	148.00
32	—	488	140.00–147.50	145.18
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	105.00	105.00
1	—	410	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
1	—	775	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	149.00	149.00
2	—	578	147.50–153.00	150.31
5	—	634	142.00–152.00	145.74
1	—	805	123.00	123.00
14	—	467	151.00–171.50	164.39
3	—	324	158.00–165.00	160.27
12	—	376	161.00–170.00	164.55
7	—	525	157.00–161.00	158.65
6	—	408	175.00	175.00
1	—	735	133.00	133.00
1	—	795	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	576	157.00–168.50	165.89
23	—	643	151.00–165.00	162.66
29	—	760	134.00–141.75	141.41
4	—	833	144.00	144.00
1	—	865	139.00	139.00
2	—	438	177.00	177.00
1	—	390	168.00	168.00
16	—	518	164.00–177.00	174.66
3	—	338	167.50	167.50
2	—	650	155.00	155.00
4	—	746	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	145.00	145.00
2	—	493	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	44.00	44.00
3	—	948	65.00–68.00	66.80
2	—	950	55.00–62.00	58.54
3	—	862	30.00–35.00	33.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	73.00–78.00	75.17
6	—	1,395	64.00–72.00	69.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,184	62.00–75.00	68.89
4	—	1,154	54.00–60.00	57.57
3	—	1,165	50.00–51.00	50.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,394	83.00–88.00	85.76
1	—	1,710	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	823	775.00–960.00	851.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	700	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	31	—	1,290	750.00–1,225.00	1,122.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	—	1,186	585.00–1,375.00	892.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	875.00–1,200.00	1,069.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	595	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,196	1,085.00–1,225.00	1,144.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,262	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,258.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,287	1,160.00–1,475.00	1,329.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,185.00	1,185.00

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