Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.59/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$138.59

43 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$14.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.40

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	554	139.25	772	41
Medium and Large 2-3	418	125.00	523	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.25/cwt here — about $249 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 sale43 hd

138.59

—

KY average21 barns · 3,330 hd

143.00

−4.40

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	—	High	1,965	105.00	2,063	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	72.00	1,071	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	60.83	706	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	34.25	309	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1-2	—	634	141.81/cwt	131.00–148.00	899	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	144.55/cwt	141.00–148.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	150.76/cwt	150.00–151.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	154.81/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,034	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	125.59/cwt	123.50–132.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	145.82/cwt	136.00–149.00	763	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	147.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	121.21/cwt	120.00–126.00	862	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	156.69/cwt	152.50–161.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	188.59/cwt	182.00–192.00	786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	145.99/cwt	141.00–151.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,169	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	1,196.43/cwt	985.00–1,350.00	14,800	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	7,807	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	12,227	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,162.41/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	11,833	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,783	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,538	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	18,144	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	884	844.50/cwt	800.00–910.00	7,465	4
Bulls	—	—	1,965	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,063	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,005	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	388	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,182	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	442	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	190	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	774	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	965	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 380Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 36Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 75Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	634	131.00–148.00	141.81
2	—	485	177.00	177.00
2	—	578	141.00–148.00	144.55
2	—	713	134.00	134.00
3	—	658	147.50	147.50
5	—	532	152.50–161.00	156.69
7	—	417	182.00–192.00	188.59
1	—	320	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	152.50	152.50
2	—	698	139.00	139.00
1	—	775	127.00	127.00
4	—	635	123.50–132.00	125.59
10	—	523	136.00–149.00	145.82
2	—	418	137.00	137.00
5	—	468	140.00–150.00	147.28
5	—	711	120.00–126.00	121.21
6	—	379	141.00–151.00	145.99
1	—	555	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	734	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	190.00	190.00
3	—	530	172.00	172.00
4	—	625	150.00–151.00	150.76
6	—	668	149.00–157.00	154.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	141.00	141.00
1	—	505	138.00	138.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	16	—	1,237	985.00–1,350.00	1,196.43
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	884	800.00–910.00	844.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	835	935.00	935.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,162.41
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,235.00	1,235.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,310.00	1,310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,035	37.50	37.50
1	—	1,105	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	77.00	77.00
1	—	1,440	67.00	67.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	46.00	46.00
1	—	845	22.50	22.50

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle