Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.01/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$147.01

143 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$12.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.72

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	560	147.53	826	137
Large 2	535	135.18	723	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.35/cwt here — about $103 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 sale143 hd

147.01

—

KY average26 barns · 7,754 hd

149.73

−2.72

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	2,050	104.21	2,136	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	71.55	1,069	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	69.54	837	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	63.33	706	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	406	157.14/cwt	150.00–159.50	638	23
Heifers	Large 2	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	145.21/cwt	145.00–145.50	841	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	142.85/cwt	142.85–142.85	1,051	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	2
Steers	Large 2	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	140.30/cwt	134.50–144.50	868	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	595	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	587	133.22/cwt	130.00–134.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	166.62/cwt	160.00–170.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	180.56/cwt	173.00–186.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	127.93/cwt	124.00–132.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	137.02/cwt	130.00–139.75	993	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	145.80/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	145.41/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,198	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	173.50/cwt	172.00–175.00	841	2
Steers	Large 2	—	740	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,231	1
Steers	Large 2	—	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	146.55/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,120	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	161.71/cwt	160.00–167.00	919	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	194.49/cwt	194.00–195.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	167.69/cwt	161.00–174.00	807	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	145.64/cwt	142.00–148.00	851	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	941	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	170.31/cwt	169.00–172.00	635	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	743	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	67.77/cwt	65.00–69.00	771	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	74.18/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,113	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	68.92/cwt	67.50–70.00	1,024	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	668	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	64.35/cwt	61.00–68.00	729	4
Bulls	—	—	1,590	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,511	1
Bulls	—	—	2,280	108.82/cwt	107.00–111.00	2,481	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	73.95/cwt	69.00–87.00	916	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	1,068.47/cwt	1,035.00–1,100.00	17,950	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	895	739.39/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,618	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,645	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,035	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,248	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	896	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	853.83/cwt	700.00–950.00	9,700	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	976.64/cwt	750.00–1,260.00	12,892	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	982	4
Bulls	Large 2	—	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	586	137.81/cwt	136.00–139.00	808	5
Bulls	Large 2	—	487	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	151.41/cwt	147.00–153.50	784	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	152.27/cwt	145.00–154.50	710	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,162	6
Bulls	Large 2	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	798	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	172.45/cwt	169.00–178.00	724	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	157.50/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,017	6

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 270Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 23Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 28Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	406	150.00–159.50	157.14
14	—	579	145.00–145.50	145.21
2	—	295	152.00	152.00
12	—	619	134.50–144.50	140.30
7	—	364	163.50	163.50
1	—	845	125.00	125.00
4	—	668	124.00–132.00	127.93
3	—	247	155.00	155.00
8	—	725	130.00–139.75	137.02
22	—	518	147.00–153.50	151.41
10	—	466	145.00–154.50	152.27
6	—	887	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	145.00	145.00
5	—	587	130.00–134.00	133.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	736	142.85	142.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	166.00	166.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
1	—	740	132.50	132.50
1	—	625	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	160.00–170.00	166.62
1	—	390	175.00	175.00
5	—	416	173.00–186.00	180.56
4	—	705	141.00–154.00	145.80
12	—	824	141.00–147.00	145.41
2	—	485	172.00–175.00	173.50
1	—	870	141.50	141.50
10	—	764	144.00–147.00	146.55
8	—	568	160.00–167.00	161.71
6	—	646	150.00–159.00	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	194.00–195.00	194.49
15	—	481	161.00–174.00	167.69
11	—	584	142.00–148.00	145.64
7	—	649	145.00	145.00
8	—	373	169.00–172.00	170.31
4	—	709	138.50	138.50
14	—	420	169.00–178.00	172.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	390	190.50	190.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	137.00	137.00
5	—	586	136.00–139.00	137.81
5	—	487	158.00	158.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
2	—	798	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	65.00–69.00	67.77
1	—	1,050	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,501	71.00–76.00	74.18
6	—	1,486	67.50–70.00	68.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,133	61.00–68.00	64.35
8	—	1,238	69.00–87.00	73.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	95.00	95.00
2	—	2,280	107.00–111.00	108.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,680	1,035.00–1,100.00	1,068.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,630	63.50	63.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,136	700.00–950.00	853.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	1,320	750.00–1,260.00	976.64
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	895	700.00–775.00	739.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	109.00	109.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	62.00	62.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,400.00	1,400.00

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