Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.03/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$153.03

51 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$32.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.32

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	511	157.01	802	44
Large 2	558	137.00	764	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	571	124.40	711	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.61/cwt here — about $91 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 sale51 hd

153.03

—

KY average24 barns · 4,441 hd

148.70

+4.32

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	1,915	95.67	1,832	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	76.10	915	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,305	75.00	979	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,045	55.02	575	5thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	513	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	137.54/cwt	136.00–139.00	857	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	151.88/cwt	145.00–162.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	125.53/cwt	121.00–130.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	162.98/cwt	161.00–165.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,253	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	558	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,198	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,217	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	159.55/cwt	150.00–168.50	750	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	159.98/cwt	144.00–160.75	880	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	147.09/cwt	140.00–150.50	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	141.33/cwt	141.00–142.00	876	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	418	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	604	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	22,838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	838.08/cwt	775.00–875.00	9,110	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	894	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	92.76/cwt	92.00–93.50	1,776	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	76.10/cwt	72.00–82.00	915	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	979	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	46.54/cwt	46.00–47.00	437	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,944	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	694	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	667	2

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 Feb 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 327Year ago 50

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 32Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	136.50	136.50
2	—	623	136.00–139.00	137.54
4	—	413	145.00–162.00	151.88
2	—	710	121.00–130.00	125.53
2	—	485	161.00–165.00	162.98
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
2	—	418	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	135.50	135.50
5	—	1,159	129.75	129.75
14	—	857	139.75	139.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	832	146.25	146.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	139.00	139.00
3	—	275	157.00	157.00
10	—	470	150.00–168.50	159.55
22	—	550	144.00–160.75	159.98
3	—	513	140.00–150.50	147.09
3	—	620	141.00–142.00	141.33
2	—	380	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	127.00	127.00
1	—	425	116.00	116.00
1	—	550	125.00	125.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,575	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,087	775.00–875.00	838.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	575.00	575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	71.50	71.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,915	92.00–93.50	92.76
1	—	1,915	101.50	101.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	72.00–82.00	76.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	46.00–47.00	46.54
1	—	1,085	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,130	59.00	59.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle