Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trends available however a solid undertone was noted with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $166.46/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$166.46

89 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$28.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.52

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	510	167.41	853	86
Large 2	532	139.33	741	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.07/cwt here — about $112 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 sale89 hd

166.46

—

KY average24 barns · 2,680 hd

151.94

+14.52

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	1,849	109.17	2,019	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	87.04	1,387	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	68.00	781	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	44.78	424	7thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,228	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	167.96/cwt	160.00–178.00	784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	124.22/cwt	123.00–127.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	191.47/cwt	182.00–195.00	720	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	182.44/cwt	170.00–185.50	792	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	168.99/cwt	168.00–171.50	865	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	314	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	634	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	544	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	87.04/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,387	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	585	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	64.74/cwt	61.00–67.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	903	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	132.23/cwt	131.00–133.50	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	184.24/cwt	184.00–185.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	155.76/cwt	151.00–162.00	893	8
Heifers	Large 2	—	588	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	800	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	437	140.80/cwt	132.50–145.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	149.28/cwt	149.00–151.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,023	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	158.74/cwt	158.00–159.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	165.57/cwt	154.00–168.00	682	19
Steers	Large 2	—	430	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	155.78/cwt	154.00–156.00	799	9
Heifers	Large 2	—	630	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	797	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	48.92/cwt	45.00–55.00	477	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	80.25/cwt	76.00–86.00	957	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	36.57/cwt	35.00–40.00	335	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	112.88/cwt	110.00–116.50	2,241	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	105.46/cwt	104.00–107.50	1,807	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	1,409.63/cwt	985.00–1,875.00	12,898	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,302.12/cwt	1,235.00–1,425.00	12,240	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,522.99/cwt	1,350.00–1,925.00	17,545	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	1,418.34/cwt	1,150.00–1,875.00	15,162	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,298.89/cwt	800.00–1,700.00	15,210	22
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,188	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,168	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	927	1,523.43/cwt	1,275.00–1,900.00	14,122	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	12,353	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,018.05/cwt	800.00–1,375.00	12,838	11
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	690	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	7,590	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,675.85/cwt	1,450.00–1,825.00	19,775	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	1,829.61/cwt	1,055.00–2,025.00	21,937	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	735	1,309.75/cwt	1,100.00–1,450.00	9,627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,775.00/cwt	1,775.00–1,775.00	26,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	952	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	565	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	723	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	148.91/cwt	143.00–150.50	934	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	354	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	609	10

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 Mar 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 126Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 13Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 209Last week 6Year ago 8

Compared to last week: No trends available however a solid undertone was noted with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,228	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	160.00–178.00	167.96
4	—	775	123.00–127.00	124.22
8	—	376	182.00–195.00	191.47
20	—	434	170.00–185.50	182.44
7	—	512	168.00–171.50	168.99
4	—	677	131.00–133.50	132.23
4	—	343	184.00–185.00	184.24
8	—	573	151.00–162.00	155.76
2	—	813	122.00	122.00
1	—	275	201.00	201.00
3	—	732	130.00	130.00
13	—	627	143.00–150.50	148.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	314	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	128.00	128.00
2	—	515	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	657	137.50	137.50
7	—	568	149.00–151.00	149.28
8	—	897	114.00	114.00
6	—	348	163.00	163.00
4	—	472	158.00–159.00	158.74
1	—	795	117.00	117.00
2	—	273	161.00	161.00
2	—	218	178.50	178.50
19	—	412	154.00–168.00	165.57
9	—	513	154.00–156.00	155.78
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	104.00	104.00
2	—	588	136.00	136.00
3	—	437	132.50–145.00	140.80
3	—	630	126.50	126.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	354	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	170.00	170.00
1	—	375	193.00	193.00
4	—	531	175.50	175.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	57.00	57.00
3	—	975	45.00–55.00	48.92
3	—	917	35.00–40.00	36.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,594	85.00–90.50	87.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,095	61.00–67.00	64.74
4	—	1,193	76.00–86.00	80.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,985	110.00–116.50	112.88
3	—	1,713	104.00–107.50	105.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	915	985.00–1,875.00	1,409.63
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	927	1,275.00–1,900.00	1,523.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	915	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	940	1,235.00–1,425.00	1,302.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,152	1,350.00–1,925.00	1,522.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,069	1,150.00–1,875.00	1,418.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	21	—	1,199	1,055.00–2,025.00	1,829.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	22	—	1,171	800.00–1,700.00	1,298.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	—	1,261	800.00–1,375.00	1,018.05
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,180	1,450.00–1,825.00	1,675.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	735	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,309.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,480	1,775.00	1,775.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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