Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.61/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$147.61

95 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$11.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.19

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	566	148.04	838	89
Medium and Large 2-3	497	146.00	726	3thin
Large 2	503	136.33	686	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.71/cwt here — about $152 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 sale95 hd

147.61

—

KY average23 barns · 6,036 hd

146.42

+1.19

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	—	Low	1,721	98.95	1,703	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	84.61	954	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,409	81.27	1,145	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	65.66	679	5thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Large 2	—	520	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	168.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	593	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	758	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	438	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	740	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	162.54/cwt	155.00–164.00	676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,081	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	732	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	148.16/cwt	146.00–152.00	865	11
Bulls	Large 2	—	353	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	133.28/cwt	132.50–134.50	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	138.10/cwt	132.00–144.00	869	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	149.46/cwt	144.00–154.00	761	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	159.77/cwt	155.00–163.00	743	13
Heifers	Large 2	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	159.26/cwt	155.00–162.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	147.66/cwt	143.00–150.50	853	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	893	14
Steers	Large 2	—	480	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	174.32/cwt	173.00–175.00	830	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	428	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	156.36/cwt	153.00–160.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	163.36/cwt	160.00–164.00	849	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	178.77/cwt	175.00–180.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	73.52/cwt	69.00–76.00	748	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	96.89/cwt	90.50–104.00	1,075	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	53.88/cwt	52.00–56.00	571	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	76.50/cwt	75.00–77.50	1,060	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	88.40/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,200	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	81.96/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,177	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	807	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	80.50/cwt	78.50–84.00	930	4
Bulls	—	—	1,400	87.05/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,219	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,006	1
Bulls	—	—	2,015	103.83/cwt	99.00–107.50	2,092	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,541	1,256.40/cwt	860.00–1,475.00	19,361	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	922	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,064	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	936	1,136.11/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	10,634	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,137.67/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	12,856	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,341	1,255.58/cwt	1,060.00–1,360.00	16,837	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,361.37/cwt	1,060.00–1,425.00	16,473	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	1,316.03/cwt	1,125.00–1,450.00	10,686	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	15,190	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	1,454.34/cwt	1,400.00–1,550.00	12,580	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	12,170	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,807	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	964.17/cwt	710.00–1,050.00	11,329	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,998	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	9,169	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,061	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	1,452.21/cwt	1,375.00–1,550.00	14,943	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	1,229.61/cwt	975.00–1,325.00	13,636	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	1,551.95/cwt	1,300.00–1,825.00	19,027	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	910	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	13,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,572.88/cwt	1,535.00–1,610.00	23,515	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 634Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 45Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 43Year ago 162

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	154.00	154.00
1	—	480	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	155.00–162.00	159.26
14	—	527	169.00–170.00	169.50
5	—	628	155.00	155.00
6	—	476	173.00–175.00	174.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	167.00–170.00	168.48
2	—	395	192.00	192.00
11	—	584	146.00–152.00	148.16
6	—	520	160.00–164.00	163.36
4	—	438	175.00–180.00	178.77
1	—	325	193.00	193.00
5	—	632	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
3	—	492	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	140.00	140.00
2	—	438	169.00	169.00
2	—	353	177.00	177.00
1	—	690	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	137.00	137.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	416	155.00–164.00	162.54
8	—	833	129.75	129.75
5	—	724	132.50–134.50	133.28
25	—	629	132.00–144.00	138.10
9	—	509	144.00–154.00	149.46
13	—	465	155.00–163.00	159.77
11	—	578	143.00–150.50	147.66
2	—	318	153.00–160.00	156.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	146.00	146.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	81.00	81.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,017	69.00–76.00	73.52
2	—	1,060	52.00–56.00	53.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	90.50–104.00	96.89
1	—	1,055	76.50	76.50
4	—	1,155	78.50–84.00	80.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	75.00–77.50	76.50
2	—	1,358	88.00–89.00	88.40
7	—	1,436	79.00–85.50	81.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	85.00–90.00	87.05
1	—	1,775	113.00	113.00
2	—	2,015	99.00–107.50	103.83

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,541	860.00–1,475.00	1,256.40
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,130	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,341	1,060.00–1,360.00	1,255.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,210	1,060.00–1,425.00	1,361.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,139	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,175	710.00–1,050.00	964.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,029	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,452.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,109	975.00–1,325.00	1,229.61
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	922	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	936	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,136.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	865	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,454.34
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	812	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,316.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,550.00	1,550.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	854	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	849	1,080.00	1,080.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	818	129.75	129.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,226	1,300.00–1,825.00	1,551.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,495	1,535.00–1,610.00	1,572.88

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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