Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.86/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$151.86

37 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$12.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

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	555	153.52	852	32
Medium and Large 2-3	525	141.20	741	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.32/cwt here — about $110 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 sale37 hd

151.86

—

KY average24 barns · 5,175 hd

147.84

+4.02

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	1,373	104.44	1,434	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,668	81.32	1,356	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	79.33	979	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	46.41	454	6thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	228	195.74/cwt	195.00–197.00	446	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	133.44/cwt	129.00–138.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	184.03/cwt	183.00–185.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	166.36/cwt	166.00–167.00	805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	164.67/cwt	164.00–165.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	128.27/cwt	127.50–129.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	158.56/cwt	156.00–161.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	635	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,406	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,543	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,334.52/cwt	1,175.00–1,435.00	14,012	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	16,240	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	835	744.91/cwt	600.00–875.00	6,220	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	870.43/cwt	585.00–1,125.00	9,253	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	605	1
Bulls	—	—	1,373	104.44/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,434	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	37.37/cwt	34.00–40.00	357	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	86.83/cwt	85.00–88.50	1,079	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	75.58/cwt	74.00–78.50	930	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	81.32/cwt	80.50–82.00	1,356	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	718	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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Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon Apr 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 223Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 30Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 109Year 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
5	—	228	195.00–197.00	195.74
4	—	553	153.00	153.00
1	—	305	192.00	192.00
1	—	615	145.00	145.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
2	—	473	178.00	178.00
2	—	670	127.50–129.00	128.27
2	—	533	156.00–161.00	158.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	152.50	152.50
1	—	585	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	135.50	135.50
3	—	493	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	167.50	167.50
3	—	345	177.00	177.00
4	—	634	129.00–138.00	133.44
8	—	484	166.00–167.00	166.36
2	—	590	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,089	116.00	116.00
3	—	425	164.00–165.00	164.67
5	—	518	150.00	150.00
1	—	365	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	190.00	190.00
1	—	635	154.00	154.00
2	—	478	183.00–185.00	184.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	625.00	625.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,175.00–1,435.00	1,334.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	835	600.00–875.00	744.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	1,063	585.00–1,125.00	870.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	59.00	59.00
4	—	955	34.00–40.00	37.37
1	—	1,025	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	85.00–88.50	86.83
6	—	1,230	74.00–78.50	75.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	80.50–82.00	81.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	100.00–108.00	104.44

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