Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.90/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$151.90

96 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$12.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.78

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	526	152.92	804	88
Medium and Large 2-3	496	140.75	698	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.17/cwt here — about $105 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 sale96 hd

151.90

—

KY average24 barns · 7,325 hd

151.12

+0.78

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	1,764	114.02	2,011	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	83.00	1,179	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	78.73	912	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	920	57.12	526	8thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	1,128	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	163.17/cwt	159.00–165.00	832	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	544	137.96/cwt	134.00–144.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	159.41/cwt	156.00–162.00	744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	149.67/cwt	148.00–150.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	147.30/cwt	144.00–148.50	832	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	148.14/cwt	148.00–149.00	758	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	142.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	172.70/cwt	170.00–180.00	912	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	164.77/cwt	162.50–168.50	715	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	173.30/cwt	173.00–174.00	636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	149.19/cwt	147.00–151.00	864	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	170.27/cwt	162.00–172.00	782	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	386	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	764	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,179	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	80.48/cwt	78.00–84.00	942	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	669	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,678	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	360	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	52.59/cwt	50.00–55.00	454	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	118.03/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,128	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	67.25/cwt	66.00–68.00	646	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	73.66/cwt	70.00–77.00	807	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,186	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	995	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	12,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	1,426.22/cwt	1,275.00–1,575.00	16,316	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,195.59/cwt	1,075.00–1,310.00	15,041	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,050.04/cwt	1,000.00–1,110.00	12,474	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,109.65/cwt	875.00–1,375.00	12,206	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	1,530.87/cwt	1,400.00–1,650.00	17,467	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	1,206.77/cwt	850.00–1,400.00	15,097	11
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	945	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,686	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	933	1,106.45/cwt	700.00–1,410.00	10,323	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,450.10/cwt	1,425.00–1,475.00	18,271	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	1,420.62/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	17,346	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	1,057.15/cwt	750.00–1,175.00	12,728	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	1,130.60/cwt	1,060.00–1,210.00	14,178	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,275.18/cwt	1,150.00–1,425.00	18,108	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	910	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,328	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,225.18/cwt	1,010.00–1,385.00	14,384	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,167.31/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	12,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	181.28/cwt	171.00–183.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	617	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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 94Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 19Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 14Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	118.00	118.00
1	—	710	128.00	128.00
2	—	248	172.50	172.50
7	—	467	156.00–162.00	159.41
3	—	343	166.00	166.00
3	—	1,080	119.00	119.00
3	—	297	171.00	171.00
1	—	665	123.00	123.00
20	—	565	144.00–148.50	147.30
14	—	512	148.00–149.00	148.14
7	—	639	135.00–145.00	142.46
10	—	434	162.50–168.50	164.77
7	—	367	173.00–174.00	173.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	112.00	112.00
1	—	595	116.00	116.00
6	—	439	148.00–150.00	149.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	205	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	510	159.00–165.00	163.17
16	—	579	147.00–151.00	149.19
17	—	459	162.00–172.00	170.27
7	—	403	171.00–183.00	181.28
4	—	283	191.00	191.00
3	—	225	200.00	200.00
1	—	720	129.00	129.00
1	—	330	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	544	134.00–144.00	137.96
1	—	280	175.00	175.00
2	—	603	122.00	122.00
1	—	585	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	180.00	180.00
12	—	528	170.00–180.00	172.70
1	—	355	205.00	205.00
4	—	579	158.00	158.00
1	—	430	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	146.00	146.00
1	—	575	152.00	152.00
1	—	445	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,171	78.00–84.00	80.48
4	—	1,095	70.00–77.00	73.66
1	—	1,340	88.50	88.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	70.00	70.00
2	—	900	40.00	40.00
2	—	863	50.00–55.00	52.59
3	—	960	66.00–68.00	67.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	102.00	102.00
3	—	1,803	115.00–120.00	118.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,210.00	1,210.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,144	1,275.00–1,575.00	1,426.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,141	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,530.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,174	1,010.00–1,385.00	1,225.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,078	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,167.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,258	1,075.00–1,310.00	1,195.59
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,188	1,000.00–1,110.00	1,050.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,100	875.00–1,375.00	1,109.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	—	1,251	850.00–1,400.00	1,206.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,260	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,450.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	—	1,221	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,420.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	—	1,204	750.00–1,175.00	1,057.15
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,254	1,060.00–1,210.00	1,130.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,420	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,275.18
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	933	700.00–1,410.00	1,106.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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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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