Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder cattle sold fully steady with good demand on the higher quality individuals. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.98/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$145.98

79 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$1.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.87

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	568	146.07	830	75
Medium and Large 2-3	349	144.38	503	4thin

One grade step is worth $1.69/cwt here — about $326 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 sale79 hd

145.98

—

KY average27 barns · 5,310 hd

149.86

−3.87

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	1,758	107.06	1,882	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,369	82.80	1,133	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	78.32	930	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	68.31	720	7thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	314	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	145.90/cwt	140.00–148.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	167.96/cwt	166.00–169.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	163.77/cwt	160.00–166.50	701	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	137.92/cwt	136.00–139.00	865	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	192.95/cwt	191.00–195.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	748	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,328	2
Steers	Large 1	—	967	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	176.69/cwt	175.00–180.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	881	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,262	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	813	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	564	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	888	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	326	200.26/cwt	197.00–204.00	653	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	543	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	891	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,088	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	79.35/cwt	75.00–83.00	941	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	68.84/cwt	61.00–78.00	724	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	74.67/cwt	73.00–76.50	984	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	91.52/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,232	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	83.12/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,154	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	732	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	102.89/cwt	101.00–104.50	1,644	2
Bulls	—	—	1,265	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,189	1
Bulls	—	—	2,028	114.20/cwt	112.00–117.50	2,316	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,806	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,042	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,006.96/cwt	760.00–1,175.00	12,788	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	18,247	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	1,023.36/cwt	800.00–1,360.00	12,915	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	886.35/cwt	735.00–1,000.00	10,441	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	920.78/cwt	775.00–1,040.00	11,261	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,013	899.38/cwt	750.00–1,025.00	9,111	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	20,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,354	1,310.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,375.00	17,737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	161.58/cwt	159.00–172.00	756	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	125.06/cwt	121.00–129.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	158.61/cwt	149.00–162.50	823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	139.00/cwt	137.00–140.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	238	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	161.01/cwt	160.00–163.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	141.51/cwt	140.00–144.00	807	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	141.35/cwt	131.00–145.00	936	4

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 May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 302Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 24Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 102Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	110.00	110.00
1	—	725	129.00	129.00
2	—	577	138.00	138.00
11	—	468	159.00–172.00	161.58
1	—	325	181.00	181.00
7	—	519	149.00–162.50	158.61
1	—	610	148.00	148.00
4	—	662	131.00–145.00	141.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	203.00	203.00
10	—	455	178.75	178.75
7	—	564	157.50	157.50
7	—	379	198.00	198.00
6	—	326	197.00–204.00	200.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	121.00–129.00	125.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	113.00	113.00
1	—	790	131.00	131.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
4	—	964	121.00	121.00
4	—	473	140.00–148.00	145.90
3	—	380	166.00–169.00	167.96
2	—	820	131.00	131.00
10	—	428	160.00–166.50	163.77
8	—	627	136.00–139.00	137.92
2	—	595	136.00	136.00
2	—	293	159.00	159.00
2	—	705	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,145	116.00	116.00
3	—	682	137.00–140.00	139.00
3	—	337	160.00–163.00	161.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	314	127.50	127.50
3	—	360	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	500	149.50	149.50
13	—	570	140.00–144.00	141.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	914	135.00	135.00
1	—	885	141.00	141.00
2	—	738	143.50	143.50
3	—	542	171.00	171.00
2	—	568	161.00	161.00
3	—	482	175.00–180.00	176.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	177.00	177.00
23	—	881	143.25	143.25
3	—	717	153.50	153.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	191.00–195.00	192.95
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	129.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	53.00	53.00
1	—	1,100	81.00	81.00
5	—	1,051	61.00–78.00	68.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	85.00	85.00
5	—	1,186	75.00–83.00	79.35
1	—	1,100	66.50	66.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,318	73.00–76.50	74.67
4	—	1,346	89.00–97.50	91.52
18	—	1,388	79.00–87.00	83.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	101.00–104.50	102.89
1	—	1,265	94.00	94.00
3	—	2,028	112.00–117.50	114.20

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,270	760.00–1,175.00	1,006.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,262	800.00–1,360.00	1,023.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,178	735.00–1,000.00	886.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	775.00–1,040.00	920.78
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	750.00–1,025.00	899.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,354	1,235.00–1,375.00	1,310.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	760.00	760.00

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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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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