Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder cattle sold fully steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls also traded steady with a lighter supply than last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.52/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$146.52

51 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$32.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.95

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	517	147.15	761	50
Medium and Large 2-3	570	115.00	656	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.15/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 sale51 hd

146.52

—

KY average25 barns · 4,778 hd

150.47

−3.95

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	1,830	107.00	1,958	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,324	83.00	1,099	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	75.32	768	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,093	74.00	809	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	277	163.74/cwt	160.00–166.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	184.85/cwt	171.00–189.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	848	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	131.08/cwt	130.00–133.00	956	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	182.45/cwt	175.00–190.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	167.29/cwt	159.00–176.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,031	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	140.00/cwt	134.00–141.50	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	146.85/cwt	140.00–154.00	747	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	158.50/cwt	157.00–165.00	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	789	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	83.30/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,098	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	816	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	78.75/cwt	78.50–79.00	831	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	73.04/cwt	71.00–74.00	727	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	980	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,227	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,179.89/cwt	875.00–1,345.00	13,274	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	808.57/cwt	780.00–835.00	8,838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,238.66/cwt	1,025.00–1,375.00	13,910	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,120.13/cwt	725.00–1,375.00	13,587	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,456	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,152.83/cwt	1,135.00–1,175.00	11,966	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	16,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	26,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	158.34/cwt	150.00–165.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	145.31/cwt	144.00–146.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	154.97/cwt	154.50–156.00	824	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	175.74/cwt	164.00–178.00	803	8

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 223Year ago 72

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 49Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 53Year ago 4

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder cattle sold fully steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls also traded steady with a lighter supply than last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	160.00–166.00	163.74
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
4	—	916	113.00	113.00
6	—	466	155.50	155.50
5	—	570	134.00–141.50	140.00
2	—	678	132.00	132.00
13	—	509	140.00–154.00	146.85
9	—	435	157.00–165.00	158.50
2	—	600	135.00	135.00
5	—	369	150.00–165.00	158.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	204.00	204.00
1	—	255	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	171.00–189.00	184.85
11	—	729	130.00–133.00	131.08
4	—	346	175.00–190.00	182.45
3	—	612	144.00–146.00	145.31
2	—	578	150.00	150.00
6	—	532	154.50–156.00	154.97
8	—	457	164.00–178.00	175.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	456	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	180.00–181.00	180.50
4	—	625	155.00	155.00
2	—	310	175.00	175.00
2	—	513	159.00–176.00	167.29
4	—	721	143.00	143.00
1	—	485	175.00	175.00
2	—	588	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	202.00	202.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	68.00	68.00
2	—	1,060	77.00	77.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,318	81.00–85.00	83.30
1	—	1,265	77.50	77.50
1	—	1,410	87.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	78.50–79.00	78.75
3	—	995	71.00–74.00	73.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	107.00	107.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,125	875.00–1,345.00	1,179.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,093	780.00–835.00	808.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,123	1,025.00–1,375.00	1,238.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,213	725.00–1,375.00	1,120.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,038	1,135.00–1,175.00	1,152.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	1,650.00	1,650.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle