Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All feeder calf classes 600 lbs. and under sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder calves over 600 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher with a good demand on all feeder cattle. The high dressing slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 higher with the average dressers selling steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.22/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$164.22

80 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$24.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.66

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	581	165.74	963	75
Medium and Large 2-3	594	141.41	840	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.33/cwt here — about $123 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 sale80 hd

164.22

—

KY average26 barns · 5,497 hd

166.87

−2.66

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	84.54	1,194	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,061	76.33	810	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	67.60	690	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	940	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,020	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	298	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	139.06/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	179.30/cwt	179.00–181.00	853	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	158.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	188.28/cwt	183.00–190.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	151.67/cwt	151.00–152.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	164.09/cwt	160.00–165.00	541	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	478	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	626	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	423	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	141.68/cwt	141.00–142.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	151.09/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	147.73/cwt	143.00–149.00	900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	174.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	782	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	351	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	781	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	699	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	67.60/cwt	65.00–70.00	690	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	91.86/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,352	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	83.97/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,184	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	82.05/cwt	80.00–85.00	894	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	74.38/cwt	71.00–77.00	765	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	74.98/cwt	74.00–77.00	996	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	15,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,345.00/cwt	1,345.00–1,345.00	16,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	18,351	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	753.12/cwt	735.00–775.00	8,345	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,274	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	1,319.99/cwt	975.00–1,650.00	14,995	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	21,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,793.82/cwt	1,725.00–1,825.00	21,490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750	1,925.00/cwt	1,925.00–1,925.00	33,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	131.03/cwt	127.00–132.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	643	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	133.16/cwt	131.00–140.00	842	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	150.12/cwt	149.00–151.00	776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	159.25/cwt	157.00–160.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	146.51/cwt	144.00–150.00	832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	145.07/cwt	142.00–155.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	2

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 160Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 23Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 51Year ago 89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	166.00	166.00
21	—	611	167.00	167.00
3	—	518	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	140.00	140.00
2	—	778	133.00–145.00	139.06
13	—	476	179.00–181.00	179.30
8	—	588	150.00–160.00	158.44
4	—	406	183.00–190.00	188.28
3	—	612	151.00–152.00	151.67
4	—	704	145.00	145.00
7	—	669	148.00–154.00	151.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	152.00	152.00
3	—	587	141.00–142.00	141.68
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	361	140.00	140.00
5	—	330	160.00–165.00	164.09
5	—	682	127.00–132.00	131.03
8	—	632	131.00–140.00	133.16
8	—	517	149.00–151.00	150.12
8	—	452	157.00–160.00	159.25
7	—	568	144.00–150.00	146.51
4	—	424	142.00–155.00	145.07
2	—	700	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	298	167.00	167.00
1	—	355	164.00	164.00
9	—	402	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
2	—	478	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	131.00	131.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	292	193.00	193.00
5	—	609	143.00–149.00	147.73
10	—	448	170.00–175.00	174.51
2	—	558	152.00	152.00
1	—	370	191.00	191.00
3	—	500	164.00	164.00
1	—	480	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	351	205.00	205.00
3	—	413	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,090	80.00–85.00	82.05
3	—	1,028	71.00–77.00	74.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	65.00–70.00	67.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,472	90.00–93.00	91.86
14	—	1,410	81.00–87.00	83.97
3	—	1,328	74.00–77.00	74.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,136	975.00–1,650.00	1,319.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,198	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,793.82
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,345.00	1,345.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,108	735.00–775.00	753.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,750	1,925.00	1,925.00

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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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