Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder heifers less than 600 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher with those over 600 lbs. selling steady. Feeder steers and bulls traded steady with a softer demand on the lightweight calves. The high dressing slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher with average dressers selling steady. Slaughters bulls on a light test sold steady compared to previous sales.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.76/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$151.76

99 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$18.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.79

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	488	152.69	745	94
Medium and Large 2-3	541	134.20	726	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.49/cwt here — about $19 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 sale99 hd

151.76

—

KY average26 barns · 6,531 hd

150.97

+0.79

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	—	High	1,980	122.41	2,424	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	88.43	1,271	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	79.23	819	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	78.49	908	6thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2-3	—	582	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	857	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	146.10/cwt	146.10–146.10	1,202	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,026	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	161.20/cwt	155.00–167.50	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	164.00/cwt	163.00–165.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	166.41/cwt	164.00–167.00	797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	841	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	396	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	223	210.48/cwt	210.00–211.00	469	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	86.65/cwt	86.00–87.00	994	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	83.85/cwt	82.50–85.00	875	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	711	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	85.00/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,224	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	94.32/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,350	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	72.50/cwt	72.00–73.00	847	2
Bulls	—	—	1,980	122.41/cwt	117.00–127.50	2,424	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,144	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	967.64/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	11,505	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,669	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,533	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,432	1,696.20/cwt	1,435.00–1,850.00	24,290	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,425.61/cwt	1,375.00–1,475.00	17,392	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	14,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,773.31/cwt	1,650.00–1,900.00	19,684	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,747.87/cwt	1,650.00–1,950.00	17,776	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	1,575.04/cwt	1,375.00–1,675.00	20,743	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	172.29/cwt	165.00–177.50	803	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	120.51/cwt	120.00–122.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	182.37/cwt	172.50–187.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	150.60/cwt	149.00–153.00	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	731	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	139.75/cwt	138.00–143.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	151.03/cwt	150.00–153.00	791	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	162.90/cwt	158.00–166.00	595	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	667	11

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 221Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 52Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 36Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	129.00	129.00
2	—	479	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	172.50	172.50
3	—	765	123.50	123.50
2	—	275	163.00	163.00
9	—	579	148.00	148.00
6	—	623	134.50	134.50
2	—	308	155.00–167.50	161.20
10	—	478	149.00–153.00	150.60
18	—	524	150.00–153.00	151.03
15	—	365	158.00–166.00	162.90
11	—	409	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	663	134.50	134.50
11	—	458	159.50	159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	167.50	167.50
4	—	825	137.00–138.00	137.50
4	—	854	141.00	141.00
1	—	355	177.50	177.50
5	—	710	140.00	140.00
2	—	575	160.00–162.00	161.00
5	—	648	148.00	148.00
2	—	525	163.00–165.00	164.00
5	—	479	164.00–167.00	166.41
2	—	683	145.00–146.00	145.51
1	—	785	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	131.00	131.00
1	—	540	145.00	145.00
1	—	350	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	823	146.10	146.10
9	—	698	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	167.50	167.50
10	—	466	165.00–177.50	172.29
4	—	761	120.00–122.00	120.51
2	—	660	145.00	145.00
2	—	240	177.50	177.50
3	—	370	172.50–187.00	182.37
4	—	424	165.00	165.00
3	—	563	138.00–143.00	139.75
2	—	718	130.00	130.00
1	—	990	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	546	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	203.00	203.00
1	—	270	208.00	208.00
6	—	396	195.00	195.00
2	—	223	210.00–211.00	210.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	86.00–87.00	86.65
1	—	1,165	66.00	66.00
2	—	1,168	72.00–73.00	72.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	82.50–85.00	83.85
1	—	1,015	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,440	81.00–90.00	85.00
7	—	1,431	92.00–101.00	94.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,980	117.00–127.50	122.41

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,189	900.00–1,175.00	967.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,432	1,435.00–1,850.00	1,696.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,425.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,773.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,747.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,317	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,575.04

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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