Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last Monday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.74/cwt on 410 head.

Average price

$153.74

410 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$31.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.13

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	154.04	875	406
Medium and Large 2-3	564	122.75	692	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.29/cwt here — about $183 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 sale410 hd

153.74

—

KY average25 barns · 4,570 hd

150.60

+3.13

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	1,628	108.19	1,761	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	85.24	1,200	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	82.30	990	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	68.23	713	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$966	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$725	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,585	$1,675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	908	$1,064	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,177	$1,483	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,259	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2Fleshy	—	722	111.33/cwt	111.00–112.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	147.23/cwt	141.00–147.75	982	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	144.81/cwt	134.00–148.50	820	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,034	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	156.41/cwt	146.00–160.50	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	141.98/cwt	134.00–143.75	912	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	160.13/cwt	153.00–167.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	163.60/cwt	161.00–166.50	699	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	152.22/cwt	145.00–159.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	155.13/cwt	149.00–162.00	802	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	545	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	201.48/cwt	201.00–202.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	154.67/cwt	153.00–156.50	797	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	148.60/cwt	147.25–154.50	1,021	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	174.64/cwt	173.00–180.00	844	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	139.58/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	164.65/cwt	158.00–167.00	945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	185.04/cwt	175.00–190.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	851	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	186.80/cwt	185.00–190.00	805	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	63.46/cwt	63.00–64.00	666	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	759	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	80.52/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,077	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	74.53/cwt	73.00–76.00	923	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,106	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	82.51/cwt	79.00–84.00	991	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	87.13/cwt	83.00–90.50	1,251	5
Bulls	—	—	1,628	108.19/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,761	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,608.98/head	1,325.00–1,850.00	1,609	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,232.20/head	960.00–1,425.00	1,232	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,336.61/head	1,110.00–1,650.00	1,337	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	965.50/head	825.00–1,100.00	966	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	1,063.64/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	128.70/cwt	127.50–129.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	146.26/cwt	145.00–148.00	916	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	139.38/cwt	136.00–146.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	132.77/cwt	125.00–138.00	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	166.63/cwt	165.00–167.50	801	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	145.94/cwt	144.00–148.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	158.17/cwt	156.60–159.10	917	132

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 Jun 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 280Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 43Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 56Year ago 25

No comparison due to no sale last Monday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	111.00–112.00	111.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	667	141.00–147.75	147.23
28	—	427	161.00–166.50	163.60
27	—	515	153.00–156.50	154.67
50	—	481	165.00–167.50	166.63
132	—	580	156.60–159.10	158.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	566	134.00–148.50	144.81
10	—	479	146.00–160.50	156.41
32	—	642	134.00–143.75	141.98
8	—	374	153.00–167.00	160.13
1	—	680	121.00	121.00
1	—	330	162.00	162.00
6	—	428	145.00	145.00
3	—	865	118.50	118.50
2	—	753	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
2	—	560	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	591	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	145.00–159.00	152.22
16	—	517	149.00–162.00	155.13
1	—	420	185.00	185.00
45	—	687	147.25–154.50	148.60
13	—	483	173.00–180.00	174.64
5	—	720	135.00–145.00	139.58
5	—	574	158.00–167.00	164.65
3	—	785	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	110.00	110.00
4	—	611	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	201.00–202.00	201.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	175.00–190.00	185.04
1	—	225	190.00	190.00
7	—	626	145.00–148.00	146.26
1	—	485	168.00	168.00
3	—	826	115.00	115.00
5	—	595	125.00–138.00	132.77
4	—	523	144.00–148.00	145.94
2	—	708	116.00	116.00
5	—	675	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	556	153.00	153.00
2	—	518	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	206.00	206.00
1	—	265	206.00	206.00
8	—	431	185.00–190.00	186.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	127.50–129.00	128.70
3	—	453	136.00–146.00	139.38
2	—	648	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	63.00–64.00	63.46
2	—	1,040	73.00	73.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	80.00–81.00	80.52
5	—	1,436	83.00–90.50	87.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	73.00–76.00	74.53
1	—	1,140	97.00	97.00
4	—	1,201	79.00–84.00	82.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,628	104.00–113.00	108.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	825.00–1,100.00	965.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,253	1,325.00–1,850.00	1,608.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	960.00–1,425.00	1,232.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,120	1,110.00–1,650.00	1,336.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,085.00	1,085.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,585	1,675.00	1,675.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	908	900.00–1,200.00	1,063.64

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

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