Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold fully steady. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher on a good quality offering. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.99/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$145.99

56 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$11.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.01

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	585	146.63	858	53
Medium and Large 2-3	453	134.67	610	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.96/cwt here — about $248 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 sale56 hd

145.99

—

KY average27 barns · 4,912 hd

149.00

−3.01

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	1,890	110.00	2,079	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	86.48	1,192	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	79.06	896	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	77.50	899	1thin

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)	1,400	$1,250	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,288	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,086	10

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	167.04/cwt	165.00–169.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	169.38/cwt	166.00–173.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	178.85/cwt	171.00–180.00	814	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	147.40/cwt	145.00–151.00	998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	168.87/cwt	162.00–170.00	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	153.40/cwt	144.00–159.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	146.54/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	153.67/cwt	153.00–155.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	171.85/cwt	166.00–175.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	134.37/cwt	130.00–145.00	851	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	171.52/cwt	164.00–174.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	877	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	154.50/cwt	153.00–156.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	149.51/cwt	143.00–153.00	857	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	150.75/cwt	148.00–164.00	873	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	129.66/cwt	126.50–131.50	934	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,167.41/head	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,167	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	936.80/head	875.00–1,000.00	937	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,079	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	82.36/cwt	76.50–85.50	945	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,119	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	65.38/cwt	62.00–69.00	718	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	84.73/cwt	82.50–87.50	1,169	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	93.50/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,281	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	899	1

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 675Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 28Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 40Year ago 131

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	158.00	158.00
1	—	575	124.00	124.00
1	—	465	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	664	140.00	140.00
2	—	373	165.00–169.00	167.04
2	—	285	166.00–173.00	169.38
4	—	1,114	104.50	104.50
2	—	828	112.00	112.00
7	—	406	162.00–170.00	168.87
6	—	463	144.00–159.00	153.40
7	—	631	139.00	139.00
8	—	512	153.00–156.00	154.50
8	—	573	143.00–153.00	149.51
1	—	850	123.00	123.00
1	—	715	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	181.00	181.00
3	—	910	136.00	136.00
8	—	455	171.00–180.00	178.85
5	—	677	145.00–151.00	147.40
2	—	723	145.00–148.00	146.54
3	—	628	153.00–155.00	153.67
2	—	528	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	503	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	187.00	187.00
3	—	414	166.00–175.00	171.85
7	—	633	130.00–145.00	134.37
4	—	454	164.00–174.00	171.52
3	—	975	82.00	82.00
1	—	375	180.00	180.00
2	—	538	160.00	160.00
5	—	655	144.00	144.00
10	—	579	148.00–164.00	150.75
15	—	720	126.50–131.50	129.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,120	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,167.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,004	875.00–1,000.00	936.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,400	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	76.50–85.50	82.36
1	—	1,160	96.50	96.50
2	—	1,098	62.00–69.00	65.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,380	82.50–87.50	84.73
2	—	1,370	93.00–94.00	93.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	77.50	77.50

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle