Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Temperatures in the mid 90's again resulted in low receipts and moderate buyer interest. All feeder calf classes were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady on a light and plain offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.34/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$151.34

54 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$27.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.94

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	520	151.86	789	53
Medium and Large 2-3	600	124.00	744	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.86/cwt here — about $45 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 sale54 hd

151.34

—

KY average24 barns · 2,860 hd

146.40

+4.94

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	108.81	2,057	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,394	84.35	1,176	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	81.85	1,025	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	80.70	912	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,070	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$560	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	840	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	137.04/cwt	129.00–140.00	865	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	111.27/cwt	103.00–114.00	924	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	167.49/cwt	161.00–171.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	162.65/cwt	156.00–165.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	122.14/cwt	118.00–130.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	151.31/cwt	151.00–151.50	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	153.24/cwt	146.00–155.50	797	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	151.51/cwt	145.00–155.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	144.96/cwt	144.50–145.50	907	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	164.51/cwt	164.00–165.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	116.70/cwt	110.00–119.00	732	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,069.72/head	925.00–1,185.00	1,070	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,028	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	108.81/cwt	108.00–110.00	2,057	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	85.19/cwt	81.00–87.50	1,198	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	80.70/cwt	78.00–83.00	912	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	79.78/cwt	77.50–82.00	992	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,092	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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 153Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 23Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 24Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	631	129.00–140.00	137.04
1	—	380	175.00	175.00
4	—	830	103.00–114.00	111.27
3	—	440	164.00	164.00
3	—	558	152.00	152.00
1	—	665	134.00	134.00
2	—	475	164.00–165.00	164.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	88.00	88.00
2	—	453	146.00	146.00
4	—	627	110.00–119.00	116.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
1	—	750	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	181.00	181.00
3	—	605	163.00	163.00
3	—	565	161.00–171.00	167.49
2	—	528	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
1	—	355	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	171.00	171.00
4	—	359	156.00–165.00	162.65
3	—	662	118.00–130.00	122.14
5	—	573	151.00–151.50	151.31
16	—	520	146.00–155.50	153.24
1	—	775	119.00	119.00
3	—	415	145.00–155.00	151.51
2	—	463	160.00	160.00
11	—	626	144.50–145.50	144.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	165.50	165.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	560.00	560.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,325	925.00–1,185.00	1,069.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	78.50	78.50
7	—	1,406	81.00–87.50	85.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	78.00–83.00	80.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	77.50–82.00	79.78
1	—	1,270	86.00	86.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,890	108.00–110.00	108.81

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