Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder cattle sold 5.00-7.00 higher with good demand. Interest in the slaughter cows and bulls remained low with no trend due to low receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.27/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$158.27

62 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$33.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.04

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	545	158.82	865	61
Medium and Large 2-3	450	125.00	563	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.82/cwt here — about $303 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 sale62 hd

158.27

—

KY average24 barns · 5,798 hd

163.32

−5.04

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	1,449	100.63	1,458	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	83.50	1,156	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	81.50	1,039	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	77.44	723	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$915	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,490	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	845	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1-2	—	730	133.54/cwt	131.50–140.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	160.48/cwt	148.00–162.50	1,030	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	167.00/cwt	165.00–168.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	167.73/cwt	161.00–171.00	495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	179.44/cwt	173.00–184.00	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	308	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	153.69/cwt	148.00–157.50	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,171	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	175.96/cwt	174.00–181.00	896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	172.67/cwt	166.00–174.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	157.84/cwt	154.00–165.00	754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,164	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	752	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,489.54/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,490	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	914.73/head	875.00–950.00	915	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	75.93/cwt	74.00–77.00	697	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	863	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,799	1
Bulls	—	—	1,348	96.45/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,300	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,039	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,156	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 Aug 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 163Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 24Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 7

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder cattle sold 5.00-7.00 higher with good demand. Interest in the slaughter cows and bulls remained low with no trend due to low receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	131.50–140.00	133.54
7	—	642	148.00–162.50	160.48
6	—	402	165.00–168.00	167.00
6	—	504	161.00	161.00
3	—	295	161.00–171.00	167.73
7	—	577	148.00–157.50	153.69
6	—	347	166.00–174.00	172.67
10	—	478	154.00–165.00	157.84
1	—	1,045	95.00	95.00
1	—	350	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	721	161.50	161.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	175.00	175.00
7	—	509	174.00–181.00	175.96
1	—	825	135.00	135.00
2	—	565	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	654	179.00	179.00
5	—	559	179.50	179.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	338	173.00–184.00	179.44
1	—	410	170.00	170.00
2	—	510	160.00	160.00
2	—	598	150.00	150.00
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
1	—	640	147.00	147.00
1	—	740	135.00	135.00
2	—	463	160.00–165.00	162.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	190.00	190.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,178	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,489.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	875.00–950.00	914.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	918	74.00–77.00	75.93
1	—	1,015	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	81.50	81.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	83.50	83.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,348	94.00–100.00	96.45

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

Reporter comment USDA

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