Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher and bull calves sold 6.00-8.00 higher with strong demand for both classes. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.43/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$163.43

149 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$31.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.23

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	620	163.85	1,016	147
Medium and Large 2-3	538	132.50	712	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.35/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 sale149 hd

163.43

—

KY average26 barns · 4,997 hd

164.66

−1.23

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	1,430	104.50	1,494	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	89.25	1,071	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	86.50	1,328	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,098	84.50	927	2thin

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)	1,110	$885	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$820	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	429	179.65/cwt	173.00–180.50	771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	163.67/cwt	155.00–168.00	863	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	142.96/cwt	141.00–145.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	1,134	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	170.58/cwt	167.00–173.00	803	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	182.46/cwt	170.00–185.00	883	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	156.47/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	151.49/cwt	151.00–154.00	957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	182.12/cwt	177.00–185.00	776	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	933	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	756	9
Bulls	—	—	1,170	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,944	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	87.06/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,041	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	999	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	857	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,328	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,191	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,197	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	831	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	167.60/cwt	161.00–172.50	885	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	143.37/cwt	139.00–148.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	173.20/cwt	171.50–176.00	641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	174.04/cwt	171.00–177.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	768	2

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 121Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 11Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 11Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	429	173.00–180.50	179.65
11	—	527	155.00–168.00	163.67
4	—	704	145.50	145.50
4	—	569	141.00–145.00	142.96
10	—	471	167.00–173.00	170.58
6	—	632	151.00–154.00	151.49
1	—	655	154.00	154.00
10	—	370	171.50–176.00	173.20
4	—	321	171.00–177.00	174.04
1	—	960	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	680	166.75	166.75
15	—	820	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	157.50	157.50
1	—	460	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	164.50	164.50
1	—	840	152.00	152.00
11	—	484	170.00–185.00	182.46
3	—	1,002	145.00	145.00
2	—	669	153.00–160.00	156.47
1	—	785	145.00	145.00
2	—	570	170.00–172.00	171.00
2	—	875	153.50	153.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	177.00–185.00	182.12
10	—	598	156.00	156.00
4	—	634	145.00	145.00
4	—	275	192.00	192.00
2	—	905	115.00	115.00
6	—	476	174.50	174.50
1	—	325	172.50	172.50
16	—	528	161.00–172.50	167.60
4	—	675	139.00–148.00	143.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	382	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,690	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,196	84.00–90.00	87.06
1	—	1,215	98.00	98.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,085	79.00	79.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	86.50	86.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	820.00	820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,175.00	1,175.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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