Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder heifers and bull calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher with moderate demand. Due to low receipts no trend on feeder steers, slaughter cows, and slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.29/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$158.29

31 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$13.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.19

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	569	160.47	913	26
Medium and Large 2-3	483	147.00	710	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.47/cwt here — about $203 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 sale31 hd

158.29

—

KY average24 barns · 4,783 hd

166.49

−8.19

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	1,263	88.97	1,124	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	89.38	1,312	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	82.89	1,025	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	78.63	754	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)	1,090	$1,266	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$985	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,228	$1,500	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,175	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$870	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	172.45/cwt	160.50–176.50	909	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	163.92/cwt	163.50–166.00	967	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	172.40/cwt	167.50–182.50	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	173.78/cwt	169.00–175.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	174.00/cwt	173.00–175.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	132.49/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,023	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	185.76/cwt	181.00–195.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	137.58/cwt	133.00–142.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	170.54/cwt	163.00–172.00	885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,266.06/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,266	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	962	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,338	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	86.51/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,299	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	83.25/cwt	83.00–83.50	860	2
Bulls	—	—	1,263	88.97/cwt	83.50–94.00	1,124	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,128	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	655	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	86.03/cwt	84.00–88.00	989	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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 271Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 13Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 25

Compared to last Monday: Feeder heifers and bull calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher with moderate demand. Due to low receipts no trend on feeder steers, slaughter cows, and slaughter bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
2	—	570	149.50	149.50
2	—	388	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	181.00	181.00
5	—	439	169.00–175.00	173.78
4	—	354	173.00–175.00	174.00
4	—	772	129.00–143.00	132.49
2	—	930	128.00–129.00	128.50
2	—	465	184.00	184.00
1	—	1,000	118.00	118.00
6	—	519	163.00–172.00	170.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	160.50–176.50	172.45
6	—	590	163.50–166.00	163.92
1	—	230	191.00	191.00
3	—	490	167.50–182.50	172.40
3	—	412	181.00–195.00	185.76
1	—	705	151.00	151.00
1	—	755	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	142.50	142.50
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
2	—	570	133.00–142.00	137.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	177.00	177.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,266.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,228	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	870.00	870.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	68.50	68.50
1	—	1,240	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,150	84.00–88.00	86.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	98.00	98.00
3	—	1,502	83.00–90.00	86.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	83.00–83.50	83.25
2	—	885	74.00	74.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	83.50–94.00	88.97

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