Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower and bull calves traded fully steady. No trend on feeder steers, slaughter cows, and slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week. Moderate demand was shown on all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.35/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$166.35

89 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$18.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

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	501	166.76	836	87
Medium and Large 2-3	398	148.50	590	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.26/cwt here — about $246 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 sale89 hd

166.35

—

KY average24 barns · 5,148 hd

165.24

+1.11

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	1,725	111.35	1,921	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	86.83	1,221	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	81.78	1,001	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	67.94	650	13

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)	1,011	$962	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	986	$873	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,525	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$975	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	854	$771	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	280	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	128.98/cwt	126.00–132.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	167.83/cwt	156.00–170.00	879	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	171.99/cwt	160.00–176.00	724	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	278	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	177.45/cwt	167.00–180.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	203	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	186.45/cwt	179.00–191.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	179.65/cwt	175.00–184.50	1,064	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	177.05/cwt	173.00–177.25	1,223	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	278	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	466	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,224	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	61.83/cwt	55.00–66.00	575	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	75.07/cwt	70.00–77.50	742	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	85.42/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,208	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,333	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	809	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	81.95/cwt	76.50–87.00	999	9
Bulls	—	—	1,725	111.35/cwt	107.50–115.00	1,921	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	770.79/head	725.00–825.00	771	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	872.72/head	700.00–1,025.00	873	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	962.02/head	725.00–1,175.00	962	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	167.51/cwt	164.50–170.50	786	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	164.30/cwt	163.00–165.00	958	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	179.20/cwt	176.00–179.75	932	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	160.81/cwt	160.50–161.00	1,015	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	174.16/cwt	170.00–186.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	833	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	162.54/cwt	155.00–164.00	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	140.52/cwt	138.00–145.00	937	8

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 69Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 19Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 10Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	280	191.00	191.00
2	—	813	123.00	123.00
2	—	759	126.00–132.00	128.98
21	—	524	156.00–170.00	167.83
17	—	421	160.00–176.00	171.99
1	—	1,130	101.00	101.00
1	—	735	127.00	127.00
5	—	361	167.00–180.00	177.45
3	—	203	195.00	195.00
1	—	940	125.00	125.00
10	—	463	180.00	180.00
1	—	335	176.00	176.00
6	—	590	155.00–164.00	162.54
8	—	667	138.00–145.00	140.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	146.00	146.00
1	—	460	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	184.50	184.50
1	—	815	160.00	160.00
5	—	425	179.00–191.00	186.45
1	—	1,160	113.00	113.00
1	—	970	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
11	—	592	175.00–184.50	179.65
20	—	691	173.00–177.25	177.05
2	—	638	173.00	173.00
1	—	470	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	173.00	173.00
1	—	285	187.50	187.50
8	—	469	164.50–170.50	167.51
7	—	583	163.00–165.00	164.30
5	—	437	186.00	186.00
4	—	705	156.50	156.50
7	—	520	176.00–179.75	179.20
5	—	631	160.50–161.00	160.81
4	—	384	170.00–186.00	174.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	395	195.00	195.00
6	—	335	205.00	205.00
2	—	278	202.00	202.00
1	—	230	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	144.00	144.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
1	—	815	115.00	115.00
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
2	—	685	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,225	66.00	66.00
9	—	1,219	76.50–87.00	81.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	930	55.00–66.00	61.83
6	—	988	70.00–77.50	75.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,414	83.00–88.00	85.42
1	—	1,340	99.50	99.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	107.50–115.00	111.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	854	725.00–825.00	770.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	986	700.00–1,025.00	872.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,011	725.00–1,175.00	962.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,525.00	1,525.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle