Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to the Labor Day holiday last Monday. All classes of weaned feeder cattle saw good demand this week. Buyer interest seemed to be lower on slaughter cows and bulls than in previous sales.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.45/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$159.45

103 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$14.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

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	515	160.31	826	97
Medium and Large 2-3	400	145.49	582	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.82/cwt here — about $244 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 sale103 hd

159.45

—

KY average25 barns · 5,650 hd

159.97

−0.52

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	1,657	100.30	1,662	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,462	76.81	1,123	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	75.00	902	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	66.47	652	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,250	114.00	1,425	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,056	$1,310	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,097	$1,218	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$1,003	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$973	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,232	$969	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$725	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,450	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,280	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,260	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$975	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$825	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,590	$1,635	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$1,180	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,608	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,161	$1,548	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,441	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	855	$950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$804	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2-3	—	350	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	182.72/cwt	171.00–191.00	685	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	167.01/cwt	156.00–169.00	720	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	157.16/cwt	144.00–159.50	882	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	166.25/cwt	155.00–169.00	780	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	153.07/cwt	146.00–160.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	175.55/cwt	166.00–178.00	990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	151.74/cwt	142.50–160.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	153.60/cwt	149.00–154.00	986	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,052	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	163.19/cwt	154.00–166.50	865	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,098	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	966	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	161.76/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,000	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	170.51/cwt	157.00–172.00	963	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	176.71/cwt	164.00–182.00	735	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	626	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,250	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,425	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	70.74/cwt	70.50–71.00	915	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	65.04/cwt	58.00–69.00	771	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	58.86/cwt	56.50–61.50	533	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	70.27/cwt	64.00–75.50	716	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	78.33/cwt	74.50–83.00	1,178	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	85.73/cwt	85.50–86.00	1,033	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	78.06/cwt	76.00–81.00	947	6
Bulls	—	—	1,581	95.92/cwt	92.50–99.00	1,516	4
Bulls	—	—	1,758	106.15/cwt	105.50–107.00	1,866	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,548.49/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,548	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,608.28/head	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,608	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,473.77/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,474	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	803.66/head	750.00–850.00	804	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	969.42/head	775.00–1,100.00	969	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	973.01/head	775.00–1,060.00	973	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	1,279.67/head	825.00–1,600.00	1,280	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	166.75/cwt	160.00–175.00	805	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,217.66/head	825.00–1,350.00	1,218	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	1,310.21/head	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,310	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,003.08/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,003	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,180.07/head	925.00–1,375.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	186.20/cwt	172.50–191.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	172.09/cwt	167.00–174.00	881	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	389	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 Sep 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 247Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 45Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 32Year ago 0

No trend due to the Labor Day holiday last Monday. All classes of weaned feeder cattle saw good demand this week. Buyer interest seemed to be lower on slaughter cows and bulls than in previous sales.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	122.50	122.50
2	—	598	154.00	154.00
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	250	155.50	155.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	654	145.00	145.00
7	—	375	171.00–191.00	182.72
3	—	810	121.00	121.00
3	—	715	145.00	145.00
2	—	855	115.00	115.00
12	—	618	154.00–164.00	161.76
18	—	565	157.00–172.00	170.51
14	—	416	164.00–182.00	176.71
9	—	483	160.00–175.00	166.75
6	—	344	172.50–191.00	186.20
2	—	255	180.00	180.00
11	—	512	167.00–174.00	172.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	313	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	431	156.00–169.00	167.01
12	—	561	144.00–159.50	157.16
1	—	930	114.00	114.00
21	—	469	155.00–169.00	166.25
4	—	372	146.00–160.00	153.07
1	—	1,030	120.00	120.00
8	—	349	175.00	175.00
12	—	642	149.00–154.00	153.60
5	—	714	127.50	127.50
17	—	530	154.00–166.50	163.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	131.00	131.00
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
4	—	329	142.50–160.00	151.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	166.00–178.00	175.55
4	—	475	190.00	190.00
12	—	634	166.00	166.00
1	—	410	174.00	174.00
7	—	678	162.00	162.00
11	—	525	184.00	184.00
1	—	765	144.00	144.00
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	198.00	198.00
1	—	350	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	114.00	114.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	70.50–71.00	70.74
8	—	1,504	74.50–83.00	78.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	58.00–69.00	65.04
2	—	1,205	85.50–86.00	85.73
6	—	1,213	76.00–81.00	78.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	56.50–61.50	58.86
4	—	1,019	64.00–75.50	70.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,581	92.50–99.00	95.92
3	—	1,758	105.50–107.00	106.15

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	910	1,260.00	1,260.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	938	825.00–1,600.00	1,279.67
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	950	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,161	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,548.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,608.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,473.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	750.00–850.00	803.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,232	775.00–1,100.00	969.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,189	775.00–1,060.00	973.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,097	825.00–1,350.00	1,217.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,056	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,310.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,083	900.00–1,100.00	1,003.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,010	925.00–1,375.00	1,180.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,590	1,635.00	1,635.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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