Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 8.00-10.00 lower and feeder heifers were 4.00-6.00 lower on a plain offering on all classes of feeder calves. No test on slaughter cows and bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $156.63/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$156.63

54 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

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

$41.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

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	528	159.44	842	50
Medium and Large 2-3	483	125.00	603	2thin
Large 1-2	790	118.00	932	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.44/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale54 hd

156.63

—

KY average25 barns · 2,990 hd

157.70

−1.08

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	1,595	96.80	1,544	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	80.55	1,155	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	66.51	791	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	55.84	575	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,042	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$966	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$1,675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$872	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2Fancy	—	395	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	516	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	867	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	908	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	133.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	964	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	155.04/cwt	145.00–165.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,277	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	153.10/cwt	146.50–157.50	857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	160.19/cwt	159.00–160.50	1,318	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	798	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	138.83/cwt	135.00–141.00	869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	167.69/cwt	160.00–172.00	802	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	161.89/cwt	157.00–167.00	627	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	645	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	78.06/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,142	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	610	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	920	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	66.76/cwt	66.50–67.00	821	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	767	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	49.07/cwt	47.00–51.00	493	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,798	1
Bulls	—	—	1,572	93.07/cwt	90.50–95.00	1,463	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,184	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,041.67/head	925.00–1,125.00	1,042	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	871.50/head	750.00–925.00	872	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	965.63/head	925.00–1,000.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	149.28/cwt	147.00–159.00	943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	173.28/cwt	165.00–176.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	168.48/cwt	155.00–171.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	147.80/cwt	145.00–150.00	779	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	120.47/cwt	118.00–129.00	857	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	670	5

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 280Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 37Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 89Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	395	188.00	188.00
7	—	516	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	159.00	159.00
5	—	725	130.00–135.00	133.03
1	—	650	149.00	149.00
5	—	632	147.00–159.00	149.28
2	—	475	168.00	168.00
4	—	440	165.00–176.00	173.28
6	—	386	155.00–171.00	168.48
9	—	527	145.00–150.00	147.80
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	145.00–165.00	155.04
3	—	725	151.00	151.00
6	—	793	161.00	161.00
5	—	823	159.00–160.50	160.19
4	—	664	169.50	169.50
1	—	620	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	590	139.00	139.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	273	173.00	173.00
5	—	560	146.50–157.50	153.10
4	—	513	158.00	158.00
7	—	626	135.00–141.00	138.83
12	—	478	160.00–172.00	167.69
4	—	387	157.00–167.00	161.89
1	—	325	163.00	163.00
9	—	711	118.00–129.00	120.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,095	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,005	47.00–51.00	49.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	73.00–84.00	78.06
1	—	1,345	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	54.50	54.50
1	—	1,180	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,230	66.50–67.00	66.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	108.00	108.00
3	—	1,572	90.50–95.00	93.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	925.00–1,125.00	1,041.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	925.00–1,000.00	965.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	858	750.00–925.00	871.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,130	1,125.00	1,125.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,010	1,675.00	1,675.00

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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Bulls · 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

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