Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers were steady on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 8.00-10.00 lower and bull calves traded steady. Buyer demand for all classes of feeder cattle was low due to drought conditions in the region and typical October weather conditions. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.34/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$129.34

91 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

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

$29.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.39

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	564	129.99	733	89
Medium and Large 2-3	820	100.00	820	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.99/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale91 hd

129.34

—

KY average24 barns · 5,125 hd

144.72

−15.39

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	1,845	100.15	1,848	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	65.57	949	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	57.33	705	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	57.18	572	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$635	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	700	$685	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,180	$1,333	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,350	1thin

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 1-2	—	628	135.43/cwt	132.00–140.00	851	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	137.61/cwt	132.00–140.00	545	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	773	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	143.31/cwt	135.00–150.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	149.48/cwt	142.00–152.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	157.21/cwt	150.00–165.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	133.80/cwt	122.00–138.00	673	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	133.02/cwt	130.00–136.00	685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	127.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	726	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	144.27/cwt	128.00–148.00	806	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,332.88/head	1,035.00–1,510.00	1,333	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	72.00/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,050	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	100.15/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,848	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	57.18/cwt	55.00–63.00	572	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	61.33/cwt	59.00–64.00	668	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	54.67/cwt	53.00–56.00	723	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	56.49/cwt	55.00–58.00	859	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	66.16/cwt	60.00–69.00	945	9

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 223Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 45Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 39Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	628	132.00–140.00	135.43
5	—	504	157.00	157.00
4	—	883	116.50	116.50
3	—	800	120.00	120.00
3	—	475	160.00	160.00
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
5	—	401	161.00	161.00
6	—	703	120.00	120.00
11	—	559	128.00–148.00	144.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	137.50	137.50
1	—	565	118.00	118.00
2	—	620	118.00	118.00
3	—	423	135.00–140.00	137.45
3	—	468	127.50	127.50
10	—	515	130.00–136.00	133.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	851	134.50	134.50
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
4	—	635	142.00–152.00	149.48
3	—	1,020	130.50	130.50
3	—	478	170.00	170.00
2	—	573	150.00–165.00	157.21
1	—	535	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	396	132.00–140.00	137.61
11	—	623	124.00	124.00
5	—	1,092	117.50	117.50
4	—	316	135.00–150.00	143.31
2	—	670	114.00	114.00
1	—	770	113.00	113.00
6	—	462	141.00	141.00
1	—	850	122.00	122.00
1	—	405	126.00	126.00
19	—	503	122.00–138.00	133.80
2	—	960	119.50	119.50
25	—	571	120.00–130.00	127.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	100.00	100.00

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	2	—	1,180	1,035.00–1,510.00	1,332.88
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	685.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	635.00	635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	70.00–74.00	72.00
2	—	1,520	55.00–58.00	56.49
9	—	1,429	60.00–69.00	66.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,001	55.00–63.00	57.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	59.00–64.00	61.33
3	—	1,323	53.00–56.00	54.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,845	96.00–102.00	100.15

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

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

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