Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts last week. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher and bull calves traded 4.00-6.00 lower. Demand for feeder cattle remained low on an inconsistent offering. Slaughter cows were steady and slaughter bulls sold 8.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.91/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$144.91

45 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$17.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.00

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	608	146.05	887	42
Medium and Large 2-3	453	129.03	585	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.02/cwt here — about $302 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 sale45 hd

144.91

—

KY average26 barns · 5,440 hd

161.91

−17.00

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	1,929	95.25	1,837	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	64.46	956	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	60.26	740	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	48.51	504	10

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)	1,096	$1,036	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,495	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$841	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	823	$879	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	793	$657	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,453	$1,189	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$742	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	419	152.58/cwt	145.00–157.00	639	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	146.82/cwt	140.50–158.50	781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	149.01/cwt	145.00–151.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	175.38/cwt	165.00–180.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	146.97/cwt	145.00–151.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.87/cwt	147.00–156.00	709	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	145.33/cwt	132.50–150.00	1,001	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	141.04/cwt	139.00–143.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	134.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	156.37/cwt	156.00–157.50	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	140.91/cwt	132.00–145.50	566	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	135.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	128.87/cwt	125.00–131.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	148.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	864	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	519	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	1,189.26/head	1,110.00–1,260.00	1,189	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	841.09/head	750.00–900.00	841	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	1,036.06/head	825.00–1,175.00	1,036	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	879.03/head	775.00–960.00	879	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	656.78/head	600.00–700.00	657	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	742.15/head	725.00–760.00	742	2
Bulls	—	—	2,045	102.36/cwt	100.00–105.00	2,093	3
Bulls	—	—	1,812	88.13/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,597	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	945	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	64.28/cwt	60.00–67.00	795	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	65.96/cwt	61.50–71.00	993	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	59.08/cwt	58.00–60.50	827	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	55.98/cwt	53.50–59.50	612	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	46.25/cwt	45.00–47.50	480	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	53.49/cwt	47.50–58.00	639	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	38.08/cwt	35.00–41.00	356	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 Oct 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 214Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 32Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 8Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	419	145.00–157.00	152.58
3	—	330	165.00–180.00	175.38
3	—	514	145.00–151.00	146.97
7	—	470	147.00–156.00	150.87
1	—	570	162.50	162.50
1	—	600	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	129.00	129.00
4	—	272	156.00–157.50	156.37
18	—	402	132.00–145.50	140.91
2	—	708	116.00	116.00
6	—	517	130.00–136.00	135.03
6	—	564	125.00–131.00	128.87
4	—	461	140.00	140.00
2	—	353	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	532	140.50–158.50	146.82
3	—	458	145.00–151.00	149.01
1	—	430	157.50	157.50
2	—	783	140.00	140.00
7	—	689	132.50–150.00	145.33
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
2	—	925	135.00	135.00
4	—	632	139.00–143.00	141.04
1	—	845	141.00	141.00
12	—	582	140.00–150.00	148.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	117.50	117.50
2	—	365	130.00–140.00	134.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,453	1,110.00–1,260.00	1,189.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,165	750.00–900.00	841.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,096	825.00–1,175.00	1,036.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,495	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	823	775.00–960.00	879.03
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	793	600.00–700.00	656.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	878	725.00–760.00	742.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,045	100.00–105.00	102.36
3	—	1,812	86.00–90.00	88.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,237	60.00–67.00	64.28
5	—	1,194	47.50–58.00	53.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,506	61.50–71.00	65.96
5	—	1,400	58.00–60.50	59.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	53.50–59.50	55.98
4	—	1,038	45.00–47.50	46.25
2	—	935	35.00–41.00	38.08

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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Steers · 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