Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Bull calves sold sharply lower with low buyer interest. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady on a very plain offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.55/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$140.55

64 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$21.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.79

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	503	141.22	711	62
Medium and Large 2-3	545	120.00	654	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.22/cwt here — about $57 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 sale64 hd

140.55

—

KY average22 barns · 5,964 hd

148.35

−7.79

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	1,735	94.71	1,643	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	65.87	969	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	63.09	765	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	53.39	531	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,290	117.00	1,509	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,388	$972	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$909	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$880	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$685	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	928	$623	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	465	142.54/cwt	141.00–145.00	663	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	141.31/cwt	137.00–144.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	133.53/cwt	126.00–140.00	757	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	146.17/cwt	130.00–150.00	840	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	142.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	941	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	163.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	769	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	152.77/cwt	148.00–156.00	626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	155.26/cwt	145.00–157.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	168.12/cwt	162.50–171.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	123.05/cwt	121.00–125.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.43/cwt	124.00–142.00	765	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	164.72/cwt	161.00–167.50	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	174.49/cwt	172.00–176.00	714	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	129.08/cwt	125.00–130.50	814	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,290	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,509	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	50.72/cwt	49.00–54.00	521	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	38.96/cwt	38.00–40.00	363	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	695	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	57.95/cwt	56.50–61.00	574	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	921	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	67.10/cwt	64.00–69.00	975	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	55.78/cwt	55.00–57.50	685	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	990	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	94.71/cwt	91.00–98.50	1,643	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	622.84/head	500.00–700.00	623	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	971.97/head	900.00–1,025.00	972	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	909.15/head	875.00–950.00	909	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	879.63/head	760.00–950.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	158.63/cwt	155.00–162.50	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	151.65/cwt	142.50–160.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	150.24/cwt	150.00–151.00	586	4

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 143Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 53Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 26Year ago 12

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Bull calves sold sharply lower with low buyer interest. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady on a very plain offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	465	141.00–145.00	142.54
8	—	521	137.00–144.00	141.31
6	—	613	134.00	134.00
2	—	768	128.00	128.00
17	—	567	126.00–140.00	133.53
10	—	410	148.00–156.00	152.77
2	—	325	142.50–160.00	151.65
1	—	290	152.50	152.50
4	—	390	150.00–151.00	150.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	120.00	120.00
2	—	430	125.00	125.00
2	—	350	137.50	137.50
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	92.00	92.00
13	—	565	124.00–142.00	135.43
5	—	367	161.00–167.50	164.72
2	—	873	104.00	104.00
11	—	409	172.00–176.00	174.49
9	—	631	125.00–130.50	129.08
5	—	504	145.00	145.00
4	—	473	130.00	130.00
1	—	755	119.00	119.00
2	—	315	155.00–162.50	158.63
1	—	840	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	575	130.00–150.00	146.17
11	—	659	140.00–150.00	142.76
11	—	470	160.00–170.00	163.56
2	—	600	140.00	140.00
7	—	502	145.00–157.00	155.26
3	—	418	162.50–171.00	168.12
2	—	390	169.00	169.00
1	—	840	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
4	—	487	121.00–125.00	123.05
1	—	440	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	117.00	117.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,027	49.00–54.00	50.72
2	—	933	38.00–40.00	38.96
1	—	1,030	67.50	67.50
5	—	991	56.50–61.00	57.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	58.50	58.50
6	—	1,453	64.00–69.00	67.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,228	55.00–57.50	55.78
1	—	1,165	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	91.00–98.50	94.71

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	928	500.00–700.00	622.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	685.00	685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,388	900.00–1,025.00	971.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,295	875.00–950.00	909.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	760.00–950.00	879.63

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