Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 4.00 higher. All classes of feeder cattle saw strong demand on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.36/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$153.36

99 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$23.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.40

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	504	154.53	778	94
Medium and Large 2-3	357	131.38	469	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.15/cwt here — about $309 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 sale99 hd

153.36

—

KY average24 barns · 3,165 hd

144.96

+8.40

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	1,684	87.30	1,470	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	65.04	926	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	58.89	719	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,016	49.69	505	15

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,493	$987	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$960	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$714	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$675	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	968	$937	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$725	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$675	1thin

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	—	614	148.02/cwt	144.00–150.00	909	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	169.06/cwt	156.50–173.50	700	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	124.20/cwt	118.00–126.00	878	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	164.28/cwt	156.00–174.50	614	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	131.72/cwt	130.00–137.50	447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	164.00/cwt	163.00–165.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	158.64/cwt	158.50–159.00	907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	123.02/cwt	122.00–124.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	151.21/cwt	150.00–155.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	141.31/cwt	141.00–143.00	893	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	158.71/cwt	146.00–163.00	994	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	165.83/cwt	160.00–175.50	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	141.10/cwt	125.00–142.50	721	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	146.29/cwt	145.00–151.00	645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	150.72/cwt	143.00–155.00	556	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	161.14/cwt	150.00–166.00	777	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	142.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	136.73/cwt	131.00–140.00	894	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	147.83/cwt	135.00–150.00	849	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	147.55/cwt	138.00–148.50	683	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.23/cwt	125.00–137.00	755	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	713.57/head	700.00–725.00	714	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,493	986.56/head	875.00–1,075.00	987	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	937.02/head	925.00–950.00	937	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	93.60/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,582	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	63.10/cwt	60.50–66.50	765	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	72.06/cwt	70.00–74.00	816	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	53.88/cwt	47.00–58.00	669	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	66.05/cwt	62.00–70.00	954	6
Bulls	—	—	1,675	77.85/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,304	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	36.58/cwt	35.50–38.00	346	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	56.63/cwt	52.00–62.00	576	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	45.65/cwt	44.50–47.00	485	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	767	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 Oct 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 208Year ago 237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 27Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	614	144.00–150.00	148.02
19	—	414	156.50–173.50	169.06
8	—	707	118.00–126.00	124.20
10	—	374	156.00–174.50	164.28
6	—	326	160.00–175.50	165.83
22	—	482	150.00–166.00	161.14
5	—	523	140.00–145.00	142.00
11	—	654	131.00–140.00	136.73
7	—	574	135.00–150.00	147.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	339	130.00–137.50	131.72
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	163.00–165.00	164.00
7	—	572	158.50–159.00	158.64
1	—	795	139.00	139.00
12	—	626	146.00–163.00	158.71
2	—	520	163.00	163.00
1	—	435	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	122.00–124.00	123.02
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	336	150.00–155.00	151.21
13	—	632	141.00–143.00	141.31
1	—	290	163.00	163.00
4	—	688	134.00	134.00
20	—	511	125.00–142.50	141.10
9	—	441	145.00–151.00	146.29
9	—	369	143.00–155.00	150.72
11	—	463	138.00–148.50	147.55
19	—	571	125.00–137.00	132.23

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	1	—	870	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	700.00–725.00	713.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,493	875.00–1,075.00	986.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	960.00	960.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	925.00–950.00	937.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,690	93.00–95.00	93.60
2	—	1,675	76.00–80.00	77.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,213	60.50–66.50	63.10
2	—	1,133	70.00–74.00	72.06
12	—	1,242	47.00–58.00	53.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,445	62.00–70.00	66.05
1	—	1,300	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	35.50–38.00	36.58
8	—	1,018	52.00–62.00	56.63
4	—	1,063	44.50–47.00	45.65

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

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Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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