Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder cattle sold unevenly steady with the higher quality calves under 600 lbs. seeing the strongest demand. Slaughter cows were 4.00-6.00 lower on a very plain offering and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.24/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$139.24

87 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$17.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.50

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	141.71	715	75
Medium and Large 2-3	438	123.79	543	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.92/cwt here — about $172 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 sale87 hd

139.24

—

KY average23 barns · 6,747 hd

148.74

−9.50

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	60.44	879	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	56.25	688	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	47.48	501	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,150	88.00	1,012	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	877	$844	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$755	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$650	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	710	$600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,430	$1,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	900	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	803	$1,149	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	745	$512	4thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	300	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	890	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	129.13/cwt	120.00–138.00	748	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	158.46/cwt	152.50–164.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	130.31/cwt	130.00–131.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,047	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	150.52/cwt	146.00–155.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	149.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	683	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	151.53/cwt	145.00–160.00	547	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	161.55/cwt	156.00–163.00	942	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	145.79/cwt	140.00–155.00	853	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	800	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	406	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	625	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,150	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,012	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	63.22/cwt	62.50–64.00	914	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	58.36/cwt	57.00–60.00	853	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	40.50/cwt	40.00–41.00	417	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	58.65/cwt	54.00–62.00	686	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	54.45/cwt	52.00–57.00	588	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	47.26/cwt	47.00–47.50	571	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	948	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	1,148.99/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,149	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	512.42/head	500.00–525.00	512	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	755.05/head	675.00–825.00	755	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	875.26/head	775.00–950.00	875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	843.63/head	750.00–875.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	154.84/cwt	150.00–163.00	745	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	116.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	174.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	127.83/cwt	112.50–130.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	144.33/cwt	139.00–145.50	753	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	143.50/cwt	137.50–149.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	535	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 Nov 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 242Year ago 329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 44Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 17Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	161.00	161.00
10	—	579	120.00–138.00	129.13
5	—	423	150.50	150.50
2	—	280	152.50–164.00	158.46
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
1	—	920	118.00	118.00
5	—	700	120.00	120.00
18	—	457	140.00–150.00	149.43
7	—	361	145.00–160.00	151.53
8	—	625	112.50–130.00	127.83
16	—	522	139.00–145.50	144.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
3	—	427	130.00–131.00	130.31
1	—	360	137.50	137.50
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
2	—	530	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	96.00	96.00
2	—	715	128.00	128.00
17	—	585	140.00–155.00	145.79
4	—	653	138.00	138.00
4	—	526	169.50	169.50
2	—	623	140.00	140.00
8	—	481	150.00–163.00	154.84
2	—	268	170.00–180.00	174.86
2	—	323	165.00–170.00	167.44
1	—	385	157.50	157.50
6	—	429	137.50–149.00	143.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	453	176.50	176.50
6	—	406	171.00	171.00
2	—	355	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	766	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
3	—	690	115.00–118.00	116.01
1	—	455	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	510	174.50	174.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	698	150.00	150.00
4	—	456	146.00–155.00	150.52
6	—	648	157.00	157.00
14	—	583	156.00–163.00	161.55
1	—	720	150.00	150.00
2	—	543	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,150	88.00	88.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	62.50–64.00	63.22
4	—	1,461	57.00–60.00	58.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	40.00–41.00	40.50
2	—	1,080	52.00–57.00	54.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	54.00–62.00	58.65
2	—	1,208	47.00–47.50	47.26
1	—	1,415	67.00	67.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	803	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,148.99
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	745	500.00–525.00	512.42
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	675.00–825.00	755.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	775.00–950.00	875.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	877	750.00–875.00	843.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,430	1,025.00	1,025.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	900.00	900.00

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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

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