Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady and bull calves were 4.00-6.00 higher. All feeder cattle sold with moderate demand. Slaughter cows traded steady on a very plain quality offering and no trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.57/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$143.57

51 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$37.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

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	512	154.74	792	36
Medium and Large 2-3	466	116.76	544	15thin

One grade step is worth $37.98/cwt here — about $248 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 sale51 hd

143.57

—

KY average24 barns · 2,571 hd

146.96

−3.39

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	1,800	95.00	1,710	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	61.09	763	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	59.00	903	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	49.89	474	7thin

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)	1,315	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	675	$800	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$725	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	396	131.30/cwt	131.00–132.50	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	152.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	175.12/cwt	166.00–185.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	139.88/cwt	132.00–144.50	722	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	132.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	150.28/cwt	146.00–156.00	795	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	561	124.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	166.08/cwt	164.00–170.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	140.26/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,004	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	175.30/cwt	170.00–179.00	629	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	161.64/cwt	156.50–167.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	121.47/cwt	110.00–125.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	124.07/cwt	120.00–128.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	149.09/cwt	148.00–150.50	859	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	118.75/cwt	110.00–127.50	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	133.68/cwt	125.00–136.00	754	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	47.55/cwt	46.00–49.00	446	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,710	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	58.78/cwt	56.00–62.00	717	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	908	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	59.00/cwt	57.00–61.00	903	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	56.53/cwt	51.00–60.00	544	3

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 266Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 21Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 23Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
5	—	396	131.00–132.50	131.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	150.00–160.00	152.63
2	—	703	121.00	121.00
2	—	670	120.00	120.00
11	—	516	132.00–144.50	139.88
9	—	625	130.00–139.00	132.07
6	—	453	145.00	145.00
3	—	345	153.00	153.00
5	—	564	125.00–136.00	133.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	146.00	146.00
2	—	375	166.00–185.00	175.12
2	—	590	160.00	160.00
7	—	529	146.00–156.00	150.28
3	—	428	164.00–170.00	166.08
5	—	716	136.00–143.00	140.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	139.00	139.00
1	—	655	127.50	127.50
1	—	555	132.50	132.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	120.00–126.00	124.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	359	170.00–179.00	175.30
5	—	310	174.00	174.00
4	—	516	160.50	160.50
2	—	480	156.50–167.00	161.64
2	—	708	129.00	129.00
1	—	635	144.00	144.00
2	—	800	109.00	109.00
2	—	673	120.00–128.00	124.07
11	—	576	148.00–150.50	149.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	100.00	100.00
2	—	245	104.00	104.00
4	—	489	110.00–125.00	121.47
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
2	—	350	120.00	120.00
2	—	400	110.00–127.50	118.75
1	—	575	130.00	130.00

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	1	—	1,130	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	675	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	46.00–49.00	47.55
1	—	945	37.00	37.00
3	—	962	51.00–60.00	56.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	56.00–62.00	58.78
1	—	1,335	68.00	68.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,530	57.00–61.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	95.00	95.00

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

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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