Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No test on feeder cattle because of the low number of feeders received due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.45/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$132.45

10 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.58

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	520	132.45	689	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

132.45

—

KY average21 barns · 6,214 hd

148.03

−15.58

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	1,903	92.95	1,769	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,489	63.00	938	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	57.43	699	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	46.67	485	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,293	$1,519	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,226	$1,277	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,317	$1,096	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$973	27
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,109	$949	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$766	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,470	$1,475	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,310	$1,307	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,221	$1,428	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	946	$1,214	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$1,013	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	775	$1,210	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	381	170.98/cwt	170.00–175.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.82/cwt	125.00–140.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,307.49/head	900.00–1,800.00	1,307	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,458.06/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,458	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	945	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	920	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,004.16/head	875.00–1,275.00	1,004	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,518.72/head	1,075.00–1,675.00	1,519	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	1,466.07/head	1,150.00–1,650.00	1,466	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	1,467.32/head	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,467	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	982.69/head	725.00–1,300.00	983	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	766.34/head	550.00–950.00	766	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	870	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	1,426.39/head	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,426	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	1,107.01/head	775.00–1,400.00	1,107	16
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	890	1,055.48/head	925.00–1,250.00	1,055	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	1,276.81/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,277	7
Bulls	—	—	1,903	92.95/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,769	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	61.17/cwt	60.00–63.00	772	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	55.18/cwt	53.50–57.50	657	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	632	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	65.39/cwt	63.00–67.00	937	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	533	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	396	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	69.45/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,184	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	799	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 Nov 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20Last week 144Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 210Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	170.00–175.00	170.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	354	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,010	110.00	110.00
2	—	678	123.00	123.00
3	—	473	125.00–140.00	134.82

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	4	—	1,310	900.00–1,800.00	1,307.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,470	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,458.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,199	1,150.00–1,650.00	1,466.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,239	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,467.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,276	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,426.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	890	925.00–1,250.00	1,055.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,135	875.00–1,275.00	1,004.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,293	1,075.00–1,675.00	1,518.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,293	725.00–1,300.00	982.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,188	550.00–950.00	766.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,337	775.00–1,400.00	1,107.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,226	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,276.81
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,903	92.00–94.00	92.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	60.00–63.00	61.17
5	—	1,191	53.50–57.50	55.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	45.00	45.00
4	—	1,433	63.00–67.00	65.39
2	—	1,705	69.00–70.00	69.45
1	—	1,365	58.50	58.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	50.00	50.00
1	—	990	40.00	40.00

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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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

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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

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle