Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No test on the feeder cattle due to low receipts last week. Demand for the feeder calves was moderate on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $156.79/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$156.79

34 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$23.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.31

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	475	158.15	751	32
Medium and Large 2-3	380	135.00	513	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.15/cwt here — about $238 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 sale34 hd

156.79

—

KY average11 barns · 1,175 hd

142.47

+14.31

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	—	High	1,870	86.56	1,619	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,676	63.89	1,071	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,203	55.20	664	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	52.50	551	2thin

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)	1,390	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$785	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	800	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	165.49/cwt	152.50–170.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	158.27/cwt	155.00–160.00	837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	171.90/cwt	170.00–175.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	149.32/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.50	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	128.27/cwt	127.00–134.50	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	141.06/cwt	135.00–144.00	729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	918	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,935	72.03/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,394	2
Bulls	—	—	2,215	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,215	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	514	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	587	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	55.54/cwt	54.00–57.00	850	2
Bulls	—	—	1,698	74.72/cwt	74.50–75.00	1,269	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	64.00/cwt	60.50–68.00	1,037	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	396	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	591	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	64.50/cwt	60.00–68.00	782	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	91.69/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,715	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	144.28/cwt	140.50–148.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	153.30/cwt	147.00–160.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	996	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	672	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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 20Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 23Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 210Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	123.00	123.00
3	—	417	151.00–152.50	151.50
1	—	330	154.00	154.00
2	—	365	167.00	167.00
6	—	574	127.00–134.50	128.27
7	—	517	135.00–144.00	141.06
2	—	290	174.00	174.00
3	—	467	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	640	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	140.00	140.00
1	—	595	154.00	154.00
1	—	640	159.00	159.00
1	—	430	174.00	174.00
3	—	832	146.00–151.00	149.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	432	152.50–170.00	165.49
6	—	529	155.00–160.00	158.27
2	—	670	141.00	141.00
5	—	334	170.00–175.00	171.90
2	—	230	175.00	175.00
4	—	284	165.00	165.00
2	—	590	140.50–148.00	144.28
2	—	480	147.00–160.00	153.30
5	—	709	140.50	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,935	71.00–73.00	72.03
2	—	1,530	54.00–57.00	55.54
4	—	1,620	60.50–68.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,030	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	35.00	35.00
1	—	1,245	47.50	47.50
3	—	1,213	60.00–68.00	64.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,215	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,698	74.50–75.00	74.72
2	—	1,870	90.00–93.50	91.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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