Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts today. Feeder heifers and bull calves under 500 lbs. sold 5.00-7.00 higher with those over 500 lbs. were 3.00-5.00 lower. The feeder calves saw moderate demand on a plain quality offering. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls because of low receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.98/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$143.98

63 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$29.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

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	524	151.82	796	46
Medium 1-2	505	130.00	657	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	608	122.31	743	16thin

One grade step is worth $29.51/cwt here — about $53 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 sale63 hd

143.98

—

KY average24 barns · 2,757 hd

145.40

−1.41

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	—	Low	2,033	84.06	1,709	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	59.61	691	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,230	50.82	625	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	50.00	523	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)	1,380	$910	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$894	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$885	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$725	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$675	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2-3	—	468	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	138.86/cwt	131.00–141.00	728	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	769	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	173.07/cwt	171.00–175.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	177.03/cwt	175.00–179.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	160.24/cwt	150.00–164.50	702	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	445	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	63.02/cwt	62.00–64.00	755	3
Bulls	—	—	1,798	77.34/cwt	75.50–79.50	1,391	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	593	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	537	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	55.73/cwt	54.00–57.00	663	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	54.50/cwt	54.00–55.00	600	2
Bulls	—	—	2,268	90.77/cwt	87.50–95.00	2,059	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	894.19/head	850.00–935.00	894	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	751	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	120.57/cwt	119.50–126.00	854	6

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 Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 843Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	132.00	132.00
2	—	630	126.00	126.00
3	—	723	111.00	111.00
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
1	—	305	155.00	155.00
3	—	693	106.00	106.00
4	—	553	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	157.00	157.00
4	—	656	136.00	136.00
4	—	382	171.00–175.00	173.07
7	—	613	149.00	149.00
4	—	325	175.00–179.00	177.03
13	—	438	150.00–164.50	160.24
6	—	564	146.00	146.00
6	—	708	119.50–126.00	120.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	131.00	131.00
1	—	305	136.00	136.00
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
2	—	725	120.50	120.50
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
5	—	769	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	350	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,105	108.00	108.00
5	—	433	155.00	155.00
6	—	463	154.00	154.00
13	—	524	131.00–141.00	138.86
2	—	758	117.00–120.00	118.50
5	—	646	130.00	130.00
8	—	556	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
1	—	950	115.00	115.00
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	153.00	153.00
1	—	845	140.00	140.00
3	—	907	136.00	136.00
4	—	784	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	41.00	41.00
1	—	1,005	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	62.00–64.00	63.02
2	—	1,100	54.00–55.00	54.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	41.00	41.00
2	—	1,190	54.00–57.00	55.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	75.50–79.50	77.34
2	—	2,268	87.50–95.00	90.77

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
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	850.00–935.00	894.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	885.00	885.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,255	1,175.00	1,175.00

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

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

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