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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 10

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Dec 6Jan 10Jan 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 566 vs last sale 706▼ 182 vs year ago 322 · −56.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 40▲ 1 vs year ago 18 · +5.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 22▼ 53 vs year ago 60 · −88.3%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.25/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$138.25

63 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$42.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.88

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	497	140.20	696	59
Medium and Large 2-3	570	121.50	693	2thin
Medium and Large 3	533	97.48	520	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.72/cwt here — about $177 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

138.25

—

KY average23 barns · 4,573 hd

141.13

−2.88

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	1,600	70.00	1,120	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	59.22	881	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	57.72	757	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,004	35.27	354	3thin

Every lot

37 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	168.35/cwt	155.00–173.00	685	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	159.49/cwt	155.00–165.00	761	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	681	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	163.48/cwt	162.00–165.00	855	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	161.91/cwt	155.50–166.50	923	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	831	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,010	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	876	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	468	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	158.67/cwt	158.00–160.00	574	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	149.28/cwt	147.50–151.00	634	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	144.32/cwt	143.00–144.50	711	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	136.62/cwt	130.00–145.00	710	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	97.48/cwt	92.50–102.50	520	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	127.99/cwt	125.00–132.00	739	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	124.10/cwt	120.00–125.00	797	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	728	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	177.41/cwt	175.00–178.00	589	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	169.07/cwt	150.00–172.00	691	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	156.20/cwt	146.00–162.00	728	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	813	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	871	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,120	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	402	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	31.41/cwt	25.00–39.00	326	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	59.39/cwt	58.00–60.00	772	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	53.53/cwt	52.50–54.50	719	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	57.62/cwt	57.00–58.00	846	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	60.82/cwt	59.00–64.50	917	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	743	636.87/cwt	600.00–675.00	4,732	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,070	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	883	833.77/cwt	675.00–950.00	7,362	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,795	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 706Year ago 322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 40Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 22Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	409	150.00–172.00	169.07
5	—	332	175.00–178.00	177.41
2	—	505	161.00	161.00
7	—	466	146.00–162.00	156.20
4	—	553	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	493	143.00–144.50	144.32
2	—	668	109.00	109.00
6	—	362	158.00–160.00	158.67
2	—	348	159.00	159.00
3	—	298	157.00	157.00
11	—	642	120.00–125.00	124.10
7	—	520	130.00–145.00	136.62
7	—	577	125.00–132.00	127.99
13	—	425	147.50–151.00	149.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	113.00	113.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	92.50–102.50	97.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	407	155.00–173.00	168.35
2	—	523	162.00–165.00	163.48
10	—	570	155.50–166.50	161.91
7	—	477	155.00–165.00	159.49
3	—	673	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	127.50	127.50
1	—	520	131.00	131.00
1	—	690	127.00	127.00
3	—	585	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	760.00	760.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	743	600.00–675.00	636.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	883	675.00–950.00	833.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,508	59.00–64.50	60.82
4	—	1,468	57.00–58.00	57.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	25.00–39.00	31.41
1	—	935	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	52.50–54.50	53.53
5	—	1,300	58.00–60.00	59.39

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.