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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 24

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

234 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 140▲ 141 vs year ago 93 · +151.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 19▲ 18 vs year ago 5 · +360.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 7▲ 26 vs year ago 2 · +1,300.0%

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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 $144.96/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$144.96

95 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$35.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.54

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	145.33	722	94
Medium and Large 2-3	445	110.00	490	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.33/cwt here — about $232 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 sale95 hd

144.96

—

KY average24 barns · 4,906 hd

142.42

+2.54

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	1,950	91.50	1,784	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	71.11	1,008	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	61.52	719	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	936	55.90	523	6thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	180.90/cwt	177.50–185.00	602	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	499	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	634	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	738	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	157.30/cwt	156.00–160.00	849	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	931	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	149.74/cwt	149.00–150.00	988	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	149.45/cwt	141.00–155.00	471	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	153.36/cwt	147.50–155.00	587	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	150.34/cwt	150.00–151.00	639	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	142.97/cwt	137.00–147.00	658	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	787	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	146.95/cwt	142.00–152.00	754	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	139.20/cwt	136.50–141.00	824	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	133.71/cwt	132.50–138.00	854	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	464	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	412	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	700	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	158.41/cwt	147.00–161.00	657	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	550	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	154.72/cwt	150.00–162.00	746	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	151.47/cwt	140.00–155.50	789	18
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2-3	525	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	669	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	905	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	942	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,042	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,950	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,784	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	56.49/cwt	55.00–58.00	475	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	59.81/cwt	58.00–61.00	567	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	469	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	65.22/cwt	61.50–71.50	740	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	54.34/cwt	53.00–55.50	678	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	625	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	73.56/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,040	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	66.20/cwt	64.00–68.50	943	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	6,805	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	12,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,161.41/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	13,356	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	18,995	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	954.52/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	7,818	5
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	860	748.20/cwt	625.00–885.00	6,435	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,207	911.35/cwt	750.00–1,225.00	11,000	15

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 140Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 19Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 7Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	412	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	827	126.00	126.00
9	—	642	141.00	141.00
1	—	280	170.00	170.00
6	—	760	124.00	124.00
7	—	415	147.00–161.00	158.41
5	—	725	127.00	127.00
10	—	482	150.00–162.00	154.72
18	—	521	140.00–155.50	151.47
5	—	595	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	132.50	132.50
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	350	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	149.00	149.00
3	—	540	156.00–160.00	157.30
4	—	479	154.00	154.00
4	—	660	149.00–150.00	149.74
3	—	333	177.50–185.00	180.90
3	—	597	156.00	156.00
1	—	375	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	150.00–151.00	150.34
9	—	639	132.50–138.00	133.71
17	—	592	136.50–141.00	139.20
20	—	460	137.00–147.00	142.97
1	—	725	119.00	119.00
3	—	513	142.00–152.00	146.95
8	—	315	141.00–155.00	149.45
12	—	383	147.50–155.00	153.36
1	—	760	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	513	153.50	153.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	58.00–61.00	59.81
1	—	1,090	43.00	43.00
2	—	840	55.00–58.00	56.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	64.00–68.50	66.20
4	—	1,414	72.00–77.00	73.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	50.00	50.00
7	—	1,134	61.50–71.50	65.22
2	—	1,248	53.00–55.50	54.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	91.50	91.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,310	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,161.41

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	1	—	900	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	90.00	90.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	—	819	750.00–1,000.00	954.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	860	625.00–885.00	748.20

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)	15	—	1,207	750.00–1,225.00	911.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	815	835.00	835.00

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.