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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 11

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Apr 4Apr 11Apr 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

223 head

▼ 411 vs last sale 634▲ 32 vs year ago 191 · +16.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 45▲ 11 vs year ago 19 · +57.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 43▼ 53 vs year ago 162 · −32.7%

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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 $147.61/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$147.61

95 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$11.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.19

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	566	148.04	838	89
Medium and Large 2-3	497	146.00	726	3thin
Large 2	503	136.33	686	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.71/cwt here — about $152 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

147.61

—

KY average23 barns · 6,036 hd

146.42

+1.19

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	1,721	98.95	1,703	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	84.61	954	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,409	81.27	1,145	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	65.66	679	5thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	174.32/cwt	173.00–175.00	830	6
Steers	—	Large 2	480	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	787	1
Steers	—	Large 2	520	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	801	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	893	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	159.26/cwt	155.00–162.00	921	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	973	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	156.36/cwt	153.00–160.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	162.54/cwt	155.00–164.00	676	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	732	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	159.77/cwt	155.00–163.00	743	13
Heifers	—	Large 2	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	497	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	726	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	149.46/cwt	144.00–154.00	761	9
Heifers	—	Large 2	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	147.66/cwt	143.00–150.50	853	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	138.10/cwt	132.00–144.00	869	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	133.28/cwt	132.50–134.50	965	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,081	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Large 2	353	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	625	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	758	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	178.77/cwt	175.00–180.00	783	4
Bulls	—	Large 2	438	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	740	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	168.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	797	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	492	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	758	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	163.36/cwt	160.00–164.00	849	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	148.16/cwt	146.00–152.00	865	11
Bulls	—	Large 2	593	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	830	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	932	5
Bulls	—	Large 2	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	428	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	347	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	87.05/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,219	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,006	1
Bulls	—	—	2,015	103.83/cwt	99.00–107.50	2,092	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	73.52/cwt	69.00–76.00	748	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	807	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	53.88/cwt	52.00–56.00	571	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	96.89/cwt	90.50–104.00	1,075	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	80.50/cwt	78.50–84.00	930	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	88.40/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,200	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	76.50/cwt	75.00–77.50	1,060	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	81.96/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,177	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	1,572.88/cwt	1,535.00–1,610.00	23,515	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	865	1,454.34/cwt	1,400.00–1,550.00	12,580	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	922	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,064	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	936	1,136.11/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	10,634	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	985	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,820	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,029	1,452.21/cwt	1,375.00–1,550.00	14,943	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	1,229.61/cwt	975.00–1,325.00	13,636	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,137.67/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	12,856	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,807	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	964.17/cwt	710.00–1,050.00	11,329	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,998	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,361.37/cwt	1,060.00–1,425.00	16,473	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,341	1,255.58/cwt	1,060.00–1,360.00	16,837	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,541	1,256.40/cwt	860.00–1,475.00	19,361	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	1,316.03/cwt	1,125.00–1,450.00	10,686	12
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	854	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	12,170	8
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	15,190	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,061	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	849	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	9,169	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	910	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	13,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,226	1,551.95/cwt	1,300.00–1,825.00	19,027	13

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 Apr 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 634Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 45Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 43Year ago 162

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	154.00	154.00
1	—	480	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	155.00–162.00	159.26
14	—	527	169.00–170.00	169.50
5	—	628	155.00	155.00
6	—	476	173.00–175.00	174.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	167.00–170.00	168.48
2	—	395	192.00	192.00
11	—	584	146.00–152.00	148.16
6	—	520	160.00–164.00	163.36
4	—	438	175.00–180.00	178.77
1	—	325	193.00	193.00
5	—	632	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
3	—	492	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	140.00	140.00
2	—	438	169.00	169.00
2	—	353	177.00	177.00
1	—	690	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	137.00	137.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	416	155.00–164.00	162.54
8	—	833	129.75	129.75
5	—	724	132.50–134.50	133.28
25	—	629	132.00–144.00	138.10
9	—	509	144.00–154.00	149.46
13	—	465	155.00–163.00	159.77
11	—	578	143.00–150.50	147.66
2	—	318	153.00–160.00	156.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	81.00	81.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,017	69.00–76.00	73.52
2	—	1,060	52.00–56.00	53.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	90.50–104.00	96.89
1	—	1,055	76.50	76.50
4	—	1,155	78.50–84.00	80.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	75.00–77.50	76.50
2	—	1,358	88.00–89.00	88.40
7	—	1,436	79.00–85.50	81.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	85.00–90.00	87.05
1	—	1,775	113.00	113.00
2	—	2,015	99.00–107.50	103.83

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,541	860.00–1,475.00	1,256.40
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,130	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,341	1,060.00–1,360.00	1,255.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,210	1,060.00–1,425.00	1,361.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,139	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,175	710.00–1,050.00	964.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,029	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,452.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,109	975.00–1,325.00	1,229.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	922	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	936	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,136.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	865	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,454.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	812	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,316.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,550.00	1,550.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	854	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
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	849	1,080.00	1,080.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	818	129.75	129.75

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	13	—	1,226	1,300.00–1,825.00	1,551.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	2	—	1,495	1,535.00–1,610.00	1,572.88

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.