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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 18

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 223▼ 60 vs year ago 154 · −39.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 30▲ 4 vs year ago 15 · +26.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 109▲ 4 vs year ago 10 · +40.0%

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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 $151.86/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$151.86

37 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$12.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

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	555	153.52	852	32
Medium and Large 2-3	525	141.20	741	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.32/cwt here — about $110 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 sale37 hd

151.86

—

KY average24 barns · 5,175 hd

147.84

+4.02

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	1,373	104.44	1,434	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,668	81.32	1,356	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	79.33	979	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	46.41	454	6thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	718	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	184.03/cwt	183.00–185.00	880	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	978	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	452	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	611	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	164.67/cwt	164.00–165.00	700	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	166.36/cwt	166.00–167.00	805	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	715	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	777	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	776	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	133.44/cwt	129.00–138.00	846	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,089	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,263	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	195.74/cwt	195.00–197.00	446	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	586	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	842	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	158.56/cwt	156.00–161.00	845	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	846	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	128.27/cwt	127.50–129.00	859	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,373	104.44/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,434	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	37.37/cwt	34.00–40.00	357	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	718	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	605	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	75.58/cwt	74.00–78.50	930	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	86.83/cwt	85.00–88.50	1,079	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	81.32/cwt	80.50–82.00	1,356	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,543	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,406	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,334.52/cwt	1,175.00–1,435.00	14,012	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	16,240	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	835	744.91/cwt	600.00–875.00	6,220	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	870.43/cwt	585.00–1,125.00	9,253	6

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 223Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 30Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 109Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	228	195.00–197.00	195.74
4	—	553	153.00	153.00
1	—	305	192.00	192.00
1	—	615	145.00	145.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
2	—	473	178.00	178.00
2	—	670	127.50–129.00	128.27
2	—	533	156.00–161.00	158.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	152.50	152.50
1	—	585	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	135.50	135.50
3	—	493	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	167.50	167.50
3	—	345	177.00	177.00
4	—	634	129.00–138.00	133.44
8	—	484	166.00–167.00	166.36
2	—	590	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,089	116.00	116.00
3	—	425	164.00–165.00	164.67
5	—	518	150.00	150.00
1	—	365	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	190.00	190.00
1	—	635	154.00	154.00
2	—	478	183.00–185.00	184.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	865	625.00	625.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	575.00	575.00

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	3	—	1,050	1,175.00–1,435.00	1,334.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	—	835	600.00–875.00	744.91

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)	6	—	1,063	585.00–1,125.00	870.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	59.00	59.00
4	—	955	34.00–40.00	37.37
1	—	1,025	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	85.00–88.50	86.83
6	—	1,230	74.00–78.50	75.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	80.50–82.00	81.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	100.00–108.00	104.44

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.