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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 19

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

144 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 280▼ 112 vs year ago 256 · −43.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 37▲ 15 vs year ago 9 · +166.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 89▲ 4 vs year ago 15 · +26.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 8.00-10.00 lower and feeder heifers were 4.00-6.00 lower on a plain offering on all classes of feeder calves. No test on slaughter cows and bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $156.63/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$156.63

54 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

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

$41.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

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	528	159.44	842	50
Medium and Large 2-3	483	125.00	603	2thin
Large 1-2	790	118.00	932	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.44/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale54 hd

156.63

—

KY average25 barns · 2,990 hd

157.70

−1.08

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	—	High	1,595	96.80	1,544	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	80.55	1,155	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	66.51	791	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	55.84	575	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,042	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$966	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$1,675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$872	4thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	155.04/cwt	145.00–165.00	912	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	986	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,125	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,095	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,277	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	798	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,093	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	160.19/cwt	159.00–160.50	1,318	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	383	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	670	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	161.89/cwt	157.00–167.00	627	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	167.69/cwt	160.00–172.00	802	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	811	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	153.10/cwt	146.50–157.50	857	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	820	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	138.83/cwt	135.00–141.00	869	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	120.47/cwt	118.00–129.00	857	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	168.48/cwt	155.00–171.00	650	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	743	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	173.28/cwt	165.00–176.00	762	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	516	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	867	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	147.80/cwt	145.00–150.00	779	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	908	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	149.28/cwt	147.00–159.00	943	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	969	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	133.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	964	5
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,572	93.07/cwt	90.50–95.00	1,463	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,798	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	49.07/cwt	47.00–51.00	493	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	645	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	767	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	610	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	920	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	66.76/cwt	66.50–67.00	821	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,184	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	78.06/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,142	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,041.67/head	925.00–1,125.00	1,042	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	965.63/head	925.00–1,000.00	966	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	871.50/head	750.00–925.00	872	4

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 Sep 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 280Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 37Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 89Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	395	188.00	188.00
7	—	516	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	159.00	159.00
5	—	725	130.00–135.00	133.03
1	—	650	149.00	149.00
5	—	632	147.00–159.00	149.28
2	—	475	168.00	168.00
4	—	440	165.00–176.00	173.28
6	—	386	155.00–171.00	168.48
9	—	527	145.00–150.00	147.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	145.00–165.00	155.04
3	—	725	151.00	151.00
6	—	793	161.00	161.00
5	—	823	159.00–160.50	160.19
4	—	664	169.50	169.50
1	—	620	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	590	139.00	139.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	273	173.00	173.00
5	—	560	146.50–157.50	153.10
4	—	513	158.00	158.00
7	—	626	135.00–141.00	138.83
12	—	478	160.00–172.00	167.69
4	—	387	157.00–167.00	161.89
1	—	325	163.00	163.00
9	—	711	118.00–129.00	120.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,095	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,005	47.00–51.00	49.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	73.00–84.00	78.06
1	—	1,345	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	54.50	54.50
1	—	1,180	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,230	66.50–67.00	66.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	108.00	108.00
3	—	1,572	90.50–95.00	93.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	925.00–1,125.00	1,041.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	925.00–1,000.00	965.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	858	750.00–925.00	871.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,130	1,125.00	1,125.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,010	1,675.00	1,675.00

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.