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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 22

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 91▼ 52 vs year ago 134 · −38.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 22▲ 14 vs year ago 18 · +77.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 22▲ 54 vs year ago 19 · +284.2%

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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 $148.12/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$148.12

15 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$38.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.72

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	431	150.70	650	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	625	112.00	700	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.70/cwt here — about −$50 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 sale15 hd

148.12

—

KY average26 barns · 7,826 hd

149.84

−1.72

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	1,630	94.79	1,545	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	82.10	1,133	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	68.45	840	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	57.73	597	5thin

Every lot

36 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc. - 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	885	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	167.15/cwt	160.00–169.00	520	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	164.00/cwt	160.00–166.00	590	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	810	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	623	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	851	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	888	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	83.10/cwt	73.50–89.50	1,230	3
Bulls	—	—	1,627	94.54/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,538	3
Bulls	—	—	1,858	112.72/cwt	108.00–117.00	2,094	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	411	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	61.16/cwt	55.00–64.00	647	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	53.80/cwt	45.00–61.00	589	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	69.56/cwt	63.00–75.00	867	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	80.53/cwt	79.00–82.50	1,061	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,327	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,048	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	82.87/cwt	81.50–84.50	1,154	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,535	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	920	788.32/cwt	750.00–825.00	7,253	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,333	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,408.15/cwt	1,175.00–1,725.00	15,771	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,925	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	795	570.36/cwt	300.00–775.00	4,534	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	823	817.89/cwt	775.00–860.00	6,731	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	843	632.24/cwt	410.00–950.00	5,330	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,368	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,104	929.01/cwt	640.00–1,270.00	10,256	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,052.78/cwt	750.00–1,300.00	12,633	16

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 →

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Feb 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 91Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 22Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 22Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	148.00	148.00
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
2	—	348	179.00	179.00
2	—	663	134.00	134.00
1	—	385	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	311	160.00–169.00	167.15
3	—	360	160.00–166.00	164.00
2	—	580	132.00	132.00
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	131.00	131.00
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
1	—	653	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	152.50	152.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,195	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	2	—	920	750.00–825.00	788.32

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	5	—	1,120	1,175.00–1,725.00	1,408.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,203	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	825.00	825.00

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	823	775.00–860.00	817.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	843	410.00–950.00	632.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	795	300.00–775.00	570.36

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)	19	—	1,104	640.00–1,270.00	929.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	16	—	1,200	750.00–1,300.00	1,052.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	928	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	45.00–61.00	53.80
7	—	1,246	63.00–75.00	69.56
3	—	1,317	79.00–82.50	80.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,327	79.00	79.00
4	—	1,393	81.50–84.50	82.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	44.00	44.00
4	—	1,058	55.00–64.00	61.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	73.50–89.50	83.10
3	—	1,627	90.00–99.00	94.54
2	—	1,858	108.00–117.00	112.72

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.