Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to Holidays closing ---no trends---

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.66/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$119.66

50 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$96

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

$19.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.89

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	496	123.15	610	40
Medium and Large 2-3	557	108.67	605	3thin
Small 1-2	365	106.00	387	2thin
Medium and Large 2	680	103.80	706	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.35/cwt here — about −$96 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 sale50 hd

119.66

—

KY average8 barns · 1,394 hd

122.55

−2.89

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	1,897	80.01	1,517	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,417	48.29	684	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	42.27	513	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,015	35.12	357	6thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	143.60/cwt	137.50–146.50	589	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	387	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	51.37/cwt	50.00–53.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	136.44/cwt	131.00–142.50	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	119.04/cwt	115.00–120.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	126.23/cwt	119.00–128.50	702	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	137.51/cwt	135.00–141.50	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	129.85/cwt	127.50–134.50	671	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	735	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	125.67/cwt	120.00–128.00	598	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	855	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,199	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	808.96/cwt	760.00–875.00	9,748	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,621	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,055	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,495	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	441	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	75.51/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,412	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,736	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	39.59/cwt	38.50–40.50	375	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	32.89/cwt	30.00–35.00	345	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	47.92/cwt	46.50–50.50	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	126.30/cwt	125.00–127.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	125.32/cwt	122.00–128.50	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	125.49/cwt	120.00–127.00	655	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,719	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,234.06/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	14,710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	132.07/cwt	130.00–142.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	741	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	42.27/cwt	40.00–44.50	513	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	695	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	388	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	376	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,548	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,871	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,223	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	707.42/cwt	650.00–760.00	8,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	731	2

How this sale compares

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 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 139Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 30Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 6Year ago 22

Due to Holidays closing ---no trends---

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	708	109.50	109.50
6	—	410	137.50–146.50	143.60
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
8	—	556	119.00–128.50	126.23
5	—	467	135.00–141.50	137.51
3	—	517	127.50–134.50	129.85
1	—	685	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	104.50	104.50
2	—	865	84.50	84.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	131.00–142.50	136.44
5	—	570	115.00–120.00	119.04
1	—	340	129.00	129.00
16	—	476	120.00–128.00	125.67
3	—	412	125.00–127.00	126.30
4	—	633	102.50	102.50
9	—	522	120.00–127.00	125.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
2	—	575	115.00	115.00
2	—	698	99.50	99.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
2	—	545	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	122.00–128.50	125.32
1	—	765	113.50	113.50
7	—	528	130.00–142.00	132.07
2	—	555	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	129.00	129.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	97.00	97.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	50.00–53.00	51.37
5	—	1,338	46.50–50.50	47.92
1	—	1,440	44.00	44.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	38.50–40.50	39.59
4	—	1,049	30.00–35.00	32.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,213	40.00–44.50	42.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,870	75.00–76.00	75.51
1	—	1,950	89.00	89.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,205	760.00–875.00	808.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,192	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,234.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	650.00–760.00	707.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	685.00	685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,045	825.00	825.00

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.

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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle