Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----3.00--4.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---2.00--3.00 higher Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bulls firm. Todays receipts : 400 hd

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.32/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$121.32

132 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$43.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.31

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	531	122.83	653	114
Small 1-2	475	122.00	580	2thin
Medium and Large 2	557	115.01	641	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	763	79.00	603	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.83/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 sale132 hd

121.32

—

KY average26 barns · 7,679 hd

121.01

+0.31

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	1,965	76.50	1,503	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	51.76	705	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	47.73	591	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	915	25.73	235	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	120.15/cwt	115.00–125.00	686	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	788	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	162.99/cwt	148.00–166.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	111.66/cwt	110.00–125.00	789	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	156.89/cwt	142.00–162.00	668	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	984.73/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	11,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	116.46/cwt	113.00–120.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	128.34/cwt	127.00–129.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	830	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,106	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	990.38/cwt	925.00–1,035.00	11,122	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	112.22/cwt	100.00–115.50	741	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	806.37/cwt	510.00–900.00	9,636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	704	18
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	142.53/cwt	134.50–146.00	658	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	168.64/cwt	166.00–169.00	568	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	797	770.79/cwt	600.00–860.00	6,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	875	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,187.02/cwt	1,000.00–1,350.00	14,399	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	607	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,865	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	325	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	315	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	143	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	30.59/cwt	29.00–32.00	283	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	51.76/cwt	50.00–54.00	705	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	46.04/cwt	41.00–48.00	586	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	51.12/cwt	49.50–52.50	597	2
Bulls	—	—	1,965	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,503	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,012.66/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	11,646	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	752.01/cwt	635.00–875.00	9,062	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,160	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	738.71/cwt	650.00–850.00	8,591	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,356	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,650	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	16,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	811	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,443	671.14/cwt	585.00–760.00	9,685	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,343	835.79/cwt	810.00–885.00	11,225	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	132.63/cwt	132.00–135.00	773	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	594	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	117.60/cwt	112.00–118.50	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	131.78/cwt	125.00–133.50	476	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,268	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	13,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	112.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	132.28/cwt	122.00–136.50	566	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	123.31/cwt	123.00–123.50	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	147.81/cwt	144.00–148.50	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	710	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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 123Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 22Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 32Year ago 10

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----3.00--4.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---2.00--3.00 higher Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bulls firm. Todays receipts : 400 hd

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	571	115.00–125.00	120.15
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
5	—	634	110.00	110.00
3	—	465	127.00–129.00	128.34
10	—	660	100.00–115.50	112.22
5	—	361	125.00–133.50	131.78
16	—	428	122.00–136.50	132.28
8	—	504	123.00–123.50	123.31
2	—	738	105.00	105.00
2	—	305	131.00	131.00
2	—	278	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	510	128.00	128.00
18	—	593	118.75	118.75
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	97.00	97.00
7	—	567	112.00–118.50	117.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	79.00	79.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	505	156.00	156.00
31	—	595	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	707	110.00–125.00	111.66
4	—	426	142.00–162.00	156.89
2	—	780	113.00–120.00	116.46
1	—	565	131.00	131.00
1	—	270	155.00	155.00
6	—	541	144.00–148.50	147.81
3	—	682	122.00	122.00
2	—	488	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	106.00	106.00
1	—	780	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	565	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	148.00–166.00	162.99
7	—	545	136.00	136.00
2	—	418	151.00	151.00
18	—	462	134.50–146.00	142.53
8	—	337	166.00–169.00	168.64
6	—	723	121.00	121.00
18	—	583	132.00–135.00	132.63
5	—	632	110.00–115.00	112.99
3	—	295	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
1	—	325	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	594	120.00	120.00
1	—	815	85.00	85.00
7	—	525	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	122.50	122.50

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)	Open	2	—	1,150	950.00–1,025.00	984.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,123	925.00–1,035.00	990.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,213	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,187.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,035.00	1,035.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,650	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,195	510.00–900.00	806.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,205	635.00–875.00	752.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,163	650.00–850.00	738.71
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	797	600.00–860.00	770.79
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,443	585.00–760.00	671.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,343	810.00–885.00	835.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	16.00	16.00
2	—	925	29.00–32.00	30.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	50.00–54.00	51.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	41.00–48.00	46.04
2	—	1,168	49.50–52.50	51.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	76.50	76.50

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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