Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---3.00--6.00--higher and Feeder heifers--2.00--4.00 higher. Slaughter cows--steady and bulls --no test. Todays receipts 100 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.30/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$138.30

40 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$30.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.57

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	511	142.43	727	33
Medium and Large 2	558	128.50	717	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	425	111.63	475	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.80/cwt here — about $253 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 sale40 hd

138.30

—

KY average26 barns · 1,924 hd

126.74

+11.57

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	51.07	775	2thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	51.07/cwt	50.00–52.50	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	326	175.61/cwt	175.00–179.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	110.24/cwt	105.00–112.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	158.00/cwt	155.00–161.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	129.65/cwt	129.00–131.00	504	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	362.68/cwt	300.00–425.00	3,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	121.19/cwt	117.00–124.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	128.32/cwt	117.50–132.00	595	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	153.27/cwt	151.00–156.50	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	107.94/cwt	106.00–110.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	135.65/cwt	135.00–136.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	128.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	106.48/cwt	104.00–109.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	1

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 109Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 50Year ago 8

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---3.00--6.00--higher and Feeder heifers--2.00--4.00 higher. Slaughter cows--steady and bulls --no test. Todays receipts 100 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	50.00–52.50	51.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	326	175.00–179.00	175.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	701	105.00–112.00	110.24
1	—	345	152.50	152.50
1	—	885	88.00	88.00
2	—	640	123.00	123.00
6	—	517	146.00	146.00
7	—	423	151.00–156.50	153.27
6	—	587	125.00–130.00	128.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	385	158.00	158.00
1	—	585	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	112.50	112.50
1	—	495	116.00	116.00
2	—	408	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	155.00–161.00	158.00
1	—	390	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	104.00–109.00	106.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	134.00	134.00
2	—	673	111.00	111.00
6	—	389	129.00–131.00	129.65
5	—	518	117.00–124.00	121.19
10	—	464	117.50–132.00	128.32
2	—	628	106.00–110.00	107.94
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
3	—	325	135.00–136.00	135.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	104.00	104.00
1	—	340	122.50	122.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	300.00–425.00	362.68

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

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Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle