Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ----2.00--3.00 lower and Feeder heifers---steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls no test light run.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.62/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$123.62

46 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.71

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	123.62	656	46

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale46 hd

123.62

—

KY average25 barns · 4,161 hd

124.32

−0.71

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	2,030	78.89	1,601	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	40.00	460	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,095	19.00	208	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	635	109.20/cwt	99.00–114.00	693	3
Bulls	—	—	2,030	78.89/cwt	70.00–83.50	1,601	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	460	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	19.00/cwt	19.00–19.00	208	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,325	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	117.18/cwt	112.50–120.00	688	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	130.40/cwt	126.00–133.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	130.06/cwt	128.00–132.00	436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	135.00/cwt	134.00–137.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	116.58/cwt	110.00–120.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	135.23/cwt	134.00–136.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	132.79/cwt	132.50–136.00	679	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	114.04/cwt	111.00–117.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	143.62/cwt	142.00–147.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	495	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 Feb 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 93Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 20

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ----2.00--3.00 lower and Feeder heifers---steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls no test light run.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	99.00–114.00	109.20
7	—	454	130.00	130.00
2	—	748	100.00	100.00
11	—	587	112.50–120.00	117.18
2	—	335	128.00–132.00	130.06
5	—	432	134.00–136.00	135.23
12	—	511	132.50–136.00	132.79
2	—	815	88.00	88.00
2	—	390	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	134.00	134.00
1	—	870	86.00	86.00
4	—	524	138.50	138.50
2	—	415	151.50	151.50
3	—	645	121.00	121.00
3	—	677	110.00–120.00	116.58
4	—	716	111.00–117.00	114.04
2	—	360	160.00	160.00
3	—	325	145.00	145.00
3	—	467	142.00–147.00	143.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	87.00	87.00
1	—	575	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	126.00–133.00	130.40
4	—	593	135.00	135.00
2	—	478	145.00	145.00
3	—	654	134.00–137.00	135.00
1	—	345	166.00	166.00
1	—	375	167.00	167.00
1	—	530	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	124.00	124.00
2	—	615	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	598	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,030	70.00–83.50	78.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	40.00	40.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	19.00	19.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	925.00	925.00

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