Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

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 lower and bulls firm . Todays receipts 374 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.83/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$145.83

132 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$8.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.95

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	521	145.96	761	130
Medium and Large 2	453	137.50	622	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.46/cwt here — about $138 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

145.83

—

KY average25 barns · 3,003 hd

135.89

+9.95

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	1,964	81.75	1,605	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	54.61	754	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,072	41.91	449	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	974	32.63	318	6thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	145.54/cwt	145.00–149.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	143.87/cwt	138.00–151.00	777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	143.64/cwt	142.50–144.00	725	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	143.09/cwt	139.50–146.00	531	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	126.45/cwt	120.00–135.00	861	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	154.28/cwt	142.00–167.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	339	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	155.31/cwt	147.00–162.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	135.33/cwt	128.00–136.50	831	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,007	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	104.61/cwt	102.00–110.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	166.34/cwt	163.00–170.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	111.06/cwt	105.00–114.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	496	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	873	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	910	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,778	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	615	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	35.50/cwt	35.50–35.50	389	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	42.55/cwt	38.00–50.00	455	10
Bulls	—	—	2,064	83.33/cwt	76.50–88.50	1,720	5
Bulls	—	—	1,868	65.19/cwt	63.50–67.00	1,218	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	90.17/cwt	90.00–90.50	1,677	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,850	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,350	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	23.14/cwt	21.00–25.00	211	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	30.83/cwt	30.00–32.50	303	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	56.69/cwt	55.00–60.00	800	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	54.83/cwt	53.00–56.50	783	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	640.93/cwt	400.00–750.00	7,069	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	141.23/cwt	139.00–142.50	794	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	127.45/cwt	124.00–134.50	804	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	742.59/cwt	735.00–750.00	8,154	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	131.93/cwt	127.00–134.00	739	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	739	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	153.10/cwt	140.00–157.00	732	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	139.30/cwt	133.00–141.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	138.24/cwt	123.00–141.00	648	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	764	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	162.72/cwt	148.50–166.50	693	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	426	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 Mar 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 50Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 5Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 6

Compared to last week :Feeder steers 3.00--4.00 higher and Feeder heifers 2.00--3.00 higher . Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls firm . Todays receipts 374 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
21	—	505	142.50–144.00	143.64
10	—	371	139.50–146.00	143.09
17	—	560	127.00–134.00	131.93
6	—	421	133.00–141.00	139.30
20	—	469	123.00–141.00	138.24
15	—	624	120.00–125.00	122.39
2	—	300	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
2	—	340	136.00	136.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	145.00–149.00	145.54
7	—	540	138.00–151.00	143.87
12	—	681	120.00–135.00	126.45
2	—	433	142.00–167.00	154.28
3	—	820	117.00	117.00
5	—	488	147.00–162.00	155.31
14	—	614	128.00–136.50	135.33
8	—	868	116.00	116.00
2	—	900	106.00	106.00
2	—	710	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	339	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	787	102.00–110.00	104.61
4	—	367	163.00–170.00	166.34
3	—	720	105.00–114.00	111.06
1	—	290	171.00	171.00
21	—	562	139.00–142.50	141.23
28	—	631	124.00–134.50	127.45
14	—	513	144.00	144.00
25	—	478	140.00–157.00	153.10
27	—	426	148.50–166.50	162.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,103	400.00–750.00	640.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	735.00–750.00	742.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,185	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,411	55.00–60.00	56.69
4	—	1,428	53.00–56.50	54.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	35.50	35.50
10	—	1,070	38.00–50.00	42.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	21.00–25.00	23.14
3	—	983	30.00–32.50	30.83
1	—	1,075	57.00	57.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,064	76.50–88.50	83.33
2	—	1,868	63.50–67.00	65.19
3	—	1,860	90.00–90.50	90.17

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle