Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and Feeder heifers---2.00--3.00--higher, Slaughter cows and bulls --steady . Todays receipts --164 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.13/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$146.13

55 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$17.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.54

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	525	147.40	774	51
Medium and Large 2-3	497	130.00	645	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.40/cwt here — about $129 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 sale55 hd

146.13

—

KY average26 barns · 2,109 hd

134.59

+11.54

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	1,480	73.48	1,088	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,261	53.78	678	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	45.69	530	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	840	41.89	352	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,203	75.27/cwt	75.00–75.50	905	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,135	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	573	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	55.78/cwt	52.00–59.00	473	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	158	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	315	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,672	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,436	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	735	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,491	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	7,807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	848	4
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	750	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	685	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	156.03/cwt	151.00–163.00	679	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	140.28/cwt	140.00–141.00	676	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	132.59/cwt	129.00–134.00	684	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	826	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	12,272	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,095	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,450	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	10,513	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	54.87/cwt	53.00–56.00	715	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	45.69/cwt	41.00–49.00	530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	591	1
Bulls	—	—	1,248	61.17/cwt	60.00–63.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	144.29/cwt	143.00–145.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	161.71/cwt	151.00–165.00	712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	154.28/cwt	147.00–158.00	795	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	136.77/cwt	136.00–139.00	868	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	114.54/cwt	112.00–117.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.62/cwt	140.00–144.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	146.75/cwt	142.50–151.00	396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	155.35/cwt	153.00–156.50	729	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	146.24/cwt	142.00–150.50	771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	128.49/cwt	120.00–129.50	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	574	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 118Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and Feeder heifers---2.00--3.00--higher, Slaughter cows and bulls --steady . Todays receipts --164 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	75.00–75.50	75.27
2	—	1,990	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,248	60.00–63.00	61.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	50.50	50.50
3	—	1,303	53.00–56.00	54.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	52.00–59.00	55.78
1	—	790	20.00	20.00
1	—	875	36.00	36.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,161	41.00–49.00	45.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	525.00	525.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	475.00	475.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	510.00	510.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	935	835.00	835.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	885.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,515	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	725.00	725.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	129.00	129.00
6	—	440	151.00–165.00	161.71
6	—	515	147.00–158.00	154.28
3	—	574	147.00	147.00
2	—	458	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
2	—	723	116.00	116.00
4	—	556	152.50	152.50
12	—	435	151.00–163.00	156.03
2	—	675	120.00–125.00	122.44
12	—	635	136.00–139.00	136.77
2	—	318	162.50	162.50
9	—	469	153.00–156.50	155.35
7	—	527	142.00–150.50	146.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	129.00	129.00
2	—	438	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	111.00	111.00
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
1	—	635	114.00	114.00
1	—	865	96.00	96.00
10	—	482	140.00–141.00	140.28
14	—	516	129.00–134.00	132.59
3	—	365	143.00–145.00	144.29
2	—	660	112.00–117.00	114.54
3	—	425	140.00–144.00	142.62
2	—	270	142.50–151.00	146.75
9	—	578	120.00–129.50	128.49

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle