Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers-----5.00--9.00 higher and Feeder heifers 5.00--8.00 higher. Slaughter cows --steady to 1.00 higher and bulls--firm . Todays receipts --628 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.72/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$140.72

281 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$22.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.83

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	526	141.05	742	276
Medium and Large 2	501	123.50	618	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	119.00	637	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.05/cwt here — about $106 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 sale281 hd

140.72

—

KY average25 barns · 5,176 hd

134.89

+5.83

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	1,648	81.62	1,345	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,240	58.14	721	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,082	44.87	485	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	743	37.00	275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	162.25/cwt	156.00–165.00	847	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	132.71/cwt	132.00–133.00	932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	560	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	161.37/cwt	145.00–168.00	660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	934	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	113.00/cwt	112.50–114.50	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.08/cwt	118.50–133.00	823	15
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	610	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,501	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	814	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	139.83/cwt	135.00–142.00	726	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	520	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,198	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,541	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	700	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	141.69/cwt	135.50–148.00	672	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	477	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	149.22/cwt	138.00–152.50	852	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	116.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	816	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	622	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	58.80/cwt	57.50–60.50	747	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	44.87/cwt	39.50–50.00	485	9
Bulls	—	—	1,648	81.62/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,345	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	610	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	128	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	839	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	154.95/cwt	150.00–157.00	793	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	278	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	136.84/cwt	121.00–139.75	1,050	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,006	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	779	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	548	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	156.88/cwt	151.50–159.50	662	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	167.24/cwt	165.00–168.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	118.77/cwt	117.00–122.50	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	682	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	129.08/cwt	126.00–130.00	767	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	149.73/cwt	130.00–151.25	967	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	846	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	168.78/cwt	168.00–170.00	714	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	157.12/cwt	153.00–163.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	156.44/cwt	151.75–160.00	914	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	636	21

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 Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 65Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 20Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 79Year ago 9

Compared to last week : Feeder steers-----5.00--9.00 higher and Feeder heifers 5.00--8.00 higher. Slaughter cows --steady to 1.00 higher and bulls--firm . Todays receipts --628 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	522	156.00–165.00	162.25
7	—	702	132.00–133.00	132.71
7	—	409	145.00–168.00	161.37
1	—	320	162.50	162.50
3	—	900	123.50	123.50
31	—	767	121.00–139.75	136.84
15	—	680	148.00	148.00
4	—	477	165.00–168.00	167.24
19	—	646	130.00–151.25	149.73
2	—	395	167.00	167.00
24	—	584	151.75–160.00	156.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	124.00	124.00
1	—	605	80.00	80.00
1	—	880	109.50	109.50
1	—	775	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	628	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	131.00	131.00
2	—	688	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	116.00	116.00
8	—	795	117.50	117.50
4	—	720	112.50–114.50	113.00
15	—	628	118.50–133.00	131.08
51	—	519	135.00–142.00	139.83
6	—	286	145.00	145.00
16	—	474	135.50–148.00	141.69
6	—	331	144.00	144.00
7	—	877	105.00	105.00
22	—	422	151.50–159.50	156.88
13	—	594	126.00–130.00	129.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	360	155.50	155.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	545	138.00	138.00
27	—	454	150.25	150.25
46	—	604	140.00	140.00
21	—	408	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	361	177.00	177.00
3	—	278	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	507	160.50	160.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	571	138.00–152.50	149.22
4	—	702	115.00–120.00	116.25
7	—	688	122.00	122.00
7	—	512	150.00–157.00	154.95
2	—	315	174.00	174.00
3	—	835	101.00	101.00
6	—	608	140.00	140.00
8	—	388	173.00	173.00
32	—	423	168.00–170.00	168.78
5	—	461	153.00–163.00	157.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	584	117.00–122.50	118.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	610	410.00	410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	510.00	510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	510.00	510.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	55.50	55.50
4	—	1,270	57.50–60.50	58.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,082	39.50–50.00	44.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	21.00	21.00
1	—	875	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	81.00–82.00	81.62

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle