Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----2.00--4.00 higher and Feeder heifers----2.00--3.00 lower . Slaughter cows 4.00 lower and bulls 3.00 lower . Todays receipts ----179 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.71/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$138.71

57 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$239

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

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	385	140.00	539	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	500	139.17	696	55
Medium and Large 2-3	695	112.00	778	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about −$239 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 sale57 hd

138.71

—

KY average26 barns · 7,381 hd

138.38

+0.33

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	—	High	1,444	72.01	1,040	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,278	67.07	857	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	48.34	559	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	886	36.65	325	6thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	334	154.21/cwt	146.00–157.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	136.39/cwt	135.00–137.00	837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	132.17/cwt	122.00–135.00	759	9
Bulls	—	—	1,843	87.51/cwt	85.50–90.00	1,613	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	38.50/cwt	38.50–38.50	343	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	586	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	46.56/cwt	40.00–59.50	540	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	670	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	67.07/cwt	65.00–71.00	857	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	845	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	542	132.66/cwt	130.00–134.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	174.69/cwt	171.00–176.00	735	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	155.45/cwt	154.50–160.00	900	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	155.02/cwt	140.00–158.00	788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	111.34/cwt	111.00–111.50	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	136.84/cwt	129.00–141.00	702	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	150.06/cwt	137.00–153.00	851	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	175.00/cwt	172.00–177.00	691	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,806	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	800.11/cwt	775.00–875.00	9,281	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	168.22/cwt	163.00–169.50	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Bulls	—	—	645	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	264	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	207	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	32.47/cwt	30.00–34.50	283	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,034	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 Apr 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 191Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 162Year ago 5

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----2.00--4.00 higher and Feeder heifers----2.00--3.00 lower . Slaughter cows 4.00 lower and bulls 3.00 lower . Todays receipts ----179 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	334	146.00–157.00	154.21
1	—	875	102.00	102.00
10	—	450	149.25	149.25
9	—	574	122.00–135.00	132.17
2	—	265	162.00	162.00
2	—	380	155.00	155.00
2	—	420	145.00	145.00
2	—	660	112.00	112.00
3	—	765	111.00–111.50	111.34
18	—	513	129.00–141.00	136.84
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	135.00–137.00	136.39
2	—	473	168.00	168.00
1	—	701	120.50	120.50
6	—	508	140.00–158.00	155.02
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
11	—	567	137.00–153.00	150.06
3	—	650	131.50	131.50
6	—	448	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	130.00–134.00	132.66
1	—	560	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	181.00	181.00
10	—	395	172.00–177.00	175.00
1	—	405	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	152.00	152.00
2	—	720	127.00–128.00	127.49
11	—	579	154.50–160.00	155.45
5	—	477	163.00–169.50	168.22
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	171.00–176.00	174.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	85.50–90.00	87.51
1	—	645	41.00	41.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	38.50	38.50
1	—	1,010	58.00	58.00
1	—	795	26.00	26.00
3	—	873	30.00–34.50	32.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,159	40.00–59.50	46.56
1	—	1,135	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	65.00–71.00	67.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,160	775.00–875.00	800.11
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	825.00	825.00

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

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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