Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----steady to 1.00 higher and Feeder heifers----steady to 2.00 higher . Slaughter cows steady and bulls 1.00 lower. Todays receipts--191 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.15/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$140.15

49 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$8.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.42

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	439	141.76	622	40
Medium and Large 2-3	308	133.00	410	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.76/cwt here — about $213 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 sale49 hd

140.15

—

KY average25 barns · 5,707 hd

133.73

+6.42

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	1,680	85.25	1,432	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,450	68.00	986	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	61.28	845	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	47.65	541	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	19.00	192	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
Bulls	—	—	1,845	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,587	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,280	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	45.70/cwt	39.00–51.00	531	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	564	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	862	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	64.05/cwt	62.00–66.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	154.94/cwt	146.00–158.50	778	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	153.39/cwt	150.00–158.00	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	577	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	114.98/cwt	111.00–117.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	144.98/cwt	140.00–149.00	602	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	141.81/cwt	139.00–142.00	876	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	136.07/cwt	134.00–141.00	791	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	834	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	135.59/cwt	130.00–141.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	410	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	158.84/cwt	158.00–161.00	704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	137.65/cwt	135.00–139.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	154.52/cwt	151.00–158.00	746	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	19.00/cwt	19.00–19.00	192	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,450	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	304	179.54/cwt	172.50–182.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	171.58/cwt	171.00–172.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	496	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 154Year ago 74

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 5

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----steady to 1.00 higher and Feeder heifers----steady to 2.00 higher . Slaughter cows steady and bulls 1.00 lower. Todays receipts--191 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,515	84.50	84.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	39.00–51.00	45.70
1	—	1,055	53.50	53.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	58.50	58.50
2	—	1,285	62.00–66.00	64.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	19.00	19.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	68.00	68.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	123.00	123.00
11	—	502	146.00–158.50	154.94
1	—	480	158.00	158.00
1	—	435	162.00	162.00
16	—	618	139.00–142.00	141.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	128.00	128.00
9	—	336	150.00–158.00	153.39
3	—	372	155.00	155.00
3	—	615	111.00–117.00	114.98
13	—	415	140.00–149.00	144.98
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
7	—	486	130.00–141.00	135.59
3	—	505	135.00–139.00	137.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	308	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	114.00	114.00
1	—	765	113.00	113.00
4	—	508	150.50	150.50
2	—	608	125.00	125.00
15	—	581	134.00–141.00	136.07
3	—	667	125.00	125.00
7	—	443	158.00–161.00	158.84
2	—	483	151.00–158.00	154.52
1	—	335	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	304	172.50–182.00	179.54
5	—	419	171.00–172.00	171.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	635.00	635.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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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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