Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers ---3.00--4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00--2.00 higher bulls Light test . Todays receipts 229 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.51/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$125.51

65 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$20.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.72

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	549	127.52	700	58
Small 1-2	565	120.00	678	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	541	107.00	579	6thin

One grade step is worth $20.52/cwt here — about $121 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 sale65 hd

125.51

—

KY average26 barns · 4,821 hd

129.23

−3.72

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	1,635	78.25	1,279	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	65.01	895	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,049	48.38	507	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	933	40.86	381	7thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	18,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,063.28/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	12,366	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,332.95/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	14,836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	143.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	110.41/cwt	109.50–111.50	759	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	135.32/cwt	119.00–140.00	704	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,015	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,658	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,054	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	785	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	151.06/cwt	144.00–155.00	715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	809	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	970	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,095	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	711	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	875	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	985	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,679	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,930	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,276.35/cwt	925.00–1,525.00	14,384	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	165	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	65.73/cwt	60.00–71.50	899	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	848	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	434	1
Bulls	—	—	1,995	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,905	1
Bulls	—	—	1,275	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	778	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	892.73/cwt	875.00–925.00	10,320	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	12,470	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,585	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	21,398	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	21,920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	60.27/cwt	54.00–65.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	758	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	53.92/cwt	52.00–55.50	577	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	46.47/cwt	42.00–50.00	487	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	28.40/cwt	21.00–34.00	251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	127.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	741	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	19,883	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,433	1,441.31/cwt	1,400.00–1,475.00	20,654	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,465	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	139.82/cwt	129.00–142.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	686	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,156	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	148.02/cwt	143.00–150.00	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	112.21/cwt	110.00–114.50	695	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	833	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,146	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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 175Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 12Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 4Year ago 17

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers ---3.00--4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00--2.00 higher bulls Light test . Todays receipts 229 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	128.00	128.00
1	—	395	163.00	163.00
4	—	580	134.00	134.00
3	—	837	104.50	104.50
4	—	653	129.00	129.00
2	—	515	146.00	146.00
9	—	472	143.00–150.00	148.02
3	—	712	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	96.00	96.00
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
1	—	800	106.00	106.00
1	—	330	141.00	141.00
6	—	423	140.00–145.00	143.17
10	—	687	109.50–111.50	110.41
10	—	520	119.00–140.00	135.32
12	—	582	120.00–128.00	127.35
6	—	463	129.00–142.00	139.82
3	—	377	146.00	146.00
8	—	619	110.00–114.50	112.21
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	100.00	100.00
2	—	475	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	144.00–155.00	151.06
3	—	608	133.00	133.00
6	—	426	161.50	161.50
3	—	762	119.50	119.50
3	—	542	150.00	150.00
4	—	658	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	132.00	132.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,063.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,113	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,332.95
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,127	925.00–1,525.00	1,276.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,433	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,441.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,156	875.00–925.00	892.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,585	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	575.00	575.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	475.00	475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	20.00	20.00
3	—	1,018	54.00–65.00	60.27
3	—	885	21.00–34.00	28.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,368	60.00–71.50	65.73
1	—	1,450	58.50	58.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	43.00	43.00
2	—	1,070	52.00–55.50	53.92
3	—	1,047	42.00–50.00	46.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	95.50	95.50
1	—	1,275	61.00	61.00

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

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Replacement Cattle

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