Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---4.00--7.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---Steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00--3.00 higher and bulls firm. Todays receipts : 296 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.65/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$127.65

64 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$7.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.03

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	579	127.77	740	63
Medium and Large 2	565	120.00	678	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.77/cwt here — about $62 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 sale64 hd

127.65

—

KY average29 barns · 5,181 hd

127.62

+0.03

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	1,753	84.24	1,476	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,306	66.44	868	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	59.58	630	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	51.93	598	6thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	702	117.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	134.52/cwt	130.50–136.50	853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,003	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.87/cwt	121.00–132.00	674	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	127.02/cwt	117.50–130.50	837	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,151	1,217.70/cwt	1,025.00–1,275.00	14,016	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,038.51/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	11,870	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,261.72/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	13,728	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,283	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,420	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,094	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	1,270.40/cwt	1,175.00–1,325.00	15,232	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,187.06/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	13,473	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,038	1,260.54/cwt	1,100.00–1,425.00	13,084	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	885	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	12,169	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,065	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	14,644	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,880	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,020	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,220	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,020	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,905	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	994	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	59.58/cwt	57.50–63.50	630	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	67.17/cwt	61.50–72.50	877	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	752	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	53.25/cwt	53.00–53.50	702	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,231	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,110	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,396	1,009.51/cwt	725.00–1,175.00	14,093	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,459	1,057.97/cwt	825.00–1,150.00	15,436	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	51.27/cwt	45.00–55.50	548	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	90.98/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,674	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,113	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	886.75/cwt	750.00–1,150.00	10,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,016.25/cwt	700.00–1,275.00	11,687	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	15,993	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,580	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	21,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	128.43/cwt	118.00–131.50	741	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	120.68/cwt	114.00–126.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	888.16/cwt	850.00–925.00	7,594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	137.75/cwt	127.00–144.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	168.02/cwt	162.00–171.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	143.20/cwt	140.00–146.00	759	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	124.79/cwt	120.00–128.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	149.77/cwt	148.00–151.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	127.78/cwt	124.00–132.00	799	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	134.79/cwt	127.00–139.50	783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	114.58/cwt	111.00–115.50	883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	127.70/cwt	127.50–128.50	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	111.75/cwt	100.00–124.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	149.68/cwt	149.00–150.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	156.24/cwt	155.50–157.00	716	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 May 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 72Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 8Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 4Year ago 36

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---4.00--7.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---Steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00--3.00 higher and bulls firm. Todays receipts : 296 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	702	114.00–120.00	117.99
2	—	350	171.00	171.00
1	—	250	171.00	171.00
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
1	—	420	155.00	155.00
10	—	530	140.00–146.00	143.20
5	—	665	120.00–128.00	124.79
5	—	469	148.00–151.00	149.77
9	—	581	127.00–139.50	134.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	634	130.50–136.50	134.52
7	—	809	124.00	124.00
4	—	659	117.50–130.50	127.02
4	—	765	114.00–126.00	120.68
9	—	580	127.00–144.00	137.75
3	—	382	162.00–171.00	168.02
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
5	—	701	127.50–128.50	127.70
3	—	530	149.00–150.00	149.68
2	—	458	155.50–157.00	156.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	121.00–132.00	128.87
16	—	577	118.00–131.50	128.43
2	—	458	137.00	137.00
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
18	—	625	124.00–132.00	127.78
5	—	771	111.00–115.50	114.58
4	—	336	140.00	140.00
2	—	730	100.00–124.00	111.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,151	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,217.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,038.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,261.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,199	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,270.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,260.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	1,360.00	1,360.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,265	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,170	750.00–1,150.00	886.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	700.00–1,275.00	1,016.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,235.00	1,235.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,396	725.00–1,175.00	1,009.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,459	825.00–1,150.00	1,057.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	855	850.00–925.00	888.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,325	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,840	89.00–93.00	90.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,057	57.50–63.50	59.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,305	61.50–72.50	67.17
1	—	1,320	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	53.00–53.50	53.25
4	—	1,068	45.00–55.50	51.27

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

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Replacement Cattle

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