Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 2.00--3.00 Lower and Feeder heifers--Steady to 2.00 Higher . Slaughter cows and bulls Firm . Todays receipts 121 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.72/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$129.72

42 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.51

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	129.72	712	42

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

129.72

—

KY average25 barns · 4,820 hd

131.24

−1.51

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	1,840	80.75	1,486	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	68.63	915	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	61.50	649	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	47.00	588	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	2,025	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,974	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,059	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	588	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	68.63/cwt	61.00–74.50	915	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,010	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,130	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,055	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	139.30/cwt	134.00–145.00	435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	822	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	135.88/cwt	129.00–147.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	126.99/cwt	121.00–135.00	785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	136.73/cwt	121.00–143.50	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	136.88/cwt	132.00–138.50	713	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	746	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,268	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	147.31/cwt	143.00–148.50	781	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.81/cwt	104.00–126.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.03/cwt	129.00–144.00	797	3

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 168Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 89Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 2.00--3.00 Lower and Feeder heifers--Steady to 2.00 Higher . Slaughter cows and bulls Firm . Todays receipts 121 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	97.50	97.50
1	—	1,655	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	47.00	47.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,333	61.00–74.50	68.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	61.50	61.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	111.00	111.00
2	—	453	155.00	155.00
5	—	618	121.00–135.00	126.99
4	—	563	121.00–143.50	136.73
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
11	—	530	143.00–148.50	147.31
1	—	655	128.00	128.00
1	—	800	90.00	90.00
2	—	313	170.00	170.00
2	—	353	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	139.00	139.00
2	—	575	104.00–126.00	114.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	312	134.00–145.00	139.30
7	—	682	120.50	120.50
1	—	350	141.00	141.00
4	—	469	140.00	140.00
12	—	521	132.00–138.50	136.88
6	—	705	105.50	105.50
3	—	602	124.00	124.00
2	—	403	141.00	141.00
3	—	573	129.00–144.00	139.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	138.00	138.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
2	—	490	150.00	150.00
5	—	576	129.00–147.00	135.88
1	—	400	161.00	161.00
1	—	670	134.00	134.00
1	—	710	115.50	115.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	101.00	101.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00

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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Feeder Cattle

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