Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers -----Steady and Feeder Heifers---Steady to 1.00--2.00 lower . Slaughter cows 3.00--5.00 Higher and Bulls 3.00 higher. Todays receipts ---330 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.16/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$128.16

50 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.92

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	502	136.00	683	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	518	129.27	670	38
Medium and Large 2-3	429	113.70	488	5thin
Small 1-2	605	111.00	672	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $11 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 sale50 hd

128.16

—

KY average26 barns · 5,465 hd

132.08

−3.92

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	1,573	95.53	1,503	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,255	76.00	954	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	65.42	903	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	850	52.50	446	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	20,805	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,863	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	866.56/cwt	735.00–925.00	9,723	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,535.00/cwt	1,535.00–1,535.00	19,111	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,520	1,458.76/cwt	1,375.00–1,550.00	22,173	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	18,356	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,235	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	137.09/cwt	128.50–146.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	136.09/cwt	134.00–140.00	631	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,350	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	13,298	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,334	1,030.62/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	13,748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	442	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,106.25/cwt	675.00–1,260.00	13,695	13
Bulls	—	—	1,250	86.54/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,082	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	101.53/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,815	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	66.41/cwt	62.50–72.00	938	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	641	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	954	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	850	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	446	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	965	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,891	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,850	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	735	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,696	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,583	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,040	1,034.80/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	10,762	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,776	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,016.88/cwt	1,000.00–1,035.00	11,440	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	937	1,154.72/cwt	850.00–1,375.00	10,820	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	11,188	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	888.79/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	7,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	559	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	885	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	11,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	893.35/cwt	875.00–910.00	7,370	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	908.05/cwt	900.00–925.00	10,579	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,188.73/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	13,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	141.30/cwt	135.00–144.50	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	659	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,321.56/cwt	1,075.00–1,550.00	15,594	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,333.21/cwt	1,250.00–1,375.00	15,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,433	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	828.11/cwt	710.00–900.00	9,581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	124.07/cwt	121.00–125.00	715	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	129.56/cwt	116.00–137.00	665	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	792	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	144.43/cwt	135.00–154.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.98/cwt	128.00–140.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	119.81/cwt	114.50–132.00	785	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	148.18/cwt	148.00–148.50	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	153.82/cwt	150.00–162.00	658	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,296.83/cwt	1,025.00–1,550.00	14,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	761	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,113.77/cwt	985.00–1,225.00	13,343	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,261.77/cwt	1,075.00–1,525.00	14,788	10

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 Jun 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 275Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 37Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 131Last week 25Year ago 18

Compared to last week : Feeder steers -----Steady and Feeder Heifers---Steady to 1.00--2.00 lower . Slaughter cows 3.00--5.00 Higher and Bulls 3.00 higher. Todays receipts ---330 hd.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,425	1,460.00	1,460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,520	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,458.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,535.00	1,535.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,148	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,188.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,075.00–1,550.00	1,321.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,127	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,333.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,025.00–1,550.00	1,296.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	985.00–1,225.00	1,113.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,172	1,075.00–1,525.00	1,261.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	975.00–1,100.00	1,034.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	937	850.00–1,375.00	1,154.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	875.00–910.00	893.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,122	735.00–925.00	866.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,238	675.00–1,260.00	1,106.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,125	1,000.00–1,035.00	1,016.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,165	900.00–925.00	908.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,157	710.00–900.00	828.11
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,334	925.00–1,100.00	1,030.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	775.00–1,000.00	888.79
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	685.00	685.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	1,200.00	1,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	128.50–146.00	137.09
2	—	820	105.00	105.00
3	—	327	171.00	171.00
5	—	728	110.50	110.50
5	—	459	135.00–154.00	144.43
5	—	570	128.00–140.00	136.98
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	164.00	164.00
3	—	507	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	464	134.00–140.00	136.09
3	—	405	135.00–144.50	141.30
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
13	—	576	121.00–125.00	124.07
12	—	513	116.00–137.00	129.56
1	—	765	112.00	112.00
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
1	—	365	141.00	141.00
3	—	315	148.00–148.50	148.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	106.00	106.00
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
1	—	405	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	502	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	170.00	170.00
7	—	550	144.00	144.00
2	—	715	130.00	130.00
10	—	655	114.50–132.00	119.81
2	—	450	160.00	160.00
7	—	428	150.00–162.00	153.82
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	83.00–90.00	86.54
3	—	1,788	96.00–107.00	101.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,413	62.50–72.00	66.41
1	—	1,115	57.50	57.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	52.50	52.50

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle