Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 2.00--3.00 higher and Feeder heifers Steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls Steady. Todays receipts 133 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.42/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$131.42

43 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$20.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.41

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	499	135.85	677	32
Medium and Large 2-3	443	120.57	534	7thin
Medium and Large 2	324	115.00	373	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.85/cwt here — about $305 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 sale43 hd

131.42

—

KY average25 barns · 4,699 hd

133.83

−2.41

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	1,815	97.22	1,765	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,357	68.35	928	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	53.14	598	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	888	30.25	268	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,565	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,377	1
Bulls	—	—	1,878	99.52/cwt	94.50–106.50	1,869	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	636	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	68.35/cwt	65.00–72.00	928	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	485	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	6.00/cwt	6.00–6.00	53	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	162.96/cwt	160.00–166.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	151.04/cwt	145.00–153.00	802	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	139.78/cwt	131.00–141.50	710	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	120.28/cwt	118.50–124.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	141.11/cwt	135.00–145.00	752	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	144.08/cwt	141.50–145.50	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	143.72/cwt	140.00–146.50	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	151.47/cwt	145.00–160.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	123.81/cwt	123.50–124.00	889	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	373	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	156.00/cwt	151.00–161.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	52.19/cwt	51.50–52.50	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	19,113	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 Jun 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 137Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 62Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 131Year ago 4

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 2.00--3.00 higher and Feeder heifers Steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls Steady. Todays receipts 133 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,878	94.50–106.50	99.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	56.00	56.00
3	—	1,122	51.50–52.50	52.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,357	65.00–72.00	68.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	54.50	54.50
1	—	885	6.00	6.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	160.00–166.00	162.96
4	—	531	145.00–153.00	151.04
2	—	585	143.00	143.00
3	—	477	159.00	159.00
3	—	685	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	115.50	115.50
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
2	—	318	134.00	134.00
9	—	508	131.00–141.50	139.78
1	—	560	133.00	133.00
6	—	418	141.50–145.50	144.08
7	—	455	140.00–146.50	143.72
5	—	608	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	388	123.00	123.00
2	—	580	114.50	114.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	684	118.50–124.00	120.28
4	—	471	150.00	150.00
12	—	533	135.00–145.00	141.11
6	—	424	145.00–160.00	151.47
8	—	718	123.50–124.00	123.81
3	—	640	133.00	133.00
1	—	860	105.00	105.00
2	—	360	151.00–161.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
2	—	350	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,380	1,385.00	1,385.00

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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