Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : feeder steers ----2.00-3.00 higher----Feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Todays receipts----152 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.28/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$129.28

61 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$19.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.49

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	547	129.61	710	60
Small 1-2	545	110.00	600	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.61/cwt here — about $110 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 sale61 hd

129.28

—

KY average27 barns · 5,495 hd

136.77

−7.49

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	1,633	96.43	1,575	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	845	66.00	558	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,118	65.50	732	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,633	96.43/cwt	95.50–97.50	1,575	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	729	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,030	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	726	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	558	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,355	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	394	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,835	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	995	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	113.55/cwt	110.50–115.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	986	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	293	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	134.23/cwt	123.00–137.50	694	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.40/cwt	140.00–144.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	148.60/cwt	144.00–160.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.17/cwt	130.00–145.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	138.81/cwt	135.00–140.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	138.47/cwt	134.00–140.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	131.19/cwt	131.00–132.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	119.84/cwt	115.00–121.50	759	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	162.61/cwt	161.00–166.00	675	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,216.51/cwt	1,025.00–1,400.00	14,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	125.62/cwt	120.00–133.00	730	8

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 112Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 18Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 20

Compared to last week : feeder steers ----2.00-3.00 higher----Feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Todays receipts----152 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	95.50–97.50	96.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	60.50	60.50
1	—	1,030	70.50	70.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	66.00	66.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	885.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	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)	1	—	1,045	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,170	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,216.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	175.00	175.00
5	—	293	175.00	175.00
4	—	350	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	122.00	122.00
4	—	524	142.00–145.00	143.49
6	—	428	144.00–160.00	148.60
4	—	565	134.00–140.00	138.47
5	—	630	131.00–132.00	131.19
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	110.50–115.00	113.55
4	—	863	106.00	106.00
6	—	307	147.50	147.50
9	—	517	123.00–137.50	134.23
5	—	393	146.50	146.50
4	—	475	130.00–145.00	140.17
16	—	633	115.00–121.50	119.84
2	—	675	114.00–115.00	114.51
8	—	581	120.00–133.00	125.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	235	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	161.00	161.00
1	—	795	124.00	124.00
1	—	735	130.00	130.00
1	—	845	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	154.00	154.00
5	—	575	140.00–144.00	141.40
1	—	540	155.00	155.00
4	—	629	135.00–140.00	138.81
3	—	415	161.00–166.00	162.61

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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