Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---Steady to 1.00--2.00 lower and Feeder heifers 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher and bulls --No test .------Todays receipts 170 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.47/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$123.47

56 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$38.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.39

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	636	124.80	793	50
Medium and Large 2-3	459	124.23	570	4thin
Medium and Large 2	780	91.00	710	1thin
Small 1-2	590	86.00	507	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.80/cwt here — about $286 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 sale56 hd

123.47

—

KY average26 barns · 5,279 hd

139.86

−16.39

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	69.89	980	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,053	53.04	559	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,400	32.00	448	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	53.04/cwt	48.50–57.50	559	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,172	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	69.75/cwt	65.00–86.00	956	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	448	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	17,787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	785	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,683	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,015	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,430	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	590	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	150.86/cwt	140.00–152.50	667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	111.49/cwt	110.00–116.00	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	128.49/cwt	120.50–130.00	747	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	157.04/cwt	153.00–161.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	117.22/cwt	115.00–124.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	173.67/cwt	171.00–175.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	903	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	145.36/cwt	141.00–147.50	972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	166.50/cwt	165.00–169.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	132.45/cwt	125.00–140.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	140.59/cwt	135.00–142.00	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,021	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	800	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 Jul 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 201Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 7Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 7Year ago 42

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---Steady to 1.00--2.00 lower and Feeder heifers 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher and bulls --No test .------Todays receipts 170 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	48.50–57.50	53.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	71.00	71.00
8	—	1,371	65.00–86.00	69.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	32.00	32.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	1,210.00	1,210.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	635.00	635.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	535.00	535.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	960.00	960.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,245	975.00	975.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	173.50	173.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	137.50	137.50
4	—	561	149.00	149.00
1	—	605	141.50	141.50
4	—	489	148.00–149.00	148.51
3	—	330	171.00–175.00	173.67
2	—	728	124.00	124.00
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
4	—	433	159.00	159.00
6	—	392	165.00–169.00	166.50
10	—	537	148.00–150.00	148.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	149.50	149.50
2	—	958	116.00	116.00
2	—	460	153.00–161.00	157.04
5	—	802	134.00	134.00
3	—	669	141.00–147.50	145.36
1	—	415	165.00	165.00
5	—	701	135.00–142.00	140.59
2	—	608	146.00	146.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	442	140.00–152.50	150.86
4	—	766	110.00–116.00	111.49
13	—	581	120.50–130.00	128.49
5	—	523	121.00	121.00
4	—	634	115.00–124.00	117.22
1	—	820	116.00	116.00
1	—	670	124.00	124.00
2	—	705	117.00	117.00
3	—	330	146.00	146.00
2	—	388	145.00	145.00
8	—	1,031	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	137.00	137.00
1	—	555	95.00	95.00
2	—	413	125.00–140.00	132.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	91.00	91.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle