Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.91/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$136.91

83 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$13.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.02

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	534	137.86	737	77
Medium and Large 2-3	454	124.79	567	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.07/cwt here — about $170 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 sale83 hd

136.91

—

KY average26 barns · 4,319 hd

140.93

−4.02

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	1,530	86.50	1,323	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	70.89	1,056	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	920	70.00	644	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	62.89	765	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	169.76/cwt	168.00–172.50	645	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	151.00/cwt	147.50–153.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	172.34/cwt	165.00–177.50	483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	104.51/cwt	101.00–108.00	881	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,645	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,331	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	137.11/cwt	130.00–144.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	140.39/cwt	137.00–149.50	744	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	681	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	139.03/cwt	138.00–143.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	359	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	145.40/cwt	143.00–147.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	6,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	644	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	822	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	75.35/cwt	73.50–76.50	1,138	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	62.89/cwt	56.00–67.00	765	4
Bulls	—	—	1,530	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	151.33/cwt	151.00–152.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	71.87/cwt	65.00–75.50	800	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	108.19/cwt	107.00–109.00	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	131.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	833	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	881.21/cwt	810.00–960.00	10,909	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,856	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	116.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	134.89/cwt	131.00–136.50	772	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	129.04/cwt	123.00–132.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	154.67/cwt	152.00–156.50	710	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	140.83/cwt	137.00–153.00	749	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	122.34/cwt	114.00–130.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	121.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	137.65/cwt	137.00–138.50	983	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	121.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 138Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 21Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 11Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	380	168.00–172.50	169.76
3	—	280	165.00–177.50	172.34
2	—	670	132.00	132.00
6	—	577	140.00	140.00
23	—	530	137.00–149.50	140.39
2	—	330	160.00	160.00
5	—	817	107.00–109.00	108.19
3	—	632	125.00–135.00	131.81
8	—	713	110.00–120.00	116.50
10	—	459	152.00–156.50	154.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	151.00–152.00	151.33
1	—	430	141.50	141.50
2	—	625	120.00–122.00	120.98
4	—	584	115.00–125.00	121.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	147.50–153.00	151.00
2	—	473	154.00–156.00	154.99
2	—	435	170.00	170.00
5	—	586	143.00–147.00	145.40
2	—	668	138.00	138.00
2	—	608	144.00	144.00
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
7	—	714	137.00–138.50	137.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	142.50	142.50
1	—	650	119.50	119.50
3	—	492	123.00–132.00	129.04
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	146.00	146.00
2	—	843	101.00–108.00	104.51
6	—	486	130.00–144.00	137.11
6	—	423	138.00–143.00	139.03
16	—	572	131.00–136.50	134.89
18	—	532	137.00–153.00	140.83
9	—	679	120.00–123.00	121.54
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	463	147.00	147.00
6	—	359	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	127.00	127.00
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
2	—	523	114.00–130.00	122.34
2	—	435	127.00–130.00	128.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,490	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	810.00–960.00	881.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,475	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	950	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	450.00	450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,113	65.00–75.50	71.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	825	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	57.50	57.50
3	—	1,510	73.50–76.50	75.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,216	56.00–67.00	62.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	86.50	86.50

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle