Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Bred cows and cow/calf pairs were met with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.00/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$136.00

50 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$26.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

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	492	141.37	695	32
Medium and Large 2-3	540	127.88	691	16thin
Small and Medium 1-2	453	115.00	520	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.37/cwt here — about $175 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

136.00

—

KY average24 barns · 4,176 hd

138.11

−2.11

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	1,916	98.64	1,890	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	68.96	969	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,595	68.06	1,086	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,186	59.63	707	7thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	148.90/cwt	145.00–150.50	944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	149.30/cwt	148.00–150.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	866	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,122.07/cwt	1,060.00–1,200.00	10,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	563	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,660.00/cwt	1,660.00–1,660.00	21,995	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,521	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	12,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	1,481.63/cwt	1,335.00–1,675.00	17,809	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	162.98/cwt	153.00–164.50	755	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	148.60/cwt	146.00–150.00	480	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	68.96/cwt	68.00–70.00	969	2
Bulls	—	—	2,250	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	2,374	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	92.33/cwt	90.50–93.50	1,605	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	54.90/cwt	52.50–57.00	606	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	63.17/cwt	60.00–64.50	788	4
Bulls	—	—	1,928	101.51/cwt	99.50–103.50	1,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	129.32/cwt	128.50–131.00	877	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,226.95/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	15,705	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	12,411	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	861.73/cwt	800.00–910.00	10,815	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	990	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	65.01/cwt	64.50–65.50	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	564	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	70.10/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	828	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	1,199.18/cwt	1,085.00–1,285.00	15,158	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	130.68/cwt	128.00–132.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	134.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	134.14/cwt	133.50–139.00	657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	158.37/cwt	155.00–159.50	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	143.03/cwt	140.00–144.50	955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	150.63/cwt	150.50–151.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,069	2

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 85Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 18Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 7Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Bred cows and cow/calf pairs were met with strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	154.00	154.00
7	—	634	145.00–150.50	148.90
4	—	526	155.00–159.50	158.37
3	—	668	140.00–144.50	143.03
2	—	798	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	137.50	137.50
3	—	630	130.00–137.00	134.37
2	—	455	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	145.00	145.00
2	—	628	122.00	122.00
6	—	387	145.00–146.00	145.51
3	—	323	146.00–150.00	148.60
3	—	588	131.00	131.00
1	—	800	118.00	118.00
15	—	515	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	136.00	136.00
3	—	712	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
3	—	525	128.00–132.00	130.68
8	—	490	133.50–139.00	134.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	176.00	176.00
6	—	409	170.50	170.50
3	—	568	148.00–150.00	149.30
3	—	515	152.50	152.50
2	—	623	139.00	139.00
8	—	463	153.00–164.50	162.98
3	—	678	128.50–131.00	129.32
1	—	780	136.00	136.00
1	—	300	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	147.00	147.00
5	—	587	141.00	141.00
4	—	465	150.50–151.00	150.63

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	920	1,060.00–1,200.00	1,122.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,226.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	985.00	985.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,255	800.00–910.00	861.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,264	1,085.00–1,285.00	1,199.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,325	1,660.00	1,660.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	72.50	72.50
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,202	1,335.00–1,675.00	1,481.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	68.00–70.00	68.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	52.50–57.00	54.90
4	—	1,248	60.00–64.50	63.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	64.50–65.50	65.01
3	—	1,590	68.00–73.00	70.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,250	105.50	105.50
2	—	1,738	90.50–93.50	92.33
2	—	1,928	99.50–103.50	101.51

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle