Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $151.57/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$151.57

51 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$37.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.82

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	493	154.49	762	47
Medium and Large 2-3	610	117.25	715	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.24/cwt here — about $47 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 sale51 hd

151.57

—

KY average25 barns · 1,982 hd

136.75

+14.82

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	—	Low	1,608	84.20	1,354	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,460	67.17	981	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	66.44	802	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	52.67	580	10

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	139.76/cwt	137.00–140.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	157.72/cwt	156.00–160.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	143.31/cwt	140.00–153.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	137.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	151.38/cwt	145.00–158.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	110.96/cwt	101.00–121.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	657	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	146.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	149.02/cwt	146.50–154.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	140.97/cwt	139.50–142.00	877	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	173.22/cwt	170.00–175.00	462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,663	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	13,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	842.56/cwt	825.00–850.00	10,802	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,025.49/cwt	935.00–1,125.00	13,588	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,263	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	970.30/cwt	935.00–1,000.00	12,954	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	90.31/cwt	63.00–107.00	1,021	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,229.06/cwt	1,160.00–1,300.00	13,704	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	1,358.65/cwt	1,175.00–1,535.00	11,725	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,720	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	942	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	60.52/cwt	60.00–61.50	634	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	52.19/cwt	50.50–56.00	525	4
Bulls	—	—	1,608	84.20/cwt	75.00–92.50	1,354	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	67.84/cwt	66.50–69.50	990	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	45.46/cwt	40.00–49.50	582	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	68.08/cwt	65.00–70.50	805	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	787	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.

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Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon Aug 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 151Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 30Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 29Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	113.00	113.00
1	—	530	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	151.00	151.00
12	—	467	137.00–140.00	139.76
9	—	385	156.00–160.00	157.72
2	—	698	120.00	120.00
2	—	595	131.00	131.00
1	—	855	112.00	112.00
5	—	505	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	119.00	119.00
1	—	555	111.00	111.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	380	173.00	173.00
3	—	512	140.00–150.00	146.61
3	—	697	137.50	137.50
1	—	325	173.00	173.00
14	—	555	147.00	147.00
6	—	471	146.50–154.00	149.02
5	—	622	139.50–142.00	140.97
3	—	267	170.00–175.00	173.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	459	164.50	164.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	140.00–153.00	143.31
4	—	604	153.50	153.50
2	—	768	135.00–139.00	137.02
2	—	520	145.00–158.00	151.38
2	—	708	132.00	132.00
1	—	680	145.00	145.00
1	—	450	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
1	—	505	122.50	122.50
2	—	608	101.00–121.00	110.96
1	—	785	119.00	119.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,275	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,115	1,160.00–1,300.00	1,229.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	863	1,175.00–1,535.00	1,358.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,282	825.00–850.00	842.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,325	935.00–1,125.00	1,025.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,335	935.00–1,000.00	970.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	960	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,130	63.00–107.00	90.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	64.50	64.50
4	—	1,460	66.50–69.50	67.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,047	60.00–61.50	60.52
4	—	1,006	50.50–56.00	52.19
3	—	1,280	40.00–49.50	45.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	65.00–70.50	68.08
1	—	1,280	61.50	61.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	75.00–92.50	84.20

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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Bulls · 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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle