Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.71/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$138.71

114 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$9.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.41

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	509	139.06	708	110
Medium and Large 2-3	506	129.25	654	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.81/cwt here — about $54 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 sale114 hd

138.71

—

KY average27 barns · 6,060 hd

139.12

−0.41

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	1,880	91.77	1,725	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,381	61.12	844	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	60.48	674	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	38.85	393	7thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	162.69/cwt	157.00–166.50	604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	165.42/cwt	155.00–167.00	716	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	156.99/cwt	150.00–163.00	741	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	142.03/cwt	140.00–143.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	122.35/cwt	121.00–125.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.45/cwt	135.00–143.00	871	9
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	167.03/cwt	165.00–168.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	998	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	159.11/cwt	155.00–164.00	831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	165.23/cwt	163.00–168.50	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	135.22/cwt	131.00–140.00	913	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	43.86/cwt	40.50–48.50	457	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	58.68/cwt	58.00–59.50	757	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	62.31/cwt	60.50–65.00	709	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	35.09/cwt	33.00–37.00	348	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	62.10/cwt	60.50–64.50	880	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	57.74/cwt	57.00–58.50	624	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	91.77/cwt	91.00–92.50	1,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	114.23/cwt	107.50–120.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	139.47/cwt	134.00–140.00	809	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	148.27/cwt	145.00–150.00	780	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	168.98/cwt	156.00–173.50	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	106.39/cwt	100.50–109.50	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	143.93/cwt	140.00–146.00	606	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	116.92/cwt	112.50–120.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	143.99/cwt	138.00–144.50	667	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	130.06/cwt	126.50–132.50	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	133.10/cwt	130.00–134.00	764	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	138.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	714	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	150.78/cwt	150.00–154.00	865	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 Sep 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 82Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	121.00	121.00
8	—	371	157.00–166.50	162.69
15	—	433	155.00–167.00	165.42
8	—	472	150.00–163.00	156.99
2	—	625	135.00	135.00
11	—	580	134.00–140.00	139.47
4	—	660	126.00	126.00
28	—	526	145.00–150.00	148.27
4	—	315	156.00–173.50	168.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	140.00–143.00	142.03
3	—	563	121.00–125.00	122.35
3	—	613	107.50–120.00	114.23
4	—	712	100.50–109.50	106.39
3	—	508	132.00	132.00
5	—	665	112.50–120.00	116.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	153.00	153.00
1	—	390	153.00	153.00
1	—	595	138.00	138.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	133.50	133.50
9	—	620	135.00–143.00	140.45
3	—	385	165.00–168.00	167.03
11	—	708	141.00	141.00
7	—	522	155.00–164.00	159.11
5	—	408	163.00–168.50	165.23
3	—	463	158.00	158.00
9	—	675	131.00–140.00	135.22
10	—	574	150.00–154.00	150.78
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	146.50	146.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	154.50	154.50
1	—	825	111.00	111.00
2	—	740	124.00	124.00
18	—	421	140.00–146.00	143.93
5	—	665	130.00	130.00
22	—	463	138.00–144.50	143.99
6	—	637	126.50–132.50	130.06
3	—	313	148.00	148.00
22	—	574	130.00–134.00	133.10
26	—	515	130.00–140.00	138.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	137.00	137.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	40.50–48.50	43.86
4	—	991	33.00–37.00	35.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	58.00–59.50	58.68
5	—	1,417	60.50–64.50	62.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	60.50–65.00	62.31
2	—	1,080	57.00–58.50	57.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	91.00–92.50	91.77

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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