Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.54/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$135.54

98 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$10.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

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	585	136.92	801	82
Medium and Large 2-3	515	128.62	663	15thin
Small and Medium 2-3	580	126.00	731	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.92/cwt here — about $70 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 sale98 hd

135.54

—

KY average27 barns · 5,033 hd

136.88

−1.34

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	1,492	85.83	1,280	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	64.50	892	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	51.50	668	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	134.17/cwt	131.00–137.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	133.22/cwt	132.00–138.00	887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	136.06/cwt	131.50–142.00	785	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	144.98/cwt	144.00–146.00	594	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	145.24/cwt	144.50–146.00	912	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	147.06/cwt	146.00–147.50	857	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	153.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,008	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	545	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	115.03/cwt	113.00–117.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	698	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	147.95/cwt	145.00–148.50	793	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	160.49/cwt	157.50–163.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.05/cwt	145.00–155.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	876	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	959	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	62.67/cwt	62.50–63.00	869	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	607	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,449	1
Bulls	—	—	1,040	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	791.29/cwt	525.00–1,000.00	8,443	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,890	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	10,656	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,344.87/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	12,884	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	799.36/cwt	575.00–925.00	8,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	21,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	134.91/cwt	131.00–139.50	796	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	137.20/cwt	136.50–140.00	724	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	121.97/cwt	121.00–123.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	138.38/cwt	130.00–138.85	843	45

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 Sep 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 333Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 22Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	131.00–137.00	134.17
2	—	550	126.00	126.00
3	—	533	129.50	129.50
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
4	—	622	121.00–123.00	121.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	142.50	142.50
14	—	577	131.50–142.00	136.06
2	—	410	144.00–146.00	144.98
1	—	375	149.00	149.00
4	—	728	113.00–117.00	115.03
1	—	785	112.00	112.00
10	—	528	136.50–140.00	137.20
45	—	609	130.00–138.85	138.38
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	708	118.00	118.00
17	—	536	145.00–148.50	147.95
3	—	428	157.50–163.00	160.49
2	—	475	145.00–155.00	150.05
2	—	770	110.00	110.00
13	—	636	137.75	137.75
5	—	674	132.25	132.25
1	—	340	163.00	163.00
11	—	590	131.00–139.50	134.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	105.50	105.50
2	—	765	102.00	102.00
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
2	—	543	131.00	131.00
1	—	360	141.00	141.00
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	666	132.00–138.00	133.22
3	—	427	165.00	165.00
4	—	520	145.00	145.00
16	—	628	144.50–146.00	145.24
10	—	583	146.00–147.50	147.06
6	—	488	150.00–160.00	153.77
1	—	830	121.50	121.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	127.50	127.50
4	—	464	130.00	130.00
3	—	527	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	97.50	97.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,387	62.50–63.00	62.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	45.50	45.50
1	—	1,260	57.50	57.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	96.50	96.50
1	—	1,610	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,040	71.00	71.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,067	525.00–1,000.00	791.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	635.00	635.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	958	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,344.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	575.00–925.00	799.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,505	1,425.00	1,425.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle