Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.90/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$135.90

141 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$36.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.29

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	571	137.26	783	132
Medium and Large 2-3	520	117.88	612	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	405	101.00	409	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.26/cwt here — about $374 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 sale141 hd

135.90

—

KY average24 barns · 4,762 hd

130.61

+5.29

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	1,643	84.15	1,382	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,444	56.08	809	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	52.34	635	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	40.45	421	8thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	118.26/cwt	110.00–121.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	132.90/cwt	129.00–136.75	639	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	681	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	121.41/cwt	120.00–122.00	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	154.55/cwt	150.00–159.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	134.36/cwt	130.00–142.00	697	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	651	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	33.63/cwt	21.00–39.50	350	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	43.18/cwt	40.00–47.00	453	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	498	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	699	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	57.77/cwt	56.50–60.00	848	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	50.74/cwt	46.50–53.00	619	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	55.05/cwt	54.00–59.50	653	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	518	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,088	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	85.75/cwt	84.00–87.50	1,456	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,476	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	486	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	871	755.10/cwt	650.00–1,000.00	6,577	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	53.06/cwt	46.50–59.50	681	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	800.43/cwt	700.00–960.00	10,670	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,362	881.89/cwt	785.00–975.00	12,011	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,135.63/cwt	1,110.00–1,150.00	15,445	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	915.55/cwt	875.00–935.00	11,655	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	275	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	775	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	168.34/cwt	158.00–174.00	618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.51/cwt	131.00–137.00	764	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	142.95/cwt	142.95–142.95	876	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	138.76/cwt	138.00–140.00	451	5

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 Oct 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 258Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 79Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 60Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	128.50	128.50
1	—	365	118.00	118.00
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
1	—	530	111.00	111.00
2	—	608	111.00	111.00
1	—	410	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	116.50	116.50
18	—	481	129.00–136.75	132.90
2	—	755	101.00	101.00
1	—	635	123.00	123.00
12	—	522	130.50	130.50
7	—	577	120.00–122.00	121.41
6	—	397	137.50	137.50
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
5	—	325	138.00–140.00	138.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	613	142.95	142.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	117.50	117.50
4	—	592	110.00–121.00	118.26
2	—	498	127.00	127.00
1	—	635	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	130.00–142.00	134.36
2	—	440	156.00	156.00
2	—	288	175.00	175.00
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
5	—	646	120.00	120.00
6	—	367	158.00–174.00	168.34
7	—	572	131.00–137.00	133.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	407	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	131.00	131.00
3	—	573	138.00	138.00
2	—	505	154.00	154.00
2	—	485	150.00–159.00	154.55
2	—	675	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	21.00–39.50	33.63
4	—	1,049	40.00–47.00	43.18
1	—	995	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	51.00	51.00
3	—	1,468	56.50–60.00	57.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,219	46.50–53.00	50.74
8	—	1,187	54.00–59.50	55.05
1	—	1,400	37.00	37.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	73.50	73.50
3	—	1,698	84.00–87.50	85.75
1	—	1,640	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	44.00	44.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	871	650.00–1,000.00	755.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	46.50–59.50	53.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,333	700.00–960.00	800.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,362	785.00–975.00	881.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	1,360	1,110.00–1,150.00	1,135.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,273	875.00–935.00	915.55

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle