Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.55/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$133.55

114 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$28.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.61

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	574	135.08	775	108
Medium and Large 2-3	528	106.10	560	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.98/cwt here — about $216 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

133.55

—

KY average25 barns · 4,630 hd

130.95

+2.61

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	1,685	81.00	1,365	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	54.08	853	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	51.68	613	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	987	33.38	329	7thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	143.00/cwt	132.00–144.50	595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	147.56/cwt	137.00–149.00	928	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	104.87/cwt	100.00–107.50	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	128.98/cwt	118.00–136.00	887	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	130.61/cwt	120.00–136.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	128.06/cwt	117.50–130.75	1,042	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,053	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	170.45/cwt	166.00–175.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	145.31/cwt	135.00–150.00	834	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	151.14/cwt	140.00–154.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	136.30/cwt	125.00–140.00	728	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2Full	—	530	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	535	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	55.87/cwt	55.00–57.00	949	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	450	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	28.93/cwt	20.00–32.50	285	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	519	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	674	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	372	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	57.52/cwt	55.50–62.00	699	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,365	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	753	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	732.43/cwt	440.00–935.00	9,038	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	828	636.56/cwt	575.00–700.00	5,271	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	14,528	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	1,394.25/cwt	1,350.00–1,450.00	19,701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	147.96/cwt	145.00–152.00	694	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	133.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	614	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	174.23/cwt	170.00–175.00	589	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	104.25/cwt	103.00–108.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	126.67/cwt	126.00–127.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	135.61/cwt	126.00–137.50	688	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	763	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,152	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.

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Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 229Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 34Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 31Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
1	—	660	103.00	103.00
3	—	465	100.00–107.50	104.87
1	—	515	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	132.00–144.50	143.00
4	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
15	—	688	118.00–136.00	128.98
14	—	814	117.50–130.75	128.06
3	—	647	125.50	125.50
10	—	461	125.00–135.00	133.28
4	—	371	146.00	146.00
21	—	507	126.00–137.50	135.61
3	—	318	144.50	144.50
2	—	1,038	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	532	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	154.00	154.00
17	—	629	137.00–149.00	147.56
3	—	653	120.00–136.00	130.61
2	—	445	160.50	160.50
12	—	734	143.50	143.50
4	—	364	166.00–175.00	170.45
3	—	258	155.00	155.00
15	—	574	135.00–150.00	145.31
5	—	514	140.00–154.00	151.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
3	—	560	112.00	112.00
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	534	125.00–140.00	136.30
1	—	270	155.00	155.00
3	—	712	119.00	119.00
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
2	—	650	120.00	120.00
16	—	469	145.00–152.00	147.96
4	—	603	130.00	130.00
6	—	419	158.50	158.50
6	—	338	170.00–175.00	174.23
3	—	589	126.00–127.00	126.67
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	121.00	121.00
1	—	460	131.00	131.00
4	—	687	103.00–108.00	104.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	55.00–57.00	55.87
1	—	1,335	50.50	50.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	40.00	40.00
4	—	1,216	55.50–62.00	57.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	984	20.00–32.50	28.93
1	—	1,060	49.00	49.00
1	—	930	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	81.00	81.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	93.00	93.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	—	1,234	440.00–935.00	732.43
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	828	575.00–700.00	636.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,413	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,394.25

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