Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.86/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$143.86

61 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$57.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

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	578	146.63	848	54
Medium and Large 2-3	582	128.02	745	6thin
Medium and Large 3	490	89.00	436	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.63/cwt here — about $411 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 sale61 hd

143.86

—

KY average27 barns · 4,816 hd

147.49

−3.64

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	1,291	77.96	1,006	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	52.00	783	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	46.91	569	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	39.01	376	10

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2Fancy	—	323	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	165.50/cwt	164.00–167.00	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	763	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	156.42/cwt	154.50–159.00	673	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	138.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	722	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	140.07/cwt	134.00–146.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	834	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	132.85/cwt	126.00–136.50	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,105	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	103.47/cwt	100.50–105.50	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	875	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	150.59/cwt	150.00–151.00	501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	708	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	120.72/cwt	117.00–122.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	142.21/cwt	132.00–145.50	587	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	715.69/cwt	560.00–885.00	8,295	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	905	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,740	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	24,099	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,669	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	44.14/cwt	43.50–45.00	393	2
Bulls	—	—	1,048	75.61/cwt	71.50–80.00	792	3
Bulls	—	—	2,020	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,717	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	52.38/cwt	48.00–55.00	652	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	43.79/cwt	40.00–47.00	523	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	783	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	420	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	37.80/cwt	35.00–41.50	377	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	27.68/cwt	25.00–31.00	295	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon Oct 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 269Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 18Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 139

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	348	164.00–167.00	165.50
8	—	557	137.00	137.00
9	—	430	154.50–159.00	156.42
2	—	473	153.00	153.00
13	—	521	130.00–140.00	138.49
2	—	640	124.00	124.00
4	—	673	117.00–122.00	120.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	122.00–126.00	123.99
1	—	635	117.50	117.50
2	—	490	124.00	124.00
3	—	365	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	134.00–146.00	140.07
1	—	670	126.00	126.00
1	—	885	96.00	96.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	150.00	150.00
16	—	577	144.50	144.50
3	—	715	126.00–136.50	132.85
8	—	462	155.50	155.50
4	—	383	170.00	170.00
8	—	641	136.50	136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	788	140.25	140.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	137.50	137.50
10	—	519	134.00	134.00
5	—	333	150.00–151.00	150.59
12	—	571	124.00	124.00
3	—	637	115.00	115.00
1	—	265	137.50	137.50
11	—	413	132.00–145.50	142.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	682	100.50–105.50	103.47
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	100.00	100.00

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	1,159	560.00–885.00	715.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	460.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	905	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,740	1,385.00	1,385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	43.50–45.00	44.14
1	—	730	57.50	57.50
5	—	998	35.00–41.50	37.80
2	—	1,065	25.00–31.00	27.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,245	48.00–55.00	52.38
7	—	1,195	40.00–47.00	43.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	71.50–80.00	75.61
1	—	2,020	85.00	85.00

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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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle