Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-01

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.00/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$139.00

95 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$51.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.65

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	505	142.07	717	80
Medium and Large 2-3	553	126.00	696	11thin
Small and Medium 2-3	440	121.00	532	3thin
Medium and Large 3	690	91.00	628	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.07/cwt here — about $89 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 sale95 hd

139.00

—

KY average25 barns · 2,812 hd

132.35

+6.65

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	1,838	87.75	1,612	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	57.40	866	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	49.92	593	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	31.77	327	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Full	—	435	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	134.09/cwt	124.00–135.00	619	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	130.99/cwt	125.00–134.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	110.01/cwt	100.00–119.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	115.49/cwt	111.00–117.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	138.79/cwt	138.50–139.50	540	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.51/cwt	123.00–130.00	727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	116.78/cwt	111.00–128.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	135.36/cwt	133.00–140.00	769	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	335	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	293	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	440	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	763	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	137.52/cwt	127.00–140.50	712	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	152.04/cwt	147.00–154.00	660	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	494	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	36.50/cwt	36.50–36.50	443	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	29.41/cwt	28.00–30.50	275	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	54.53/cwt	54.00–55.00	807	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,053	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	53.23/cwt	50.00–55.00	624	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,561	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,656	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,003.20/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	11,567	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	738	506.32/cwt	475.00–550.00	3,737	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	4,032	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	868	625.22/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,427	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	767.63/cwt	650.00–825.00	8,475	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	805	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	8,654	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	946.03/cwt	825.00–1,085.00	10,974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	118.77/cwt	114.00–126.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	145.46/cwt	140.00–149.00	676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	116.10/cwt	110.00–120.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	664	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 Nov 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 123Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 20Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 12Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	132.00	132.00
3	—	328	156.00	156.00
2	—	980	77.50	77.50
2	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	760	106.00	106.00
1	—	360	147.00	147.00
1	—	415	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	587	130.00	130.00
18	—	518	127.00–140.50	137.52
20	—	434	147.00–154.00	152.04
4	—	349	171.00	171.00
2	—	805	94.00	94.00
4	—	715	119.50	119.50
4	—	688	119.50	119.50
5	—	637	114.00–126.00	118.77
5	—	465	140.00–149.00	145.46
2	—	270	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	400	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	462	124.00–135.00	134.09
1	—	800	111.00	111.00
4	—	609	111.00–117.00	115.49
20	—	389	138.50–139.50	138.79
10	—	575	123.00–130.00	126.51
10	—	511	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	100.00–119.00	110.01
5	—	464	110.00–120.00	116.10
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	120.00	120.00
2	—	570	100.00	100.00
3	—	505	111.00–128.00	116.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	614	125.00–134.00	130.99
1	—	530	137.00	137.00
5	—	712	132.00	132.00
2	—	398	154.00	154.00
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	143.00	143.00
3	—	568	133.00–140.00	135.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	181.00	181.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	40.00	40.00
3	—	1,172	50.00–55.00	53.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	36.50	36.50
2	—	935	28.00–30.50	29.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	54.00–55.00	54.53
1	—	1,595	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,960	84.50	84.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	925.00–1,100.00	1,003.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	825.00–1,085.00	946.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	738	475.00–550.00	506.32
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	420.00	420.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	868	600.00–650.00	625.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	1,104	650.00–825.00	767.63

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

Bulls · 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