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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 8

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Feb 1Feb 8Feb 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 111▲ 91 vs year ago 55 · +165.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 4▲ 7 vs year ago 7 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 1▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers : 2.00--3.00 higher . Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bulls no test . Todays receipts : 170 hd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.49/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$125.49

67 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$26.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.82

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	519	126.27	655	65
Small 1-2	595	100.00	595	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.27/cwt here — about $60 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 sale67 hd

125.49

—

KY average27 barns · 4,474 hd

123.67

+1.82

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	56.61	814	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	42.67	469	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	842	29.33	247	3thin

Every lot

52 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	629	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	145.02/cwt	143.00–146.00	764	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	130.26/cwt	124.00–131.50	766	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	832	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	810	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	868	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	122.77/cwt	122.00–125.00	869	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	904	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	948	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	426	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	148.66/cwt	138.00–151.00	495	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	143.33/cwt	140.00–146.00	532	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	136.45/cwt	134.50–138.00	640	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	129.85/cwt	117.00–134.00	664	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	110.36/cwt	102.00–119.00	699	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	682	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	728	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	492	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	498	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	469	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	676	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	478	131.11/cwt	127.50–135.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	137.33/cwt	134.50–138.50	710	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	552	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	729	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	125.89/cwt	117.00–129.00	778	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	116.50/cwt	115.00–117.00	816	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	981	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	720	19.00/cwt	19.00–19.00	137	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	232	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	920	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	437	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	400	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	587	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	29.50/cwt	29.50–29.50	361	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	653	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	57.53/cwt	54.50–60.00	849	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	947.91/cwt	860.00–1,025.00	8,673	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	800	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	865	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	6,358	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	874.07/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	10,096	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,631	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,520	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	13,832	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,665	1

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 111Year ago 55

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 4Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 5

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers : 2.00--3.00 higher . Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bulls no test . Todays receipts : 170 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	155.00	155.00
7	—	517	134.50–138.50	137.33
2	—	1,108	88.50	88.50
2	—	298	165.00	165.00
4	—	618	117.00–129.00	125.89
4	—	700	115.00–117.00	116.50
1	—	580	129.00	129.00
1	—	380	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	127.00	127.00
2	—	478	127.50–135.00	131.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	132.00	132.00
1	—	480	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	633	102.00–119.00	110.36
7	—	371	140.00–146.00	143.33
11	—	511	117.00–134.00	129.85
1	—	410	137.50	137.50
13	—	469	134.50–138.00	136.45
5	—	333	138.00–151.00	148.66
2	—	710	102.00–103.00	102.50
4	—	656	104.00	104.00
2	—	288	148.00	148.00
1	—	760	96.00	96.00
1	—	550	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	143.00	143.00
3	—	527	143.00–146.00	145.02
2	—	793	114.00	114.00
2	—	678	128.00	128.00
1	—	835	113.50	113.50
2	—	628	129.00	129.00
13	—	588	124.00–131.50	130.26
4	—	708	122.00–125.00	122.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	594	140.00	140.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,155	725.00–1,025.00	874.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	735.00	735.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,520	910.00	910.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	915	860.00–1,025.00	947.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	47.50	47.50
1	—	1,150	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,225	29.50	29.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	32.00	32.00
1	—	1,080	37.00	37.00
1	—	720	19.00	19.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,475	54.50–60.00	57.53
1	—	1,255	52.00	52.00

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.