Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2021-02-22

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 22
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 146▼ 54 vs year ago 130 · −41.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 14▲ 17 vs year ago 5 · +340.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 10▲ 42 vs year ago 9 · +466.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the inclement weather last week sales closed , No Trends Today. -----Todays receipts 149 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.16/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$122.16
34 head · 576 lb average
Value per head Derived
$703
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$8
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$27.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.71
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568123.5470232
Medium and Large 2-3650104.006761thin
Medium and Large 274096.007101thin
One grade step is worth $27.54/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale34 hd
122.16
—
KY average7 barns · 596 hd
123.86
−1.71
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,67578.141,3093thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30263.0082013
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19355.006562thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96522.802204thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430154.95/cwt145.00–160.006663
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520141.00/cwt141.00–141.007331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785122.00/cwt122.00–122.009581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376140.76/cwt140.00–141.005294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461132.93/cwt126.00–137.506135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523122.76/cwt120.00–126.506427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590112.00/cwt112.00–112.006611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634115.76/cwt115.00–118.007344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650104.00/cwt104.00–104.006761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715116.63/cwt104.00–118.0083410
Heifers—Medium and Large 274096.00/cwt96.00–96.007101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335161.00/cwt161.00–161.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2391159.50/cwt159.50–159.506245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413155.00/cwt155.00–155.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521138.50/cwt135.00–146.007224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565134.65/cwt126.00–141.007614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712118.00/cwt118.00–118.008406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750113.00/cwt113.00–113.008481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48589.50/cwt89.50–89.501,3291
Bulls——1,77072.46/cwt61.00–85.001,2832
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84535.00/cwt35.00–35.002961
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00518.73/cwt11.00–24.001883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15060.00/cwt60.00–60.006901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21357.54/cwt55.00–60.506984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23550.00/cwt50.00–50.006181
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34265.42/cwt61.50–70.008789
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28651,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.009,9481
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29851,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.0015,5141
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,025800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,625.00/cwt1,625.00–1,625.0016,9811
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,176.60/cwt1,150.00–1,200.0012,8842
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,183.28/cwt1,025.00–1,350.0013,6672
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,2451,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0018,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.0019,9241
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0016,1291
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3251,675.00/cwt1,675.00–1,675.0022,1941
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3351,650.00/cwt1,650.00–1,650.0022,0281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4201,062.39/cwt860.00–1,275.0015,0862
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4951,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0023,9201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2900775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0014,5751
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,100675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110957.01/cwt900.00–975.0010,6234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,0631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275910.00/cwt910.00–910.0011,6031
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3651,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0016,0391
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4351,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0015,7851
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,5751,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0017,7191
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,7351,185.00/cwt1,185.00–1,185.0020,5601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-21,0151,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,4192
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,075685.00/cwt685.00–685.007,3641
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2785725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,6911

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.