Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2021-04-26

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 26
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 154▲ 101 vs year ago 74 · +136.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 15▲ 4 vs year ago 8 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 10▼ 1 vs year ago 5 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----steady to 1.00 higher and Feeder heifers----steady to 2.00 higher . Slaughter cows steady and bulls 1.00 lower. Todays receipts--191 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.15/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$140.15
49 head · 415 lb average
Value per head Derived
$581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.42
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2439141.7662240
Medium and Large 2-3308133.004109thin
One grade step is worth $8.76/cwt here — about $213 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 sale49 hd
140.15
—
KY average25 barns · 5,707 hd
133.73
+6.42
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—High1,68085.251,4322thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,45068.009861thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37961.288454thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13647.655414thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01019.001921thin

Every lot

36 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 1-2Fancy355180.00/cwt180.00–180.006391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435162.00/cwt162.00–162.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480158.00/cwt158.00–158.007581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2502154.94/cwt146.00–158.5077811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618141.81/cwt139.00–142.0087616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725123.00/cwt123.00–123.008921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3308133.00/cwt133.00–133.004109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336153.39/cwt150.00–158.005159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372155.00/cwt155.00–155.005773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415144.98/cwt140.00–149.0060213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486135.59/cwt130.00–141.006597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505137.65/cwt135.00–139.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570128.00/cwt128.00–128.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615114.98/cwt111.00–117.007073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690105.00/cwt105.00–105.007251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy304179.54/cwt172.50–182.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335148.00/cwt148.00–148.004961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419171.58/cwt171.00–172.007195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2443158.84/cwt158.00–161.007047
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483154.52/cwt151.00–158.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508150.50/cwt150.50–150.507654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581136.07/cwt134.00–141.0079115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608125.00/cwt125.00–125.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667125.00/cwt125.00–125.008343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725114.00/cwt114.00–114.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765113.00/cwt113.00–113.008641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51584.50/cwt84.50–84.501,2801
Bulls——1,84586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,5871
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01019.00/cwt19.00–19.001921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05553.50/cwt53.50–53.505641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16345.70/cwt39.00–51.005313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28564.05/cwt62.00–66.008232
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,45068.00/cwt68.00–68.009861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47358.50/cwt58.50–58.508622
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2710635.00/cwt635.00–635.004,5091
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0014,2711

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.