Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2021-06-07

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 7
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
275 head
▲ 175 vs last sale 100▲ 169 vs year ago 106 · +159.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 14▲ 35 vs year ago 2 · +1,750.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 7▲ 12 vs year ago 13 · +92.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends Due to Memorial Day Holiday closing

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.26/cwt on 111 head.
Average price
$134.26
111 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$664
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$75
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$26.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.83
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2494136.2367393
Medium and Large 2-3487125.1361016thin
Small 1-2435121.005261thin
Medium and Large 2680110.007481thin
One grade step is worth $26.23/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale111 hd
134.26
—
KY average25 barns · 4,852 hd
131.42
+2.83
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—High1,98891.801,8256thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34264.1386123
CowsLean 85-90%High94561.505811thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06152.345557thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255175.00/cwt175.00–175.004462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295174.50/cwt174.50–174.505156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330161.04/cwt160.00–163.005313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380137.00/cwt137.00–137.005211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382168.55/cwt162.00–172.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455163.50/cwt163.50–163.507443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525149.33/cwt144.00–160.007843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582146.03/cwt140.00–149.008503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2643139.25/cwt139.00–139.508952
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687136.50/cwt136.50–136.509382
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725109.00/cwt109.00–109.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726134.83/cwt134.50–135.509796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2782124.02/cwt120.50–130.009708
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3913110.50/cwt110.50–110.501,0092
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285141.00/cwt141.00–141.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318145.17/cwt140.00–151.004628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363144.26/cwt127.00–150.0052414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3369141.00/cwt141.00–141.005204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418145.37/cwt138.00–149.5060811
Heifers—Small 1-2435121.00/cwt121.00–121.005261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469142.50/cwt142.50–142.5066811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485122.67/cwt100.00–134.005956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525137.28/cwt131.50–139.0072124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540106.00/cwt106.00–106.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583122.50/cwt113.00–132.007144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589127.13/cwt126.50–129.007494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613124.84/cwt120.00–126.007657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679116.86/cwt110.00–122.0079310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740102.00/cwt102.00–102.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2753116.50/cwt116.50–116.508772
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230180.00/cwt180.00–180.004141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326169.49/cwt169.00–170.0055310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350163.00/cwt163.00–163.005711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2409161.78/cwt156.00–163.5066213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488150.98/cwt150.00–160.5073721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523147.54/cwt145.00–150.007722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530138.50/cwt138.50–138.507341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550146.00/cwt146.00–146.008033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3591125.00/cwt125.00–125.007394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622137.10/cwt129.50–139.5085317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703123.50/cwt123.50–123.508686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,00078.00/cwt78.00–78.007801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,98891.80/cwt85.50–102.501,8256
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94561.50/cwt61.50–61.505811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03854.22/cwt54.00–54.505632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07051.59/cwt48.50–53.505525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18556.46/cwt56.00–57.006692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35764.86/cwt59.00–68.5088021
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2885900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,9651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0014,2201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,270.29/cwt1,225.00–1,310.0015,9802
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,065965.00/cwt965.00–965.0010,2771
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0851,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0013,5631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,035.00/cwt1,035.00–1,035.0011,6441
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,344.26/cwt1,175.00–1,485.0015,7013
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0016,5901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3451,335.00/cwt1,335.00–1,335.0017,9561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2910550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,0051
Bred Cows—Small 1-2980585.00/cwt585.00–585.005,7331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,6731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200885.00/cwt885.00–885.0010,6201
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,305800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,4401
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2885875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,7443
Stock Cows—Small 1-2927766.53/cwt600.00–835.007,1063
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,035675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,9861

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.