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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 25

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Oct 18Oct 25Nov 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 176▼ 50 vs year ago 173 · −28.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 26▼ 8 vs year ago 28 · −28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 22▼ 10 vs year ago 22 · −45.5%

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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 $128.20/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$128.20

42 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$12.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.39

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	502	130.28	654	35
Medium and Large 2-3	547	117.80	645	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.49/cwt here — about $10 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 sale42 hd

128.20

—

KY average24 barns · 5,077 hd

133.59

−5.39

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	—	Average	1,770	77.71	1,375	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	52.99	633	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	51.99	769	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	43.25	442	4thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	714	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	800	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	835	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	125.50/cwt	114.00–127.75	1,242	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	1,312	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	491	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	136.40/cwt	131.00–138.00	521	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	127.04/cwt	126.00–128.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	589	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	619	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	129.18/cwt	126.00–130.00	667	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	596	114.10/cwt	112.00–115.50	680	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	726	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	805	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,030	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	853	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	179.58/cwt	179.00–180.00	564	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	582	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	151.83/cwt	141.00–155.50	645	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	137.61/cwt	135.00–143.00	674	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	138.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	661	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	598	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2-3	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	860	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Full	735	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	823	85.43/cwt	83.00–88.00	703	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	73.34/cwt	71.50–75.50	1,287	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	82.07/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,465	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	755	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	423	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	345	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	425	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	533	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	57.26/cwt	57.00–57.50	672	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	539	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	52.56/cwt	50.00–54.00	638	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	51.99/cwt	51.50–52.50	769	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	815.00/cwt	815.00–815.00	10,228	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	785	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	9,224	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	9,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,688	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	783.81/cwt	560.00–960.00	9,069	7

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 Oct 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 176Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 26Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 22Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	135.00–143.00	137.61
3	—	702	122.50	122.50
4	—	425	141.00–155.50	151.83
6	—	511	130.00–140.00	138.35
1	—	360	173.00	173.00
2	—	660	126.00	126.00
5	—	314	179.00–180.00	179.58
1	—	555	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	823	83.00–88.00	85.43
2	—	598	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	150.00	150.00
3	—	582	120.00	120.00
2	—	533	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	144.00	144.00
3	—	1,143	114.75	114.75
2	—	455	157.00	157.00
1	—	345	185.00	185.00
6	—	990	114.00–127.75	125.50
2	—	533	150.00	150.00
1	—	635	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	110.50	110.50
4	—	428	137.50	137.50
1	—	805	106.00	106.00
1	—	895	100.00	100.00
3	—	348	141.00	141.00
8	—	457	135.50	135.50
10	—	516	126.00–130.00	129.18
4	—	382	131.00–138.00	136.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	126.00–128.00	127.04
5	—	596	112.00–115.50	114.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	45.50	45.50
1	—	1,090	39.00	39.00
1	—	755	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,060	32.50	32.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	51.50–52.50	51.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	57.00–57.50	57.26
6	—	1,213	50.00–54.00	52.56
1	—	1,135	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	80.00–83.50	82.07
2	—	1,755	71.50–75.50	73.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	1	—	920	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	1,157	560.00–960.00	783.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,255	815.00	815.00

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.