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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

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

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Nov 1Nov 8Nov 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

329 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 237▲ 104 vs year ago 225 · +46.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 13▲ 10 vs year ago 18 · +55.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 19▼ 26 vs year ago 44 · −59.1%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.09/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$136.09

113 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$21.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.34

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	512	140.34	718	91
Medium and Large 2-3	504	118.53	597	22

One grade step is worth $21.81/cwt here — about $121 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 sale113 hd

136.09

—

KY average24 barns · 3,796 hd

132.75

+3.34

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	1,951	82.64	1,612	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	52.47	662	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	50.28	789	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,065	38.99	415	9thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	667	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	137.50/cwt	135.00–139.00	700	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	792	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	138.06/cwt	130.00–144.50	799	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	138.21/cwt	137.00–140.00	832	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	150.10/cwt	150.10–150.10	1,016	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	984	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	368	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	417	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	132.07/cwt	130.00–135.00	505	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	129.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	580	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	125.63/cwt	120.00–126.00	656	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	119.98/cwt	115.00–120.50	690	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	592	105.76/cwt	90.00–111.00	626	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	760	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	708	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	708	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	793	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	488	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	626	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	353	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	512	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	399	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	662	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	151.57/cwt	151.50–152.00	670	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	139.26/cwt	138.00–140.50	650	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	123.73/cwt	121.00–125.00	591	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	704	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	129.69/cwt	121.00–133.00	695	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	109.84/cwt	90.50–116.00	632	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	599	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	752	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	748	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	673	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	586	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	833	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	752	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	788	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,951	82.64/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,612	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	267	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	36.37/cwt	34.00–39.50	380	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	44.60/cwt	42.00–47.50	492	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	505	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	52.28/cwt	50.00–54.00	645	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	57.42/cwt	56.00–59.00	794	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	54.25/cwt	51.00–57.50	841	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	42.34/cwt	39.00–45.00	680	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,340	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	73.75/cwt	67.50–77.50	574	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	726.79/cwt	460.00–935.00	8,947	14

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 Nov 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 237Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 13Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 19Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	115.00	115.00
3	—	283	130.00	130.00
4	—	661	115.00	115.00
3	—	465	120.00	120.00
2	—	770	103.00	103.00
2	—	328	127.00	127.00
15	—	447	125.00–130.00	129.69
11	—	575	115.00–120.50	119.98
16	—	382	130.00–135.00	132.07
1	—	730	121.00	121.00
16	—	522	120.00–126.00	125.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	592	90.00–111.00	105.76
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
2	—	708	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	648	115.50	115.50
10	—	399	166.00	166.00
1	—	800	94.00	94.00
8	—	599	125.50	125.50
14	—	442	151.50–152.00	151.57
4	—	866	91.00	91.00
6	—	349	179.50	179.50
4	—	724	115.00	115.00
13	—	536	121.00–133.00	129.69
3	—	277	176.00	176.00
6	—	467	138.00–140.50	139.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	516	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	575	90.50–116.00	109.84
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	132.50	132.50
2	—	260	145.00	145.00
6	—	478	121.00–125.00	123.73
2	—	353	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	677	150.10	150.10
4	—	528	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	146.00	146.00
13	—	579	130.00–144.50	138.06
1	—	420	149.00	149.00
5	—	602	137.00–140.00	138.21
2	—	748	131.50	131.50
4	—	509	135.00–139.00	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	27.00	27.00
4	—	1,046	34.00–39.50	36.37
4	—	1,103	42.00–47.50	44.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	39.00–45.00	42.34
4	—	1,551	51.00–57.50	54.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	43.50	43.50
2	—	1,383	56.00–59.00	57.42
5	—	1,234	50.00–54.00	52.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,951	80.00–87.00	82.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	778	67.50–77.50	73.75

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)	14	—	1,231	460.00–935.00	726.79

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	—	1,260	900.00	900.00

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.