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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 6

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Nov 29Dec 6Jan 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

706 head

▲ 483 vs last sale 223▼ 94 vs year ago 800 · −11.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 20▲ 3 vs year ago 37 · +8.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 5▲ 4 vs year ago 18 · +22.2%

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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 $136.37/cwt on 336 head.

Average price

$136.37

336 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

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

$57.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.27

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	535	137.00	733	326
Medium and Large 2-3	427	119.72	512	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	400	80.00	320	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.00/cwt here — about $413 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 sale336 hd

136.37

—

KY average24 barns · 7,975 hd

133.09

+3.27

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	2,063	79.95	1,649	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,146	47.99	550	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,305	40.00	522	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,097	38.24	419	14

Every lot

86 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	378	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	164.73/cwt	160.00–173.00	692	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	762	5
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	490	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	149.69/cwt	140.00–154.00	769	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	547	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	870	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	876	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	141.42/cwt	133.50–146.50	891	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,048	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	146.83/cwt	138.00–153.50	1,067	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	743	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	966	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,057	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,002	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	142.85/cwt	136.50–143.50	1,169	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	131.79/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,151	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	874	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,228	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	136.85/cwt	136.50–140.00	1,236	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	140.57/cwt	139.00–141.00	410	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	389	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	140.71/cwt	130.00–148.00	521	33
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	400	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	320	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	402	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	503	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	145.97/cwt	144.50–147.00	620	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	141.07/cwt	130.00–144.50	657	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	575	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	133.18/cwt	132.50–134.50	686	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	547	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	774	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	133.64/cwt	122.50–138.50	762	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	129.90/cwt	122.50–133.50	831	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	819	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	980	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	946	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,102	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	520	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	308	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	425	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	652	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	397	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	699	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	740	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	153.03/cwt	152.50–154.00	719	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	147.30/cwt	138.00–149.00	753	27
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	550	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	140.06/cwt	134.50–145.00	804	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	649	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	691	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	128.08/cwt	123.00–138.00	934	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	786	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	841	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,063	79.95/cwt	76.00–83.50	1,649	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	529	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,065	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	362	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,074	48.97/cwt	47.00–51.00	526	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	45.54/cwt	45.00–46.00	502	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	39.47/cwt	33.00–44.00	436	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	28.50/cwt	25.00–30.00	316	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	53.77/cwt	53.50–54.00	631	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	458	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	568	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	711	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,540	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	18,634	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	733.82/cwt	575.00–875.00	6,237	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	456.59/cwt	400.00–500.00	4,762	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	593.65/cwt	510.00–700.00	6,518	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,653	1,043.31/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	17,246	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	514.00/cwt	400.00–610.00	4,498	2
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	875	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,938	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	1,126.55/cwt	875.00–1,325.00	13,609	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	17,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,875	1

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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 223Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 20Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 5Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	122.00	122.00
1	—	725	130.50	130.50
29	—	466	130.00–144.50	141.07
33	—	370	130.00–148.00	140.71
6	—	825	130.00	130.00
37	—	515	132.50–134.50	133.18
41	—	425	144.50–147.00	145.97
44	—	640	122.50–133.50	129.90
13	—	292	139.00–141.00	140.57
6	—	694	118.00	118.00
4	—	934	118.00	118.00
36	—	570	122.50–138.50	133.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	547	141.50	141.50
24	—	723	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	127.50	127.50
1	—	650	101.00	101.00
2	—	513	112.00	112.00
3	—	402	125.00	125.00
1	—	355	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	138.00	138.00
1	—	640	129.00	129.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
3	—	285	132.50	132.50
2	—	805	124.50	124.50
2	—	743	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	874	140.50	140.50
20	—	657	159.50	159.50
18	—	547	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	420	160.00–173.00	164.73
5	—	462	165.00	165.00
2	—	873	124.00–140.00	131.79
7	—	769	137.50	137.50
37	—	727	138.00–153.50	146.83
7	—	586	149.50	149.50
11	—	818	136.50–143.50	142.85
10	—	514	140.00–154.00	149.69
5	—	630	133.50–146.50	141.42
10	—	903	136.50–140.00	136.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	574	134.50–145.00	140.06
27	—	511	138.00–149.00	147.30
1	—	645	134.00	134.00
11	—	470	152.50–154.00	153.03
5	—	397	176.00	176.00
3	—	729	123.00–138.00	128.08
7	—	343	190.00	190.00
4	—	289	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	450	164.50	164.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	132.50	132.50
11	—	649	106.50	106.50
4	—	786	107.00	107.00
2	—	290	150.00	150.00
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
2	—	245	140.00	140.00
2	—	308	138.00	138.00
1	—	375	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	34.00	34.00
1	—	1,545	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	37.50	37.50
5	—	1,074	47.00–51.00	48.97
2	—	1,263	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,173	53.50–54.00	53.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	54.00	54.00
7	—	1,105	33.00–44.00	39.47
2	—	1,103	45.00–46.00	45.54
4	—	1,108	25.00–30.00	28.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,063	76.00–83.50	79.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	575.00–875.00	733.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,653	975.00–1,125.00	1,043.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,098	510.00–700.00	593.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,043	400.00–500.00	456.59

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	2	—	875	400.00–610.00	514.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,208	875.00–1,325.00	1,126.55
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	525.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,540	1,210.00	1,210.00

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.