Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2019-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Light run no trends. Closed next week for July 4th.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.08/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$120.08

31 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$84

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

$8.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.23

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	473	123.81	586	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	616	119.69	737	24
Small 1-2	580	115.50	670	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.31/cwt here — about −$84 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 sale31 hd

120.08

—

KY average25 barns · 1,734 hd

126.32

−6.23

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	1,615	85.00	1,373	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	61.52	940	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,610	58.76	946	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	44.60	520	3thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	735	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	115.03/cwt	112.00–118.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	112.20/cwt	107.50–114.50	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	153.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	111.33/cwt	110.00–112.00	628	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	638	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	804	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	8,601	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	648.33/cwt	625.00–660.00	7,650	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	903	751.04/cwt	725.00–775.00	6,782	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,055	554.79/cwt	510.00–600.00	5,853	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	853	550.59/cwt	400.00–725.00	4,697	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	980	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,655	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,307	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	720	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,392	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,373	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,610	58.76/cwt	58.50–59.00	946	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	61.52/cwt	60.50–63.00	940	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	44.60/cwt	40.00–47.50	520	3

How this sale compares

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 Jun 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Light run no trends. Closed next week for July 4th.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	122.00	122.00
1	—	750	98.00	98.00
3	—	660	107.50–114.50	112.20
3	—	588	115.00	115.00
3	—	363	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	108.00	108.00
1	—	715	104.00	104.00
1	—	565	122.00	122.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	113.00	113.00
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	112.00–118.00	115.03
2	—	380	131.00	131.00
1	—	435	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	740	104.00	104.00
6	—	633	120.50	120.50
4	—	576	125.00	125.00
2	—	498	130.00	130.00
2	—	428	138.00	138.00
1	—	850	93.50	93.50
1	—	525	131.00	131.00
1	—	275	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
1	—	810	116.00	116.00
2	—	660	124.00	124.00
2	—	728	126.50	126.50
2	—	768	122.50	122.50
3	—	453	150.00–155.00	153.35
3	—	618	129.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
3	—	564	110.00–112.00	111.33
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	126.00	126.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	705.00	705.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,180	625.00–660.00	648.33
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	903	725.00–775.00	751.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	510.00–600.00	554.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	853	400.00–725.00	550.59
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	475.00	475.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	610.00	610.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	58.50–59.00	58.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	60.50–63.00	61.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,166	40.00–47.50	44.60

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.

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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

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Replacement Cattle

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