Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2019-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 2.00 lower and Feeder heifers steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.84/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$127.84

44 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$17

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

$16.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.31

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	130.07	670	38
Medium and Large 2-3	604	113.73	687	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.34/cwt here — about −$17 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 sale44 hd

127.84

—

KY average26 barns · 5,380 hd

133.15

−5.31

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	—	High	1,857	84.68	1,573	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,334	60.99	814	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	49.38	581	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	835	35.50	296	1thin

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 2-3	—	628	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	109.74/cwt	101.00–114.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	122.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	151.25/cwt	150.00–153.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	139.05/cwt	136.00–143.00	805	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.58/cwt	128.00–147.00	735	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	138.57/cwt	136.00–141.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	135.27/cwt	133.00–140.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	113.63/cwt	113.00–115.50	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	130.73/cwt	127.00–135.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	610	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	574	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	712	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,836	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,863	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	16,184	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	785	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,280	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	943	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	86.02/cwt	85.50–86.50	1,486	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	891	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	35.50/cwt	35.50–35.50	296	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	59.49/cwt	58.00–60.50	794	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	41.57/cwt	40.50–42.50	432	2
Bulls	—	—	2,115	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,734	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,865	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,850	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	9,604	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,065	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,497	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	838.72/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,903	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 Aug 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 107Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 2.00 lower and Feeder heifers steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	110.00–115.00	112.57
3	—	667	101.00–114.00	109.74
1	—	365	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	110.50	110.50
1	—	785	115.50	115.50
2	—	365	136.00–141.00	138.57
2	—	635	115.00	115.00
3	—	277	153.00	153.00
3	—	427	133.00–140.00	135.27
4	—	737	113.00–115.50	113.63
5	—	579	121.00	121.00
7	—	519	127.00–135.00	130.73
10	—	450	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	131.00	131.00
1	—	730	128.50	128.50
2	—	480	155.00–156.00	155.49
5	—	783	121.50	121.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	143.00	143.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	121.00	121.00
1	—	660	120.50	120.50
2	—	452	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	574	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	93.50	93.50
2	—	680	118.50	118.50
4	—	630	120.00–126.00	122.04
7	—	478	150.00–153.00	151.25
8	—	579	136.00–143.00	139.05
11	—	519	128.00–147.00	141.58
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,360.00	1,360.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,000.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	985.00	985.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,300	800.00–900.00	838.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,040	40.50–42.50	41.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	67.00	67.00
4	—	1,335	58.00–60.50	59.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	35.50	35.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	85.50–86.50	86.02
1	—	2,115	82.00	82.00

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.

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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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