Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2019-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 2.00-3.00 lower and Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.08/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$124.08

86 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$21.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.58

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	510	124.73	636	83
Small 1-2	495	112.00	554	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	588	103.00	605	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.73/cwt here — about $31 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 sale86 hd

124.08

—

KY average27 barns · 5,847 hd

129.66

−5.58

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	1,755	80.81	1,419	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,281	55.25	708	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	51.75	581	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	47.56	520	6thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	621	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	144.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	611	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	495	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	110.08/cwt	92.00–114.50	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	120.65/cwt	107.00–122.00	706	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	130.86/cwt	122.00–132.00	590	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	128.89/cwt	120.00–136.00	557	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	125.99/cwt	117.00–129.00	655	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	47.56/cwt	44.00–54.00	520	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,281	55.25/cwt	51.50–62.00	708	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	30.50/cwt	30.50–30.50	329	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	485	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	86.22/cwt	86.00–86.50	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	145.23/cwt	145.00–146.00	588	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	132.85/cwt	120.00–136.00	727	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	125.48/cwt	125.00–126.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	120.69/cwt	112.00–128.00	734	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	695	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	126.70/cwt	116.00–137.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	115.12/cwt	104.00–120.50	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.96/cwt	138.00–145.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	755	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	540.36/cwt	510.00–575.00	5,323	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,988	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	122.33/cwt	118.50–123.50	821	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	121.98/cwt	111.00–133.50	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	158.70/cwt	151.00–166.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	458	1

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 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 110Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 2.00-3.00 lower and Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	108.00–110.00	109.02
1	—	760	106.50	106.50
5	—	688	92.00–114.50	110.08
11	—	585	107.00–122.00	120.65
18	—	451	122.00–132.00	130.86
16	—	432	120.00–136.00	128.89
21	—	520	117.00–129.00	125.99
2	—	313	140.00	140.00
2	—	370	130.00–132.00	131.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
1	—	605	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	140.00–147.00	144.62
1	—	705	127.50	127.50
4	—	653	126.00	126.00
4	—	620	104.00–120.50	115.12
4	—	470	138.00–145.00	141.96
3	—	527	140.00–145.00	143.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	114.00	114.00
2	—	520	116.00–137.00	126.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	405	145.00–146.00	145.23
10	—	547	120.00–136.00	132.85
4	—	608	112.00–128.00	120.69
6	—	671	118.50–123.50	122.33
4	—	579	111.00–133.50	121.98
2	—	370	151.00–166.00	158.70
2	—	310	173.00	173.00
1	—	755	106.50	106.50
1	—	260	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	125.00–126.00	125.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	507	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,094	44.00–54.00	47.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,281	51.50–62.00	55.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	30.50	30.50
1	—	1,165	73.00	73.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	86.00–86.50	86.22
1	—	1,620	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	510.00–575.00	540.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	410.00	410.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle