Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 3.00-4.00 higher and Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower and Slaughter bulls no test. Todays receipts 277 hd. Groups of 20 or more : Heifers -- 79 hd 559 lbs 137.50 74 blk--5 chxb ---36 hd 590 lbs 132.50 blk.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.42/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$131.42

173 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$27.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.35

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	557	134.35	748	153
Small 1-2	425	117.41	499	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	574	106.90	614	16thin

One grade step is worth $27.45/cwt here — about $134 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 sale173 hd

131.42

—

KY average26 barns · 4,164 hd

126.07

+5.35

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,280	50.00	640	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	45.15	517	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	36.27	397	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	137.33/cwt	136.00–140.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	133.13/cwt	128.50–135.50	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	139.51/cwt	138.00–140.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	136.13/cwt	130.00–143.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	730	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	810	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	113.68/cwt	112.00–117.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	127.92/cwt	125.00–137.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	127.97/cwt	120.00–133.50	740	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	133.65/cwt	126.00–138.00	617	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	135.88/cwt	132.50–137.50	773	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	36.27/cwt	36.00–36.50	397	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	640	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	45.15/cwt	42.00–47.00	517	5
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,981	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,333	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	765	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,443	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	555.55/cwt	525.00–585.00	6,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,456	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,670	1,370.00/cwt	1,370.00–1,370.00	22,879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,914	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	144.57/cwt	140.00–146.25	846	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	832	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	117.41/cwt	110.00–120.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	100.62/cwt	95.00–110.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	120.76/cwt	120.00–122.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	96.69/cwt	93.00–104.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	596	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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 71Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
2	—	423	140.50	140.50
3	—	553	136.00–140.00	137.33
3	—	610	128.50–135.50	133.13
4	—	510	138.00–140.00	139.51
5	—	472	130.00–143.00	136.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
2	—	440	131.00	131.00
2	—	538	131.00	131.00
2	—	660	124.00	124.00
2	—	773	94.50	94.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	124.00	124.00
1	—	680	121.00	121.00
2	—	810	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	139.00	139.00
3	—	405	132.00	132.00
3	—	637	112.00–117.00	113.68
4	—	519	125.00–137.00	127.92
4	—	676	128.50	128.50
9	—	578	120.00–133.50	127.97
13	—	462	126.00–138.00	133.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	569	132.50–137.50	135.88
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	110.00–120.00	117.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	95.00–110.00	100.62
5	—	428	120.00–122.00	120.76
3	—	705	93.00–104.00	96.69
2	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	113.50	113.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	135.00	135.00
1	—	670	115.50	115.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	585	140.00–146.25	144.57
7	—	670	139.25	139.25
5	—	482	150.00	150.00
4	—	730	136.50	136.50
2	—	623	133.50	133.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	36.00–36.50	36.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,145	42.00–47.00	45.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	725.00	725.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	525.00–585.00	555.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	1,370.00	1,370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,455	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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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

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