Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2019-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 2.00-4.00 Higher and Feeder heifers : 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower. Todays receipts : 239 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.82/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$115.82

61 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$25.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.38

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	540	117.89	636	54
Medium and Large 2-3	489	108.67	532	3thin
Small 1-2	465	93.67	436	3thin
Medium and Large 3	390	92.00	359	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.89/cwt here — about $278 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 sale61 hd

115.82

—

KY average27 barns · 6,139 hd

121.21

−5.38

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	1,675	76.00	1,273	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	48.97	654	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	40.79	485	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	32.00	317	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	715	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	85.50/cwt	80.00–91.00	440	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	617	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	115.00/cwt	112.00–118.00	674	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	122.25/cwt	122.00–123.00	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	115.87/cwt	108.00–117.50	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	684	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	533	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	616	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	448	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	560	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	134.98/cwt	134.50–136.00	718	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	134.70/cwt	131.00–136.00	787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	132.86/cwt	127.00–134.00	550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	544	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	317	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	48.60/cwt	46.50–51.00	637	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	752	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	40.79/cwt	38.00–44.50	485	5
Bulls	—	—	1,675	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,273	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,075	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,975	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,035	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	138.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	714	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,474.69/cwt	1,450.00–1,500.00	19,171	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	927.65/cwt	650.00–1,175.00	11,670	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	1,015.92/cwt	530.00–1,425.00	12,719	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	9,381	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,216.01/cwt	900.00–1,525.00	16,234	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,423	1,067.09/cwt	825.00–1,300.00	15,185	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,291.11/cwt	1,225.00–1,350.00	14,757	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	16,638	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	16,431	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,335.00/cwt	1,335.00–1,335.00	17,355	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,540	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	776.11/cwt	750.00–800.00	9,143	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	21,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,456	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	22,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	125.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	142.07/cwt	136.50–143.25	796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	862	2

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 Sep 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 165Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 2.00-4.00 Higher and Feeder heifers : 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower. Todays receipts : 239 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	144.50	144.50
3	—	517	135.00–140.00	138.05
6	—	560	136.50–143.25	142.07
2	—	653	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	114.00	114.00
2	—	503	116.50	116.50
2	—	473	120.00–130.00	125.24
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	80.00–91.00	85.50
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	503	115.00	115.00
1	—	385	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	527	117.00	117.00
12	—	586	112.00–118.00	115.00
10	—	462	127.00	127.00
8	—	415	122.00–123.00	122.25
6	—	670	108.00–117.50	115.87
3	—	628	110.00	110.00
2	—	713	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	115.50	115.50
2	—	448	125.00	125.00
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	114.00	114.00
1	—	360	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	484	120.50	120.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	532	134.50–136.00	134.98
8	—	454	133.00	133.00
6	—	584	131.00–136.00	134.70
6	—	414	127.00–134.00	132.86
4	—	636	135.00	135.00
2	—	715	114.50	114.50
2	—	655	122.50	122.50
1	—	360	151.00	151.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,300	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,474.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,258	650.00–1,175.00	927.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,252	530.00–1,425.00	1,015.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,285	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	350.00	350.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,335	900.00–1,525.00	1,216.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,423	825.00–1,300.00	1,067.09
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,143	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,291.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,335.00	1,335.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,178	750.00–800.00	776.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	1,460.00	1,460.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	32.00	32.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,311	46.50–51.00	48.60
2	—	1,475	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,189	38.00–44.50	40.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	76.00	76.00

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

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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

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle