Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

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 158 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.99/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$126.99

44 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$85

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

$24.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.70

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	430	129.40	556	39
Medium and Large 2-3	448	108.93	488	4thin
Small 1-2	610	105.00	641	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.40/cwt here — about −$85 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

126.99

—

KY average14 barns · 1,579 hd

117.28

+9.70

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	2,035	71.25	1,450	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	45.11	608	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	37.88	462	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	30.66	284	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,020	65.50	668	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
Steers	Small 1-2	—	495	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	507	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,020	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	119.61/cwt	113.00–121.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	146.35/cwt	143.50–152.00	543	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	127.03/cwt	121.00–132.00	540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	136.62/cwt	132.00–141.00	512	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	126.86/cwt	120.00–134.00	486	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	37.88/cwt	30.00–41.00	462	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	45.11/cwt	42.50–49.50	608	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	31.92/cwt	30.00–33.00	299	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	29.72/cwt	29.00–31.00	273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	638	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,349	1
Bulls	—	—	2,210	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	4,131	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,708	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,466	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	11,508	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,320	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	690	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,808	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	970	407.09/cwt	360.00–450.00	3,949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	115.70/cwt	114.00–116.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	138.33/cwt	134.50–140.50	569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	150.18/cwt	137.00–155.00	470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	483	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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 52Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 186Year 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 158 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	102.50	102.50
1	—	525	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	143.00	143.00
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
2	—	613	130.00	130.00
4	—	371	143.50–152.00	146.35
2	—	523	130.00–134.00	132.01
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	114.50	114.50
6	—	517	113.00–121.00	119.61
10	—	425	121.00–132.00	127.03
18	—	375	132.00–141.00	136.62
1	—	275	143.00	143.00
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	91.00	91.00
1	—	585	91.00	91.00
2	—	383	120.00–134.00	126.86
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
1	—	705	90.50	90.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	114.00–116.00	115.70
5	—	411	134.50–140.50	138.33
4	—	715	110.00	110.00
4	—	313	137.00–155.00	150.18
2	—	543	122.00	122.00
2	—	350	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	65.50	65.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,219	30.00–41.00	37.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,348	42.50–49.50	45.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	30.00–33.00	31.92
4	—	920	29.00–31.00	29.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	72.50	72.50
1	—	2,210	70.00	70.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,475	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	405.00	405.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,466	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	360.00–450.00	407.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	760.00	760.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	700.00	700.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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