Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---4.00-5.00 higher---Feeder heifers---steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady and bulls 1.00 lower. Today receipts 808 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.73/cwt on 358 head.

Average price

$117.73

358 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$35.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

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	548	118.86	651	328
Medium and Large 2-3	485	108.73	527	24
Small 2-3	605	100.50	608	3thin
Small 1-2	675	83.33	563	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.53/cwt here — about $88 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 sale358 hd

117.73

—

KY average28 barns · 9,981 hd

120.54

−2.81

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	1,911	66.98	1,280	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	45.99	647	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,092	35.18	384	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	27.27	301	9thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	720	129.39/cwt	123.50–132.75	932	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	136.30/cwt	131.00–150.00	792	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	124.03/cwt	116.00–126.50	650	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	142.90/cwt	136.00–147.00	733	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	115.00/cwt	105.00–120.50	720	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	570	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	550	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	700	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	121.93/cwt	116.00–127.25	562	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	134.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	482	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	107.57/cwt	102.50–112.50	825	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	107.63/cwt	102.00–110.00	465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	112.40/cwt	102.00–115.00	541	10
Heifers	Small 2-3	—	605	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	116.82/cwt	106.50–123.00	673	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	31.81/cwt	30.00–35.00	372	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	24.42/cwt	23.00–26.50	265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	124.74/cwt	120.00–127.00	509	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	104.94/cwt	103.50–110.00	725	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	423	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	123.68/cwt	110.00–129.00	701	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	45.52/cwt	40.00–50.00	621	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	20.50/cwt	20.50–20.50	190	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	767	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	286	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	36.35/cwt	32.50–40.00	398	7
Bulls	—	—	1,945	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	149.19/cwt	134.00–152.00	606	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	141.83/cwt	129.00–147.00	664	22
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	118.53/cwt	115.00–122.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	110.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	765	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	148.96/cwt	141.00–154.00	506	15
Bulls	—	—	1,900	65.97/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	131.22/cwt	122.00–142.00	678	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	104.36/cwt	103.00–111.00	636	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	538	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	529	123.07/cwt	115.00–127.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	564	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	838	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	94.84/cwt	94.00–101.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	117.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	728	12
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	6,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	5,773	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	696.02/cwt	650.00–735.00	8,199	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	584.79/cwt	350.00–775.00	6,889	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	930	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,790	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,316	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	995	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,711	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,575	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	12,206	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,413	597.65/cwt	510.00–685.00	8,445	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,005	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	4,121	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	7,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	123.30/cwt	119.50–126.75	821	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	146.23/cwt	141.00–150.00	623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	133.76/cwt	130.00–135.50	825	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	160.11/cwt	159.00–161.00	599	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	139.50/cwt	132.00–145.50	670	20

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 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 746Last week 103Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---4.00-5.00 higher---Feeder heifers---steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady and bulls 1.00 lower. Today receipts 808 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	720	123.50–132.75	129.39
22	—	581	131.00–150.00	136.30
25	—	513	136.00–147.00	142.90
26	—	666	119.50–126.75	123.30
1	—	765	122.00	122.00
8	—	426	141.00–150.00	146.23
11	—	617	130.00–135.50	133.76
2	—	895	121.50	121.50
7	—	374	159.00–161.00	160.11
20	—	480	132.00–145.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	114.00	114.00
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
5	—	593	121.00	121.00
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	524	116.00–126.50	124.03
54	—	626	105.00–120.50	115.00
28	—	461	116.00–127.25	121.93
12	—	358	130.00–135.00	134.56
18	—	767	102.50–112.50	107.57
52	—	576	106.50–123.00	116.82
3	—	728	107.50	107.50
20	—	408	120.00–127.00	124.74
27	—	691	103.50–110.00	104.94
8	—	293	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	91.00	91.00
5	—	518	110.00	110.00
7	—	432	102.00–110.00	107.63
10	—	481	102.00–115.00	112.40
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	88.00	88.00
2	—	700	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	100.50	100.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	462	122.00	122.00
38	—	520	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	567	110.00–129.00	123.68
19	—	406	134.00–152.00	149.19
22	—	468	129.00–147.00	141.83
14	—	693	110.00–115.00	110.34
15	—	340	141.00–154.00	148.96
17	—	517	122.00–142.00	131.22
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
2	—	373	141.00	141.00
4	—	293	164.00	164.00
5	—	798	105.00	105.00
8	—	739	94.00–101.00	94.84
12	—	620	115.00–118.00	117.49
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	115.00–122.00	118.53
1	—	480	112.00	112.00
3	—	529	115.00–127.00	123.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	130.00	130.00
6	—	609	103.00–111.00	104.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,171	30.00–35.00	31.81
4	—	1,085	23.00–26.50	24.42
1	—	925	20.50	20.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,364	40.00–50.00	45.52
3	—	1,598	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	27.00	27.00
7	—	1,096	32.50–40.00	36.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,900	64.00–67.00	65.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,575	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,413	510.00–685.00	597.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	460.00	460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	650.00–735.00	696.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,178	350.00–775.00	584.79
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	300.00	300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	410.00	410.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	620.00	620.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	735.00	735.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	775.00	775.00

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

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How this sale compares

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