Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Todays receipts : 181 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.07/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$117.07

58 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$8.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.89

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	552	118.27	653	49
Medium and Large 2-3	498	110.63	551	8thin
Small 1-2	325	110.00	358	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.27/cwt here — about $296 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 sale58 hd

117.07

—

KY average30 barns · 8,929 hd

121.96

−4.89

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	—	Low	1,730	63.06	1,091	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,264	45.94	581	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	36.63	435	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,103	28.34	313	8thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2-3	—	430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	406	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,045	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,247.69/cwt	1,235.00–1,260.00	16,282	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	939.65/cwt	575.00–1,235.00	10,308	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,428	929.75/cwt	925.00–935.00	13,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	951	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,585	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	12,680	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,015	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,149.60/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	14,427	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	18,086	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,278	974.29/cwt	785.00–1,150.00	12,451	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,325	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	834.28/cwt	775.00–925.00	7,492	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,145.24/cwt	1,085.00–1,175.00	14,430	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	4,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	637	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	115.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	122.52/cwt	122.00–123.00	526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	113.40/cwt	110.25–115.50	853	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	45.18/cwt	41.50–48.00	571	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	455	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	18.39/cwt	16.50–20.00	177	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	29.48/cwt	24.00–31.00	343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	140.64/cwt	135.00–144.00	536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	127.08/cwt	122.00–131.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,243	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	36.63/cwt	33.00–41.00	435	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,151	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	905	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,256	1
Bulls	—	—	1,673	65.43/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	701	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 Dec 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 746Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Todays receipts : 181 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	121.00	121.00
2	—	595	107.00	107.00
2	—	483	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
2	—	388	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	309	131.00–132.00	131.50
2	—	353	131.00	131.00
3	—	467	114.00	114.00
4	—	629	117.50	117.50
7	—	513	115.00–120.00	115.71
8	—	429	122.00–123.00	122.52
15	—	752	110.25–115.50	113.40
2	—	298	131.00	131.00
4	—	577	110.00–111.00	110.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
1	—	765	101.00	101.00
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
2	—	395	150.00	150.00
1	—	845	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	138.00	138.00
3	—	580	124.50	124.50
3	—	460	128.00	128.00
3	—	338	160.00	160.00
2	—	730	100.00	100.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
5	—	381	135.00–144.00	140.64
7	—	515	122.00–131.00	127.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	116.00	116.00
1	—	770	91.00	91.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	1,235.00–1,260.00	1,247.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,097	575.00–1,235.00	939.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,428	925.00–935.00	929.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,278	785.00–1,150.00	974.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,585	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,255	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,149.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,260	1,085.00–1,175.00	1,145.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	410.00	410.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	898	775.00–925.00	834.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	785.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,245	735.00	735.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,263	41.50–48.00	45.18
1	—	1,270	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	42.50	42.50
2	—	965	16.50–20.00	18.39
5	—	1,165	24.00–31.00	29.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,188	33.00–41.00	36.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,820	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,673	62.00–68.00	65.43

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle