Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2020-01-13

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 13
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
84 head
57 vs last sale 141 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
27 vs last sale 31 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
12 vs last sale 22 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : ---1.00-3.00 higher and Feeder heifers :---2.00 higher and slaughter cows light test and bulls steady. Todays receipts 98 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.35/cwt on 33 head.
Average price
$120.35
33 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$350
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$10.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.35
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559120.7067531
Small 1-2300120.003601thin
Small and Medium 2-3295110.003251thin
One grade step is worth $10.70/cwt here — about $350 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 sale33 hd
120.35
KY average28 barns · 8,945 hd
124.70
−4.35
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage2,25866.251,4962thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29538.504991thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low92522.502081thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2370150.50/cwt150.50–150.505571
BullsMedium and Large 1-2410150.50/cwt150.50–150.506171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555138.00/cwt138.00–138.007661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2655111.00/cwt111.00–111.007271
BullsMedium and Large 1-2512145.00/cwt145.00–145.007423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629124.59/cwt123.00–128.007843
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3955610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,8261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,055500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,183858.84/cwt800.00–910.0010,1602
Bred CowsSmall 1-2685285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9521
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2980775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,5951
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2943787.67/cwt775.00–800.007,4282
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3295110.00/cwt110.00–110.003251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530146.00/cwt146.00–146.007743
SteersMedium and Large 1-2590137.33/cwt136.50–139.008106
SteersMedium and Large 1-2723128.13/cwt116.00–135.009267
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,065110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660135.00/cwt135.00–135.008912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2342133.00/cwt133.00–133.004553
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2711110.67/cwt105.50–112.507874
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2602118.00/cwt118.00–118.007106
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530125.14/cwt125.00–126.006637
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2586120.42/cwt120.00–121.007067
HeifersSmall 1-2300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
Bulls2,20060.00/cwt60.00–60.001,3201
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29538.50/cwt38.50–38.504991
CowsLean 85-90%92522.50/cwt22.50–22.502081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775101.00/cwt101.00–101.007831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2288136.00/cwt136.00–136.003922
Bulls2,31572.50/cwt72.50–72.501,6781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2459144.48/cwt140.00–147.506634
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725113.00/cwt113.00–113.008194
BullsMedium and Large 2-3760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006112
BullsSmall 1-2670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711

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.