Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers :--2.00-4.00 higher---Feeder heifers :--2.00-3.00 higher---Slaughter cows steady and bulls 1.00 higher.----Todays receipts 161 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.05/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$123.05

37 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$6.87/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	540	124.20	670	29
Medium and Large 2-3	478	119.80	572	5thin
Small 1-2	567	117.33	665	3thin

One grade step is worth $6.87/cwt here — about $5 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 sale37 hd

123.05

—

KY average28 barns · 7,628 hd

125.86

−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	1,320	71.25	941	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	47.40	656	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,060	37.53	398	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	32.00	288	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	885	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,071	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	885	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,611	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	187	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	707	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	247	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.15/cwt	131.50–138.50	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	147.96/cwt	137.50–150.00	786	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	14,393	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	849.84/cwt	700.00–975.00	9,943	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	149.43/cwt	139.00–150.50	829	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	141.05/cwt	130.00–144.00	664	12
Bulls	—	—	1,670	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,344	1
Bulls	—	—	970	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	601	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	47.40/cwt	45.00–49.50	656	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	37.53/cwt	37.00–38.00	398	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	274	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.07/cwt	123.00–129.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	123.70/cwt	122.50–125.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	116.54/cwt	113.00–120.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	127.94/cwt	123.00–135.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	125.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	966	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	146.09/cwt	140.00–153.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	156.85/cwt	151.00–170.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	153.68/cwt	150.00–160.00	410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	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 Jan 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 84Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers :--2.00-4.00 higher---Feeder heifers :--2.00-3.00 higher---Slaughter cows steady and bulls 1.00 higher.----Todays receipts 161 hd.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	460.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	700.00–975.00	849.84
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	860.00	860.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,360	1,050.00	1,050.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	35.00	35.00
3	—	707	35.00	35.00
3	—	587	35.00	35.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	130.00–140.00	135.10
4	—	615	131.50–138.50	135.15
6	—	443	160.00	160.00
6	—	531	137.50–150.00	147.96
11	—	555	139.00–150.50	149.43
1	—	790	128.00	128.00
4	—	708	136.50	136.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
2	—	530	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	118.00	118.00
4	—	573	122.50–125.00	123.70
2	—	613	113.00–120.00	116.54
2	—	390	134.00	134.00
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
1	—	735	115.50	115.50
8	—	463	123.00–135.00	127.94
6	—	529	125.00–130.00	125.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	101.00	101.00
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
3	—	388	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	471	130.00–144.00	141.05
4	—	623	123.00–129.00	126.07
4	—	405	140.00–153.00	146.09
3	—	379	151.00–170.00	156.85
3	—	267	150.00–160.00	153.68
2	—	780	111.00	111.00
1	—	720	113.00	113.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	80.50	80.50
1	—	970	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	45.00–49.50	47.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	37.00–38.00	37.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	29.00	29.00
1	—	855	35.00	35.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle