Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers-----3.00---4.00 higher and Feeder heifers----steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows-----steady- and- bulls---1.00 higher. Todays receipts : 229 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.87/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$128.87

84 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$19.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.41

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	499	129.33	645	82
Small 1-2	358	110.00	393	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.33/cwt here — about $252 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 sale84 hd

128.87

—

KY average25 barns · 5,782 hd

127.46

+1.41

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	2,150	81.99	1,763	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,194	46.56	556	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	40.06	427	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,336	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	920	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,980	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,951	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	965	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	460.21/cwt	450.00–470.00	4,938	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	755	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	115.26/cwt	114.00–117.00	794	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.17/cwt	126.00–143.50	736	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	166.86/cwt	153.00–168.50	656	9
Bulls	—	—	2,150	81.99/cwt	81.50–82.50	1,763	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,055	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	558	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,194	46.56/cwt	44.00–50.50	556	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	40.06/cwt	38.50–41.00	427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	132.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	759	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	145.29/cwt	141.00–146.00	693	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	146.22/cwt	130.00–150.00	471	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	123.38/cwt	117.50–127.00	712	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	132.48/cwt	128.00–134.50	607	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	115.25/cwt	114.00–117.00	765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	148.08/cwt	141.00–151.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	156.03/cwt	154.00–160.50	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	136.46/cwt	135.00–138.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	125.99/cwt	121.00–130.50	665	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	132.99/cwt	122.00–140.00	555	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,036	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	111.43/cwt	100.00–126.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	127.65/cwt	126.00–129.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	179.90/cwt	179.50–183.50	606	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	403	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	475	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 Feb 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 65Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers-----3.00---4.00 higher and Feeder heifers----steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows-----steady- and- bulls---1.00 higher. Todays receipts : 229 hd.

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	525.00	525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	450.00–470.00	460.21
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	755	585.00	585.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	960	460.00	460.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	685.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	825.00	825.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,055	610.00	610.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	925.00	925.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	122.00	122.00
1	—	565	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	171.00	171.00
1	—	475	141.00	141.00
1	—	655	126.00	126.00
1	—	830	117.00	117.00
5	—	563	141.00–151.00	148.08
4	—	428	154.00–160.50	156.03
2	—	630	135.00–138.00	136.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
2	—	823	102.00	102.00
2	—	390	143.00	143.00
12	—	322	130.00–150.00	146.22
22	—	577	117.50–127.00	123.38
17	—	458	128.00–134.50	132.48
6	—	664	114.00–117.00	115.25
11	—	528	121.00–130.50	125.99
9	—	417	122.00–140.00	132.99
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	95.00	95.00
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	689	114.00–117.00	115.26
12	—	525	126.00–143.50	140.17
9	—	393	153.00–168.50	166.86
8	—	573	125.00–135.00	132.54
7	—	477	141.00–146.00	145.29
5	—	806	109.50	109.50
4	—	440	151.00	151.00
3	—	627	126.00–129.00	127.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	157.00	157.00
4	—	441	100.00–126.00	111.43
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	337	179.50–183.50	179.90
2	—	403	154.00	154.00
1	—	270	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,150	81.50–82.50	81.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,194	44.00–50.50	46.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	38.50–41.00	40.06

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