Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---Steady to 2.00 higher---Feeder heifers ---2.00 higher and Slaughter cows--3.00 higher and bulls 2.00 higher. Todays receipts : 172 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.42/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$130.42

57 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$44.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.24

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	486	131.67	639	55
Medium and Large 2-3	555	105.00	583	1thin
Small 1-2	630	87.00	548	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.67/cwt here — about $91 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 sale57 hd

130.42

—

KY average28 barns · 4,678 hd

127.18

+3.24

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	1,832	75.93	1,391	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	59.71	812	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,050	42.54	447	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	34.09	346	5thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	139.88/cwt	129.00–143.50	713	4
Bulls	—	—	2,015	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,390	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,380	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	10,143	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,440	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	11,664	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	634.50/cwt	535.00–750.00	7,348	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,063	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,085	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	131.69/cwt	125.00–137.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	160.96/cwt	158.00–161.50	781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	143.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	833	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	138.43/cwt	130.00–144.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.59/cwt	133.00–137.00	576	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	452	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	32.47/cwt	30.00–36.00	320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	126.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	716	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	131.82/cwt	124.00–134.00	687	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	132.53/cwt	131.00–133.50	648	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	42.54/cwt	35.50–46.50	447	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,234	51.80/cwt	47.00–55.50	639	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	63.66/cwt	57.50–68.00	906	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	318	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	281	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	79.40/cwt	77.00–81.50	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	150.92/cwt	141.00–155.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	165.27/cwt	155.00–171.00	615	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	710	2

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 55Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---Steady to 2.00 higher---Feeder heifers ---2.00 higher and Slaughter cows--3.00 higher and bulls 2.00 higher. Todays receipts : 172 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
1	—	980	82.00	82.00
2	—	643	130.50	130.50
4	—	510	129.00–143.50	139.88
6	—	469	145.00–147.00	145.98
7	—	433	141.00–155.00	150.92
10	—	372	155.00–171.00	165.27
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
2	—	683	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	130.50	130.50
5	—	671	125.00–137.00	131.69
9	—	485	158.00–161.50	160.96
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
3	—	582	140.00–150.00	143.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	130.00–144.00	138.43
10	—	425	133.00–137.00	135.59
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	790	85.00	85.00
5	—	318	142.00	142.00
13	—	567	120.00–130.00	126.32
14	—	521	124.00–134.00	131.82
5	—	489	131.00–133.50	132.53
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	69.00	69.00
2	—	1,740	77.00–81.50	79.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	46.50	46.50
2	—	985	30.00–36.00	32.47
1	—	995	32.00	32.00
1	—	1,040	27.00	27.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	35.50–46.50	42.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,234	47.00–55.50	51.80
12	—	1,423	57.50–68.00	63.66

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,158	535.00–750.00	634.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,225.00	1,225.00

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

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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