Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----steady to 1.00 higher----Feeder heifers---steady---Slaughter cows --steady and --bulls 1.00 higher. Today receipts : 144 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.16/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$122.16

65 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$103

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

$18.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.24

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	542	123.29	669	57
Medium and Large 2-3	484	115.36	558	7thin
Small 1-2	735	105.00	772	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.29/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale65 hd

122.16

—

KY average28 barns · 6,480 hd

132.39

−10.24

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	1,674	78.31	1,311	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	61.22	828	7thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	124.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	110.85/cwt	108.50–114.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	128.15/cwt	124.00–133.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	98.90/cwt	92.50–105.50	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Steers	Small 2-3	—	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	675	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	533	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,013	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	136.40/cwt	134.00–137.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	835	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	74.21/cwt	72.50–75.50	1,208	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	165.64/cwt	157.00–175.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	178.24/cwt	173.00–181.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	183.00/cwt	182.99–183.00	531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	109.60/cwt	107.00–115.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	157.68/cwt	151.00–159.00	683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	115.20/cwt	102.00–123.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	814	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	63.09/cwt	57.00–68.00	858	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.93/cwt	123.00–139.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	121.29/cwt	110.00–130.00	707	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	563	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 130Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----steady to 1.00 higher----Feeder heifers---steady---Slaughter cows --steady and --bulls 1.00 higher. Today receipts : 144 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	120.00–130.00	124.85
7	—	657	120.00	120.00
7	—	629	108.50–114.00	110.85
6	—	527	124.00–133.00	128.15
6	—	378	135.00–139.00	136.96
4	—	724	92.50–105.50	98.90
2	—	290	145.00	145.00
10	—	583	110.00–130.00	121.29
2	—	343	144.00	144.00
1	—	900	110.00	110.00
2	—	408	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	110.50	110.50
2	—	583	110.00	110.00
2	—	388	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
1	—	395	171.00	171.00
5	—	608	134.00–137.00	136.40
1	—	790	126.00	126.00
1	—	570	146.50	146.50
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	157.00–175.00	165.64
2	—	485	134.00	134.00
5	—	621	102.00–123.00	115.20
1	—	780	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	324	173.00–181.00	178.24
1	—	385	166.00	166.00
8	—	290	182.99–183.00	183.00
6	—	729	107.00–115.00	109.60
6	—	433	151.00–159.00	157.68
2	—	918	84.00	84.00
1	—	655	126.00	126.00
1	—	505	143.00	143.00
1	—	470	149.00	149.00
2	—	750	108.00–109.00	108.50
3	—	605	127.00	127.00
2	—	570	123.00–139.00	130.93
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	134.00	134.00
1	—	570	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	575.00	575.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	890	785.00	785.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	72.50–75.50	74.21
1	—	1,765	86.50	86.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,360	57.00–68.00	63.09
1	—	1,310	50.00	50.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle