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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---2.00--3.00 higher and Feeder heifers---steady. Slaughter cows and bulls light test. Todays receipts--168 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.81/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$127.81

73 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

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

$14.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

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	468	129.35	605	65
Medium and Large 2-3	535	115.37	617	7thin
Small 1-2	540	115.00	621	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.35/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale73 hd

127.81

—

KY average27 barns · 3,645 hd

127.45

+0.36

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	—	Low	915	56.00	512	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,264	58.95	745	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	968	42.66	413	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	34.25	330	7thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 2-3	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	164.97/cwt	162.00–166.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	179.00/cwt	175.00–183.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	123.60/cwt	123.00–124.00	697	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	144.54/cwt	142.00–148.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	129.60/cwt	129.00–130.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	135.40/cwt	135.00–135.50	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	751	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	655	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	143.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	820	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	180.62/cwt	180.00–182.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	148.04/cwt	147.00–149.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	109.52/cwt	105.00–119.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	109.79/cwt	107.00–115.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	37.51/cwt	32.00–42.00	359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	124.89/cwt	124.50–126.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	139.13/cwt	135.00–139.50	508	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	133.89/cwt	127.50–140.00	568	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	172.51/cwt	169.00–175.00	654	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	968	42.66/cwt	39.50–47.50	413	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	53.88/cwt	51.00–56.50	665	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	64.02/cwt	63.00–65.00	827	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	26.11/cwt	25.00–27.50	257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	152.75/cwt	139.00–158.00	712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	1
Bulls	—	—	915	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	512	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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 130Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 5Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---2.00--3.00 higher and Feeder heifers---steady. Slaughter cows and bulls light test. Todays receipts--168 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
1	—	820	89.00	89.00
1	—	350	138.00	138.00
1	—	485	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	143.00	143.00
3	—	323	180.00–182.00	180.62
2	—	553	129.50	129.50
2	—	428	147.00–149.00	148.04
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	172.50	172.50
3	—	613	132.50	132.50
4	—	379	169.00–175.00	172.51
7	—	466	139.00–158.00	152.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
2	—	398	132.00	132.00
3	—	589	105.00–119.00	109.52
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	123.00–124.00	123.60
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	245	132.50	132.50
6	—	612	107.00–115.00	109.79
11	—	512	131.50	131.50
1	—	675	101.00	101.00
2	—	773	95.00–96.00	95.50
4	—	463	124.50–126.00	124.89
13	—	365	135.00–139.50	139.13
21	—	424	127.50–140.00	133.89
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	417	162.00–166.00	164.97
4	—	350	175.00–183.00	179.00
6	—	523	142.00–148.00	144.54
5	—	654	129.00–130.00	129.60
2	—	743	125.00	125.00
2	—	453	149.00	149.00
1	—	875	114.50	114.50
6	—	573	140.00–145.00	143.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	135.00–135.50	135.40
2	—	400	145.00	145.00
1	—	665	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	560.00	560.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	957	32.00–42.00	37.51
2	—	983	25.00–27.50	26.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	968	39.50–47.50	42.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	51.00–56.50	53.88
3	—	1,292	63.00–65.00	64.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	56.00	56.00

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