Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers 4.00--5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00--2.00 higher and bulls 2.00 higher. Todays receipts 173 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.58/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$144.58

12 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$15.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.91

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	463	145.91	676	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	130.00	683	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.91/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale12 hd

144.58

—

KY average27 barns · 5,869 hd

137.67

+6.91

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	—	High	1,834	90.94	1,668	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,303	54.78	714	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,030	43.30	446	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	30.00	307	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,010	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,605	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	585	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	5,558	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	625	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	9,531	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	785	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	10,009	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	12,116	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,494	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	20,556	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,998	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	16,508	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,168.34/cwt	1,000.00–1,350.00	14,581	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,444.20/cwt	1,100.00–1,625.00	16,984	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	15,604	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,224	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,071.40/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	12,610	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	18,484	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,260	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	19,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	810	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,100	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,278	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	945	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,710	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	952	899.81/cwt	750.00–985.00	8,566	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,264	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,289	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	1,010.42/cwt	610.00–1,175.00	11,003	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	907.35/cwt	730.00–1,300.00	10,943	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	1,025.41/cwt	635.00–1,325.00	11,649	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	862.75/cwt	585.00–1,125.00	10,526	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	605.00/cwt	600.00–610.00	7,139	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,158	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	19,396	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,915	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,533	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	15,867	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,057.43/cwt	910.00–1,200.00	15,174	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,325	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	13,051	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,450	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,413	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	307	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,251	53.24/cwt	50.50–54.50	666	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	56.84/cwt	56.50–57.50	780	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	43.30/cwt	40.00–46.50	446	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	93.55/cwt	90.50–98.00	1,707	4
Bulls	—	—	1,870	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	94.94/cwt	91.00–97.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	496	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	20,339	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	945	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	13,466	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	983	1,387.34/cwt	1,325.00–1,450.00	13,638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	1,237.36/cwt	900.00–1,525.00	10,889	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 Mar 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 163Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers 4.00--5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00--2.00 higher and bulls 2.00 higher. Todays receipts 173 hd.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,387.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	900.00–1,525.00	1,237.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	585	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	625	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	785	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	985.00	985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,085	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,248	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,168.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,176	1,100.00–1,625.00	1,444.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,177	975.00–1,125.00	1,071.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,445	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	952	750.00–985.00	899.81
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	585.00	585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,089	610.00–1,175.00	1,010.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,206	730.00–1,300.00	907.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,136	635.00–1,325.00	1,025.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,220	585.00–1,125.00	862.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,180	600.00–610.00	605.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,455	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,533	1,035.00	1,035.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,435	910.00–1,200.00	1,057.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	985.00	985.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,535	1,325.00	1,325.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	708	93.50	93.50
1	—	840	81.50	81.50
1	—	550	134.00	134.00
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	140.00	140.00
4	—	463	148.00	148.00
2	—	378	156.00	156.00
1	—	445	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	121.00	121.00
1	—	405	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	664	91.00–97.00	94.94
2	—	415	138.50	138.50
1	—	520	116.00	116.00
1	—	365	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	30.00	30.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,251	50.50–54.50	53.24
3	—	1,373	56.50–57.50	56.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	40.00–46.50	43.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,825	90.50–98.00	93.55
1	—	1,870	80.50	80.50

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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Steers · 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