Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with some instances sharply lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls 10.00-12.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.93/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$115.93

72 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$26.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.40

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	454	118.13	537	62
Medium and Large 2-3	499	104.88	523	8thin
Small and Medium 2-3	330	92.00	304	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.13/cwt here — about $233 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 sale72 hd

115.93

—

KY average26 barns · 6,655 hd

121.33

−5.40

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	1,860	71.05	1,322	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,233	47.42	585	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	37.00	401	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	20.50	180	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	113.67/cwt	113.00–115.00	580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	116.79/cwt	113.00–121.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	137.24/cwt	130.00–141.50	380	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	126.39/cwt	120.00–137.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	612	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,495	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	13,081	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,370	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	116.48/cwt	116.00–117.50	674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	315	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	227	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,858	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	430.14/cwt	370.00–490.00	4,723	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,710	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,338	773.83/cwt	650.00–900.00	10,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.00/cwt	133.00–136.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	174.25/cwt	171.00–176.00	491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	71.05/cwt	67.50–73.50	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	121.96/cwt	116.00–124.50	635	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	663	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	401	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	20.50/cwt	20.50–20.50	180	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	47.42/cwt	45.50–51.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	611	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	111.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	665	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	310	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	330	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	103.41/cwt	100.00–106.00	587	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	126.39/cwt	121.00–130.00	470	11

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 Apr 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 132Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with some instances sharply lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls 10.00-12.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
1	—	430	142.00	142.00
9	—	579	116.00–117.50	116.48
2	—	700	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	510	113.00–115.00	113.67
8	—	466	113.00–121.00	116.79
8	—	277	130.00–141.50	137.24
5	—	414	120.00–137.00	126.39
4	—	628	97.50	97.50
1	—	705	91.00	91.00
1	—	220	141.00	141.00
2	—	328	140.00	140.00
13	—	568	100.00–106.00	103.41
11	—	372	121.00–130.00	126.39
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	100.50	100.50
2	—	480	111.00	111.00
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	92.50	92.50
1	—	580	92.50	92.50
1	—	355	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	72.00	72.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	133.00–136.00	135.00
3	—	282	171.00–176.00	174.25
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
1	—	325	155.00	155.00
7	—	521	116.00–124.50	121.96
6	—	442	140.00	140.00
4	—	631	105.00	105.00
11	—	393	155.50	155.50
9	—	596	110.00–117.00	111.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	132.50	132.50
3	—	495	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,495	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,338	650.00–900.00	773.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	370.00–490.00	430.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,860	67.50–73.50	71.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	37.00	37.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	20.50	20.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,233	45.50–51.00	47.42

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle