Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.47/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$127.47

83 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$4.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.90

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	127.57	597	81
Medium and Large 2-3	398	123.50	492	2thin

One grade step is worth $4.07/cwt here — about $105 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 sale83 hd

127.47

—

KY average28 barns · 5,095 hd

119.58

+7.90

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	1,320	74.00	977	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,277	52.22	667	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	894	45.73	409	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,075	42.84	461	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Small 2-3	—	424	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	147.33/cwt	144.00–150.50	756	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	146.93/cwt	145.00–149.00	408	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,608	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,030	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	151.11/cwt	150.25–152.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	121.52/cwt	117.50–125.50	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	670	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,814	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,648	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,690	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	15,210	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	885	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,638	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,394	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	559.46/cwt	500.00–610.00	5,175	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	154.08/cwt	140.00–157.00	661	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	123.88/cwt	120.00–129.00	716	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,296	1
Bulls	—	—	1,040	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	112.72/cwt	106.00–115.00	707	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	143.41/cwt	138.00–147.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	102.76/cwt	102.00–103.50	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	584	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	38.26/cwt	30.00–47.00	413	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	554	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	46.95/cwt	46.50–47.50	467	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	315	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	54.37/cwt	54.00–55.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	128.27/cwt	122.50–136.00	662	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	139.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	533	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	128.56/cwt	122.50–131.50	604	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	609	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	535	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	382	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	103.97/cwt	101.00–107.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	104.42/cwt	100.00–106.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	134.80/cwt	126.00–136.00	554	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	113.60/cwt	113.00–117.00	666	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	138.07/cwt	135.00–139.25	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	123.63/cwt	117.00–125.00	812	6

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.

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Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

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Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 74Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	424	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	513	144.00–150.50	147.33
1	—	250	172.50	172.50
6	—	461	150.25–152.00	151.11
3	—	413	152.50	152.50
2	—	628	117.50–125.50	121.52
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
7	—	577	135.00–139.25	138.07
6	—	657	117.00–125.00	123.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	145.00–149.00	146.93
14	—	381	135.00–145.00	139.88
12	—	470	122.50–131.50	128.56
7	—	501	121.50	121.50
3	—	318	140.00	140.00
2	—	683	101.00–107.00	103.97
5	—	640	100.00–106.00	104.42
18	—	411	126.00–136.00	134.80
16	—	586	113.00–117.00	113.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	123.50	123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	89.00	89.00
1	—	485	120.50	120.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	429	140.00–157.00	154.08
9	—	578	120.00–129.00	123.88
2	—	655	112.00	112.00
8	—	394	165.00	165.00
7	—	627	106.00–115.00	112.72
5	—	451	138.00–147.00	143.41
2	—	718	102.00–103.50	102.76
19	—	516	122.50–136.00	128.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	178.00	178.00
3	—	295	178.00	178.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	410.00	410.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	500.00–610.00	559.46
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	420.00	420.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	510.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,690	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,040	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	30.00–47.00	38.26
1	—	1,065	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	46.50–47.50	46.95
1	—	850	37.00	37.00
1	—	735	52.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	54.00–55.00	54.37
1	—	1,115	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,190	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

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