Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays receipts : 217 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.84/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$121.84

65 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$10.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.68

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	537	123.40	663	53
Medium and Large 2	590	116.00	684	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	513	112.75	578	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.65/cwt here — about $85 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

121.84

—

KY average28 barns · 6,703 hd

124.52

−2.68

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	1,975	90.48	1,787	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,182	55.61	657	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	908	49.47	449	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,055	45.53	480	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	708	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.95/cwt	125.00–135.50	751	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	153.82/cwt	153.50–154.50	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	122.84/cwt	122.00–125.50	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	995	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,726	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	965	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,790	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,169	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356	876.08/cwt	650.00–985.00	11,880	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,598	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,963	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,365	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,603	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,220	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,045	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	13,846	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,968	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,323	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,261.09/cwt	1,085.00–1,425.00	14,755	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,145	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	15,939	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	49.47/cwt	48.00–51.00	449	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,177	56.66/cwt	54.50–59.00	667	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	54.03/cwt	53.50–54.50	643	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	45.53/cwt	44.00–47.00	480	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	90.48/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,787	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	145.93/cwt	139.00–147.50	823	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	122.60/cwt	118.50–126.50	828	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	132.95/cwt	126.00–135.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	147.73/cwt	146.50–150.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	154.00/cwt	148.00–160.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	126.31/cwt	124.00–127.00	653	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	104.28/cwt	102.00–110.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	108.89/cwt	108.00–111.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	115.40/cwt	115.00–116.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	150.30/cwt	148.00–151.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	139.21/cwt	136.00–146.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	103.54/cwt	102.00–105.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	518	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 May 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 200Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 0Year ago 0

Todays receipts : 217 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	708	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	138.00	138.00
1	—	690	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	565	125.00–135.50	132.95
6	—	468	153.50–154.50	153.82
4	—	629	122.00–125.50	122.84
3	—	823	94.00	94.00
1	—	715	104.00	104.00
1	—	505	148.00	148.00
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	112.50	112.50
1	—	455	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	564	139.00–147.50	145.93
11	—	675	118.50–126.50	122.60
6	—	613	126.00–135.00	132.95
5	—	468	153.50	153.50
4	—	533	146.50–150.00	147.73
2	—	435	148.00–160.00	154.00
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	105.00	105.00
2	—	475	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	590	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	517	124.00–127.00	126.31
11	—	474	130.00–135.00	132.66
7	—	696	102.00–110.00	104.28
7	—	627	108.00–111.00	108.89
5	—	573	115.00–116.00	115.40
4	—	336	148.00–151.00	150.30
3	—	415	136.00–146.00	139.21
2	—	725	102.00–105.00	103.54
1	—	360	144.00	144.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	475.00	475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	885	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,356	650.00–985.00	876.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,170	1,085.00–1,425.00	1,261.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,260.00	1,260.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	48.00–51.00	49.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	54.50–59.00	56.66
2	—	1,190	53.50–54.50	54.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	44.00–47.00	45.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,975	86.00–95.00	90.48

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