Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays receipts : 257 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.40/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$129.40

73 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$13.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.26

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	564	131.77	743	59
Small 1-2	500	130.00	650	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	556	118.58	659	13thin

One grade step is worth $13.19/cwt here — about $84 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

129.40

—

KY average28 barns · 2,403 hd

133.65

−4.26

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	1,540	81.00	1,247	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,254	58.90	738	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,050	47.50	499	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	760	20.00	152	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,265	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,436	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	761	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	779	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	119.80/cwt	115.00–128.00	733	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	128.62/cwt	123.00–133.00	737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	145.17/cwt	140.00–154.50	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	145.83/cwt	140.00–149.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	435	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,005	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,223	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,391	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,944	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	18,020	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	14,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,635.05/cwt	1,560.00–1,700.00	22,645	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	152	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	61.93/cwt	55.50–65.50	804	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	52.85/cwt	51.50–54.50	616	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	484	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	513	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,247	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	370	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	561	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	704	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	348	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,368	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	1,508	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,027	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,202	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	130.74/cwt	121.50–132.00	893	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	139.82/cwt	138.00–142.00	835	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	150.36/cwt	145.00–156.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	642	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	678	91.95/cwt	90.00–94.00	623	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	409	124.64/cwt	120.00–127.00	510	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	137.19/cwt	135.00–138.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	100.33/cwt	92.00–104.50	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	131.27/cwt	117.00–135.00	685	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	122.21/cwt	109.00–128.00	686	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	108.51/cwt	92.00–112.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	107.34/cwt	100.00–114.50	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	133.62/cwt	127.00–140.00	563	4

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 Jun 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 167Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 36Year ago 0

Todays receipts : 257 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	298	145.00	145.00
1	—	780	95.00	95.00
1	—	310	151.00	151.00
18	—	522	117.00–135.00	131.27
11	—	561	109.00–128.00	122.21
7	—	629	92.00–112.00	108.51
6	—	670	100.00–114.50	107.34
4	—	421	127.00–140.00	133.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	113.50	113.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	90.00–94.00	91.95
1	—	520	114.00	114.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	409	120.00–127.00	124.64
4	—	365	135.00–138.00	137.19
3	—	605	92.00–104.50	100.33
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	120.00	120.00
5	—	479	135.50	135.50
2	—	610	85.50	85.50
1	—	675	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	523	145.50	145.50
8	—	708	110.00	110.00
8	—	612	115.00–128.00	119.80
8	—	573	123.00–133.00	128.62
6	—	439	140.00–154.50	145.17
3	—	677	115.00	115.00
3	—	468	140.00–149.00	145.83
2	—	775	100.00–104.00	102.00
2	—	308	164.00	164.00
1	—	910	81.00	81.00
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
1	—	245	177.50	177.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	96.00	96.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	126.00	126.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	704	49.50	49.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,368	110.25	110.25
7	—	1,027	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	683	121.50–132.00	130.74
11	—	597	138.00–142.00	139.82
3	—	548	150.00	150.00
2	—	720	123.50	123.50
2	—	478	145.00–156.00	150.36
1	—	440	146.00	146.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	685.00	685.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	620.00	620.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,360.00	1,360.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,160.00	1,160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,385	1,560.00–1,700.00	1,635.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	20.00	20.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,298	55.50–65.50	61.93
3	—	1,165	51.50–54.50	52.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,025	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	81.00	81.00

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

Bulls · 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