Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays receipts : 185 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.41/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$127.41

66 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$23.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.51

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	567	130.28	739	58
Medium and Large 2-3	600	106.63	639	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.65/cwt here — about $99 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 sale66 hd

127.41

—

KY average28 barns · 2,207 hd

134.92

−7.51

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	61.57	813	8thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 2-3	—	403	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	544	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,704	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,045.00/cwt	1,045.00–1,045.00	13,951	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,365	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	22,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	717	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,668	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,684	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,435	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	13,776	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	9,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	21,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,733	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	855	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,926	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	815	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,094	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	140.24/cwt	130.00–152.50	661	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	151.76/cwt	140.00–160.50	613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	106.03/cwt	101.00–108.50	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	143.68/cwt	137.00–147.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	130.36/cwt	126.00–132.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	117.02/cwt	110.00–120.50	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	120.54/cwt	120.00–121.00	704	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	109.88/cwt	107.00–112.00	734	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	144.61/cwt	142.00–146.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	137.86/cwt	132.00–141.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	131.24/cwt	125.00–133.00	681	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.09/cwt	120.00–133.00	748	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	123.44/cwt	122.00–124.00	775	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	705	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	684	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	62.94/cwt	58.50–66.50	831	7

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 106Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 13Year ago 0

Todays receipts : 185 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
2	—	383	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	584	120.00–121.00	120.54
12	—	668	107.00–112.00	109.88
3	—	327	142.00–146.00	144.61
5	—	705	110.00	110.00
6	—	416	132.00–141.00	137.86
7	—	466	141.50	141.50
9	—	519	125.00–133.00	131.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	164.50	164.50
1	—	470	152.50	152.50
1	—	740	117.00	117.00
3	—	527	137.00–147.00	143.68
4	—	627	126.00–132.00	130.36
6	—	768	110.00–120.50	117.02
12	—	650	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	471	130.00–152.50	140.24
7	—	404	140.00–160.50	151.76
3	—	760	110.00	110.00
3	—	729	101.00–108.50	106.03
2	—	810	96.50	96.50
2	—	505	140.00	140.00
14	—	575	120.00–133.00	130.09
14	—	628	122.00–124.00	123.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	110.00	110.00
6	—	668	105.50	105.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	1,045.00	1,045.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	935.00	935.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	840.00	840.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	960.00	960.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	855	810.00	810.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	52.00	52.00
7	—	1,321	58.50–66.50	62.94

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