Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers --2.00 lower. Slaughter cows firm and bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.03/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$123.03

43 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$3.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.52

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	490	123.55	605	37
Medium and Large 2-3	434	119.83	520	6thin

One grade step is worth $3.72/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 sale43 hd

123.03

—

KY average27 barns · 4,493 hd

125.55

−2.52

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	1,710	84.00	1,436	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,316	57.35	755	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	48.49	574	4thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	409	150.33/cwt	150.00–151.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	743	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	140.65/cwt	137.00–150.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,288	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,923	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,055	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,644	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,806	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	142.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,485.00/cwt	1,485.00–1,485.00	21,607	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,556	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,746	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,013	1,099.69/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	11,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	121.68/cwt	114.50–125.50	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	101.25/cwt	100.00–102.50	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	132.31/cwt	126.00–135.00	418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	664	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	54.46/cwt	52.00–60.50	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	127.06/cwt	123.00–129.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	134.46/cwt	133.00–136.00	499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	120.36/cwt	120.00–120.50	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	121.31/cwt	120.00–122.00	755	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	583	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	464	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	50.48/cwt	49.00–52.00	620	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	63.14/cwt	59.50–66.50	901	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,415	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	137.15/cwt	125.00–145.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	142.52/cwt	130.00–144.50	656	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	135.25/cwt	126.00–140.00	695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	652	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 Jul 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 289Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 23Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 13Year ago 11

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers --2.00 lower. Slaughter cows firm and bulls 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
3	—	409	150.00–151.00	150.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	85.00	85.00
2	—	563	132.00	132.00
4	—	388	137.00–150.00	140.65
3	—	678	117.50	117.50
3	—	622	120.00–122.00	121.31
5	—	426	125.00–145.00	137.15
8	—	460	130.00–144.50	142.52
9	—	514	126.00–140.00	135.25
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	116.50	116.50
1	—	530	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	140.00–145.00	142.32
2	—	550	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	101.00	101.00
3	—	562	114.50–125.50	121.68
4	—	707	100.00–102.50	101.25
5	—	316	126.00–135.00	132.31
8	—	488	123.00–129.00	127.06
6	—	371	133.00–136.00	134.46
7	—	506	120.00–120.50	120.36
2	—	410	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	124.00	124.00
2	—	590	112.50	112.50
2	—	338	123.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	990	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	535.00	535.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	1,485.00	1,485.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,099.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,260	52.00–60.50	54.46
3	—	1,427	59.50–66.50	63.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,220	38.00	38.00
2	—	1,228	49.00–52.00	50.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	84.00	84.00

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

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