Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---4.00--5.00 higher and feeder heifer---3.00--4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00--higher and bulls steady . Todays receipts --222 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.10/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$128.10

40 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$11.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.29

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	507	129.44	657	34
Medium and Large 3	383	121.00	463	5thin
Small 1-2	450	118.00	531	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.44/cwt here — about $126 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 sale40 hd

128.10

—

KY average28 barns · 5,592 hd

128.38

−0.29

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	1,595	86.00	1,372	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	65.12	918	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	47.48	535	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	29.00	269	3thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,065	72.50	772	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2	—	370	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	557	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,213	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	16,569	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,038.49/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	11,455	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,222	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	20,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	21,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,875	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,065	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	772	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	374	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	187	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	251	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	66.46/cwt	61.00–70.00	949	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	56.42/cwt	54.00–58.50	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	644	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,865	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,094	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,062	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	862.50/cwt	850.00–875.00	10,652	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	827.98/cwt	785.00–875.00	9,232	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,650	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,425	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,611	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,250	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,403	1,087.83/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	15,262	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,035	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	14,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	149.10/cwt	143.00–152.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	291	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	135.98/cwt	122.00–142.00	779	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,372	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	557	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	440	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	47.57/cwt	44.50–51.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	140.50/cwt	134.00–144.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	123.65/cwt	117.00–127.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	133.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	123.26/cwt	119.50–124.00	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	121.76/cwt	120.00–122.00	773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	133.42/cwt	124.00–135.50	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	463	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	970	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,130	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,035	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	10,712	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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 103Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 14Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 17Year ago 9

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---4.00--5.00 higher and feeder heifer---3.00--4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00--higher and bulls steady . Todays receipts --222 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	150.50	150.50
2	—	725	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	305	168.00	168.00
3	—	413	143.00–152.00	149.10
4	—	463	134.00–144.00	140.50
4	—	563	134.00	134.00
4	—	620	117.00–127.00	123.65
5	—	523	130.00–140.00	133.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	165.00	165.00
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	163.00	163.00
4	—	291	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	138.00	138.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
2	—	788	118.00	118.00
4	—	526	145.50	145.50
5	—	613	134.50	134.50
11	—	573	122.00–142.00	135.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	131.00	131.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
2	—	338	141.00	141.00
2	—	505	128.00	128.00
5	—	405	142.50	142.50
6	—	564	119.50–124.00	123.26
8	—	635	120.00–122.00	121.76
9	—	455	124.00–135.50	133.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	121.00	121.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	975.00–1,100.00	1,038.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	1,460.00	1,460.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	735.00	735.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,035.00	1,035.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,450	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	850.00–875.00	862.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	785.00–875.00	827.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,403	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,087.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	72.50	72.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	37.00	37.00
1	—	935	20.00	20.00
1	—	835	30.00	30.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,428	61.00–70.00	66.46
2	—	1,295	54.00–58.50	56.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	53.00	53.00
1	—	1,060	41.50	41.50
5	—	1,155	44.50–51.00	47.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	86.00	86.00

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

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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

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Replacement Cattle

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