Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---2.00--3.00 higher and Feeder heifers--steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows --1.00--2.00--higher and bulls --2.00-- higher. Todays receipts-- 137-- hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.31/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$133.31

32 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$20.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.12

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	459	133.97	615	31
Medium and Large 2-3	545	113.00	616	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.97/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale32 hd

133.31

—

KY average27 barns · 4,486 hd

129.19

+4.12

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	1,917	101.49	1,946	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	66.30	901	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,014	52.17	529	3thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	313	171.16/cwt	167.50–175.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	621	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,805	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,066	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	16,655	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	712.45/cwt	700.00–725.00	8,621	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	12,066	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	805	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	153.37/cwt	148.00–156.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	129.64/cwt	125.00–132.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	142.25/cwt	138.50–150.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	131.01/cwt	128.00–132.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	141.39/cwt	140.00–144.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	131.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	603	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	142.23/cwt	128.00–145.50	801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	936	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	67.78/cwt	59.50–75.00	938	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	124.41/cwt	116.00–140.50	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	129.95/cwt	127.00–133.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	126.32/cwt	124.00–130.00	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	2
Bulls	—	—	1,917	101.49/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,946	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	568	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	50.26/cwt	50.00–50.50	509	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	629	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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 159Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 21Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 42Year ago 13

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---2.00--3.00 higher and Feeder heifers--steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows --1.00--2.00--higher and bulls --2.00-- higher. Todays receipts-- 137-- hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	167.50–175.00	171.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	113.00	113.00
2	—	340	168.00	168.00
2	—	458	144.00	144.00
2	—	530	125.00	125.00
3	—	597	129.50	129.50
4	—	393	158.00	158.00
5	—	633	124.00–130.00	126.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	148.00–156.00	153.37
3	—	510	138.00	138.00
3	—	610	136.00	136.00
1	—	830	120.50	120.50
3	—	673	125.00–132.00	129.64
5	—	480	138.50–150.00	142.25
9	—	563	128.00–145.50	142.23
2	—	743	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	128.00–132.00	131.01
8	—	371	140.00–144.00	141.39
8	—	457	125.00–135.00	131.97
1	—	275	165.00	165.00
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
3	—	665	116.00–140.50	124.41
4	—	417	127.00–133.00	129.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	113.00	113.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,535	1,085.00	1,085.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	700.00–725.00	712.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	985.00	985.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	710.00	710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,384	59.50–75.00	67.78
1	—	1,155	54.50	54.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,013	50.00–50.50	50.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,917	101.00–102.00	101.49

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle