Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---steady to 1.00--2.00 lower--Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows 1.00--lower and bulls--firm. Todays receipts : 138 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.19/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$120.19

56 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$14.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.89

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	558	124.89	697	37
Small 1-2	545	116.00	632	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	527	110.77	584	18thin

One grade step is worth $14.12/cwt here — about $113 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 sale56 hd

120.19

—

KY average24 barns · 4,326 hd

131.08

−10.89

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	1,944	101.30	1,969	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	63.65	936	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	918	53.09	487	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	52.86	586	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	364	162.91/cwt	160.00–165.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	844	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	64.45/cwt	61.00–67.50	537	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	64.11/cwt	62.00–68.00	949	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	120.50/cwt	120.00–122.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	119.10/cwt	110.00–120.50	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	401	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	119.65/cwt	119.00–121.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	95.38/cwt	88.00–102.50	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	684	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,160	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	139.35/cwt	136.00–140.00	711	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	147.25/cwt	145.00–151.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	699	2
Bulls	—	—	1,944	101.30/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	439	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	52.86/cwt	50.00–55.50	586	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	41.72/cwt	40.00–43.50	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	147.27/cwt	144.00–151.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	735	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,015	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	625	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	5,781	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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 113Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 14Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 12

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---steady to 1.00--2.00 lower--Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows 1.00--lower and bulls--firm. Todays receipts : 138 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	160.00–165.00	162.91
3	—	600	128.00	128.00
2	—	898	94.00	94.00
2	—	780	108.50	108.50
2	—	550	137.00	137.00
6	—	510	136.00–140.00	139.35
2	—	485	138.00	138.00
5	—	429	145.00–151.00	147.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	109.00	109.00
2	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	131.00	131.00
2	—	568	123.00	123.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	94.00	94.00
4	—	595	120.00–122.00	120.50
1	—	415	131.00	131.00
4	—	540	122.00–124.00	123.00
1	—	280	151.00	151.00
3	—	767	105.00	105.00
3	—	360	140.00	140.00
2	—	875	96.00	96.00
2	—	458	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	543	110.00–120.50	119.10
5	—	401	104.50	104.50
3	—	490	119.00–121.00	119.65
2	—	678	88.00–102.50	95.38
1	—	855	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	526	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	144.00–151.00	147.27
2	—	600	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	61.00–67.50	64.45
2	—	1,003	40.00–43.50	41.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,481	62.00–68.00	64.11
1	—	1,385	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	50.00–55.50	52.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,944	99.00–104.00	101.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	785.00	785.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	925.00	925.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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