Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2020-08-31

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 31
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
109 head
54 vs last sale 163 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
6 vs last sale 20 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
45 vs last sale 55 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--Steady to 2.00 lower and Feeder heifers --steady . Slaughter cows -- steady and bulls--firm. Todays receipts --133 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $149.40/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$149.40
40 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+16.77
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2473149.4070640
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale40 hd
149.40
KY average27 barns · 2,152 hd
132.63
+16.77
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,21096.001,1621thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50061.699256thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26141.235206thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-21,0751,098.78/cwt1,070.00–1,125.0011,8124
Stock CowsSmall 1-2785510.00/cwt510.00–510.004,0041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2540149.00/cwt149.00–149.008056
SteersMedium and Large 1-2393167.50/cwt167.50–167.506585
SteersMedium and Large 1-2725124.73/cwt122.00–127.509042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2633137.00/cwt137.00–137.008672
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450156.00/cwt156.00–156.007021
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50061.69/cwt57.50–63.509256
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27742.28/cwt33.50–49.505405
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18036.00/cwt36.00–36.004251
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,330900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,9701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,085725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,8661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2569141.06/cwt134.00–145.508038
Bulls1,21096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,1621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515146.06/cwt137.00–149.007524
BullsMedium and Large 1-2365158.85/cwt151.00–170.005804
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760116.00/cwt116.00–116.008821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2471148.39/cwt144.00–152.0069911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy203185.00/cwt185.00–185.003762
BullsMedium and Large 1-2431154.39/cwt149.00–159.506659
BullsSmall and Medium 1-21,030975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,0431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425138.00/cwt138.00–138.005872
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2710110.50/cwt110.50–110.507851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2845110.00/cwt110.00–110.009301
HeifersSmall 1-2545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621119.48/cwt115.00–124.5074210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520126.00/cwt126.00–126.006551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2460137.76/cwt134.00–140.006348
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578124.96/cwt124.00–130.007226
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2358145.99/cwt140.00–148.005234

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.