Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----4.00--5.00 higher and Feeder heifers----steady. Slaughter cows-- firm and bulls 1.00--lower. Todays receipts : 306 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.03/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$125.03

122 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$11.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.36

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	544	125.58	683	116
Medium and Large 2-3	522	114.50	597	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.08/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 sale122 hd

125.03

—

KY average27 barns · 5,431 hd

127.40

−2.36

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	1,812	89.72	1,626	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	59.78	882	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	42.83	531	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	34.59	330	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,839	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,575	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	56.38/cwt	54.50–60.00	801	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	525	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	62.20/cwt	59.00–65.00	942	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	43.50/cwt	43.00–44.00	534	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	34.59/cwt	30.00–37.00	330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	131.99/cwt	123.00–134.00	615	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	456	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	127.73/cwt	118.00–130.00	650	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	115.43/cwt	112.50–121.50	794	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	122.38/cwt	114.00–128.75	761	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	136.92/cwt	130.00–137.50	564	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	104.05/cwt	101.00–110.00	808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	120.70/cwt	120.00–123.00	686	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	643	115.28/cwt	110.50–118.50	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	129.73/cwt	124.50–139.00	667	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	148.09/cwt	135.00–155.00	683	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	822	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	129.75/cwt	120.00–137.00	738	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	566	2
Bulls	—	—	1,873	91.62/cwt	90.50–92.50	1,716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	99.12/cwt	89.50–100.00	753	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	108.44/cwt	107.50–111.00	821	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	159.55/cwt	146.00–161.00	654	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	161.49/cwt	160.50–162.50	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	138.38/cwt	136.50–140.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	143.98/cwt	136.00–148.00	762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	131.90/cwt	125.00–132.75	844	9

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 Sep 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 194Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 36Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 78Year ago 50

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----4.00--5.00 higher and Feeder heifers----steady. Slaughter cows-- firm and bulls 1.00--lower. Todays receipts : 306 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	135.00–140.00	137.57
3	—	653	134.00	134.00
3	—	712	125.00–126.00	125.34
4	—	425	160.50–162.50	161.49
4	—	576	136.50–140.00	138.38
1	—	755	127.00	127.00
7	—	529	136.00–148.00	143.98
1	—	840	124.00	124.00
9	—	640	125.00–132.75	131.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	95.00	95.00
2	—	588	113.00	113.00
1	—	385	131.00	131.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	466	123.00–134.00	131.99
9	—	340	134.00	134.00
23	—	509	118.00–130.00	127.73
9	—	688	112.50–121.50	115.43
3	—	368	135.00	135.00
24	—	622	114.00–128.75	122.38
14	—	412	130.00–137.50	136.92
3	—	740	121.00	121.00
3	—	822	104.50	104.50
6	—	777	101.00–110.00	104.05
7	—	568	120.00–123.00	120.70
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	643	110.50–118.50	115.28
2	—	560	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	514	124.50–139.00	129.73
14	—	461	135.00–155.00	148.09
1	—	865	95.00	95.00
32	—	569	120.00–137.00	129.75
2	—	335	169.00	169.00
2	—	690	111.00	111.00
8	—	757	107.50–111.00	108.44
11	—	410	146.00–161.00	159.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
12	—	760	89.50–100.00	99.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,420	54.50–60.00	56.38
7	—	1,514	59.00–65.00	62.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	41.50	41.50
2	—	1,228	43.00–44.00	43.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	954	30.00–37.00	34.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,873	90.50–92.50	91.62

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