Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---1.00 lower and Feeder heifers---1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts ---225 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.05/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$131.05

64 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$25.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.49

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	537	132.61	712	48
Medium and Large 2	535	129.45	693	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	122.75	660	4thin
Small 1-2	525	107.00	562	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.61/cwt here — about $151 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 sale64 hd

131.05

—

KY average26 barns · 2,873 hd

124.56

+6.49

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	1,638	74.67	1,223	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	50.39	762	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	41.70	526	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	32.61	311	3thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	498	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	135.23/cwt	127.50–136.50	976	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	50.22/cwt	48.50–52.00	724	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	43.54/cwt	43.00–44.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	733	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	30.42/cwt	30.00–31.00	285	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,925	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	1,049	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,707	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	48.50/cwt	48.00–49.00	606	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	364	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	79.76/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,236	4
Bulls	—	—	1,640	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	705	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	755	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	33.07/cwt	31.00–35.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	547	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,293	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	990	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,910	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	562	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,657	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	897.52/cwt	700.00–1,050.00	10,438	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,404	799.93/cwt	600.00–925.00	11,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	155.65/cwt	153.50–160.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	908	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,436	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,088	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	595	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	125.98/cwt	117.00–128.00	654	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	161.99/cwt	150.00–165.50	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	118.82/cwt	115.00–121.00	737	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	554	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	117.96/cwt	113.00–119.50	690	4

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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 244Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 33Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 115Year ago 27

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---1.00 lower and Feeder heifers---1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts ---225 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	124.00	124.00
1	—	810	101.00	101.00
3	—	767	122.50	122.50
6	—	409	153.50–160.00	155.65
6	—	359	150.00–165.50	161.99
5	—	690	111.50	111.50
14	—	620	115.00–121.00	118.82
3	—	267	165.00	165.00
2	—	595	121.00	121.00
5	—	528	125.00	125.00
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	85.00	85.00
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
7	—	456	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	135.00	135.00
1	—	900	86.00	86.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
14	—	722	127.50–136.50	135.23
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
2	—	445	141.00	141.00
5	—	648	136.75	136.75
3	—	663	137.00	137.00
3	—	528	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	143.00	143.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	160.50	160.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	116.00	116.00
2	—	265	137.00	137.00
5	—	467	131.50	131.50
8	—	354	137.50	137.50
11	—	519	117.00–128.00	125.98
12	—	585	118.00	118.00
5	—	403	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	117.00	117.00
3	—	698	105.00	105.00
2	—	448	122.00	122.00
1	—	310	137.00	137.00
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
4	—	585	113.00–119.50	117.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,441	48.50–52.00	50.22
1	—	1,925	54.50	54.50
1	—	1,590	47.50	47.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	43.00–44.00	43.54
2	—	1,250	48.00–49.00	48.50
2	—	1,308	31.00–35.00	33.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	30.00–31.00	30.42
1	—	985	37.00	37.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	86.00	86.00
4	—	1,550	72.00–84.00	79.76
1	—	1,640	43.00	43.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	620.00	620.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,163	700.00–1,050.00	897.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,404	600.00–925.00	799.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,150.00	1,150.00

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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle