Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.85/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$118.85

79 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$36.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.18

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	559	120.62	674	71
Medium and Large 2-3	543	109.49	595	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	768	84.00	645	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.62/cwt here — about $29 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 sale79 hd

118.85

—

KY average27 barns · 6,060 hd

125.03

−6.18

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,673	48.36	809	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,321	47.72	630	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	895	30.56	274	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	115.34/cwt	114.00–118.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	119.65/cwt	117.00–121.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	92.97/cwt	86.00–100.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	106.02/cwt	103.00–109.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	95.87/cwt	90.00–101.00	738	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,809	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	593.65/cwt	535.00–650.00	6,667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	129.28/cwt	120.00–132.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	758	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	920	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	124.31/cwt	123.00–125.00	535	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	140.38/cwt	140.00–141.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	113.02/cwt	110.00–114.50	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	572	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	63.05/cwt	52.00–76.00	753	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,505	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	550	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	275	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	715	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	293	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	615	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,269	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	40.73/cwt	38.50–42.50	508	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	30.56/cwt	30.00–31.00	274	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	54.25/cwt	54.00–54.50	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	48.36/cwt	46.50–52.50	809	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	49.03/cwt	47.00–52.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	122.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	120.24/cwt	118.25–124.00	694	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	124.12/cwt	118.50–126.50	781	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	126.62/cwt	123.00–128.50	834	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	124.86/cwt	121.00–125.50	573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	109.97/cwt	108.00–112.00	632	2

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.

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Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon Oct 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 182Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 25Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
10	—	430	123.00–125.00	124.31
7	—	671	110.00–114.50	113.02
23	—	577	118.25–124.00	120.24
1	—	395	128.00	128.00
10	—	629	118.50–126.50	124.12
10	—	515	120.00	120.00
7	—	459	121.00–125.50	124.86
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	106.00	106.00
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
1	—	695	102.00	102.00
1	—	505	114.00	114.00
2	—	575	108.00–112.00	109.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	146.00	146.00
2	—	590	128.50	128.50
4	—	520	140.00	140.00
9	—	659	123.00–128.50	126.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	131.00	131.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
2	—	450	128.00	128.00
2	—	590	123.50	123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	654	114.00–118.00	115.34
3	—	638	117.00–121.00	119.65
4	—	770	90.00–101.00	95.87
7	—	511	120.00–132.00	129.28
1	—	370	143.00	143.00
1	—	310	161.00	161.00
5	—	430	140.00–141.00	140.38
1	—	290	151.00	151.00
10	—	580	120.00–126.00	122.01
4	—	453	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	86.00–100.00	92.97
2	—	625	103.00–109.00	106.02
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
1	—	525	107.00	107.00
1	—	705	87.00	87.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	50.00	50.00
1	—	715	41.00	41.00
1	—	615	52.00	52.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	535.00–650.00	593.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	910.00	910.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	52.00–76.00	63.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	38.50–42.50	40.73
2	—	1,465	54.00–54.50	54.25
6	—	1,310	47.00–52.00	49.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	895	30.00–31.00	30.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,673	46.50–52.50	48.36

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

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