Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.49/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$126.49

103 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$25.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.12

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	536	129.23	692	92
Medium and Large 2-3	561	103.59	581	11thin

One grade step is worth $25.64/cwt here — about $111 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 sale103 hd

126.49

—

KY average24 barns · 2,822 hd

121.37

+5.12

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	1,835	78.00	1,431	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,648	46.36	764	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	42.59	503	10

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	514	121.26/cwt	118.00–122.00	623	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	39.77/cwt	39.50–40.00	461	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	880	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	131.19/cwt	128.00–134.00	619	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	422	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	46.36/cwt	45.00–47.50	764	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	43.30/cwt	40.50–46.00	514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	134.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	452	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	129.36/cwt	128.00–130.00	538	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	730.47/cwt	675.00–800.00	8,342	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,046.28/cwt	800.00–1,325.00	13,267	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,114.22/cwt	925.00–1,350.00	14,206	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	14,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	780	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	733.49/cwt	700.00–760.00	6,147	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.09/cwt	137.00–138.00	722	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	812	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,527.60/cwt	1,500.00–1,650.00	19,095	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	1,615.49/cwt	1,575.00–1,625.00	16,623	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,230.85/cwt	1,175.00–1,300.00	14,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	910	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	1,435.08/cwt	1,300.00–1,575.00	17,494	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	1,810.00/cwt	1,810.00–1,810.00	27,241	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,508.03/cwt	1,490.00–1,525.00	18,669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	127.57/cwt	124.00–128.00	713	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	816.90/cwt	650.00–1,025.00	9,746	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,579.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,760.00	18,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	913.37/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	11,755	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,625.30/cwt	1,585.00–1,650.00	19,244	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	403	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	590	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	355	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	275	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	635	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	800.19/cwt	725.00–875.00	7,786	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	713.58/cwt	635.00–750.00	7,136	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	124.16/cwt	119.50–129.50	772	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	97.65/cwt	90.00–105.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	110.49/cwt	105.00–116.00	472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.74/cwt	124.50–130.00	664	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	107.99/cwt	105.00–114.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	115.80/cwt	111.00–120.00	668	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	17,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,348.42/cwt	1,050.00–1,675.00	15,750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	109.84/cwt	100.00–112.50	733	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	125.93/cwt	120.00–126.50	586	12

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 169Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 18Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 139Last week 11Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	514	118.00–122.00	121.26
5	—	337	130.00–135.00	134.04
10	—	416	128.00–130.00	129.36
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
1	—	800	96.00	96.00
18	—	577	111.00–120.00	115.80
11	—	667	100.00–112.50	109.84
12	—	465	120.00–126.50	125.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	122.50	122.50
2	—	485	90.00–105.00	97.65
5	—	427	105.00–116.00	110.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	653	134.75	134.75
2	—	608	132.00	132.00
7	—	578	135.00	135.00
12	—	527	137.00–138.00	137.09
3	—	703	129.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	472	128.00–134.00	131.19
2	—	348	146.00	146.00
5	—	703	115.50	115.50
14	—	559	124.00–128.00	127.57
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
5	—	284	164.50	164.50
16	—	622	119.50–129.50	124.16
17	—	520	124.50–130.00	127.74
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
3	—	768	105.00–114.00	107.99
2	—	835	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	112.50	112.50
1	—	670	96.00	96.00
2	—	585	115.00	115.00
2	—	543	110.00	110.00
2	—	448	90.00	90.00
1	—	775	92.00	92.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
1	—	475	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	403	146.50	146.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	77.50	77.50
1	—	635	47.00	47.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	39.50–40.00	39.77
8	—	1,188	40.50–46.00	43.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,648	45.00–47.50	46.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	78.00	78.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,142	675.00–800.00	730.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	26	—	1,268	800.00–1,325.00	1,046.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,275	925.00–1,350.00	1,114.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,193	650.00–1,025.00	816.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	973	725.00–875.00	800.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,250	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,527.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,029	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,615.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,230.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,219	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,435.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	1,490.00–1,525.00	1,508.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,161	1,350.00–1,760.00	1,579.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,184	1,585.00–1,650.00	1,625.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,168	1,050.00–1,675.00	1,348.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	838	700.00–760.00	733.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,505	1,810.00	1,810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,287	850.00–1,025.00	913.37
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	635.00–750.00	713.58
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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