Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Due to very weak quality in feeder steers and feeder heifers no trends, Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower . Todays receipts 223 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.29/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$124.29

69 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$15.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.64

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	471	127.76	601	50
Medium and Large 2-3	366	123.60	453	5thin
Medium and Large 2	590	112.15	662	6thin
Small 1-2	563	112.13	631	8thin

One grade step is worth $15.63/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 sale69 hd

124.29

—

KY average28 barns · 2,703 hd

120.65

+3.64

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	—	Low	1,618	61.58	996	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	49.00	704	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	38.69	447	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,004	27.23	273	6thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	583	120.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	699	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	126.04/cwt	121.00–131.00	401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	148.31/cwt	140.00–153.00	395	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	134.10/cwt	130.00–135.00	519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	395	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	125.21/cwt	122.00–129.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	12,614	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,060	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	4,505	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,679	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	549	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	659	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	800	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	688	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,050	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,143	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,015	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,866	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,388	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	636.61/cwt	585.00–685.00	7,404	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	5,068	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,069	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	6,129	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,250	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,730	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	15,570	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	19.32/cwt	17.00–21.00	160	2
Bulls	—	—	1,265	48.55/cwt	40.00–60.50	614	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	328	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	24.91/cwt	21.50–27.00	284	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,393	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	470	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	49.00/cwt	45.50–52.00	704	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	39.80/cwt	31.00–43.50	468	6
Bulls	—	—	1,777	65.62/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	128.90/cwt	121.00–130.50	601	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	142.63/cwt	140.00–150.00	481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	105.53/cwt	105.00–107.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	113.67/cwt	105.00–117.00	755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	116.29/cwt	115.50–117.50	533	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	112.15/cwt	110.00–119.00	662	6

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 260Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 21Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 139Year ago 28

Compared to last week : Due to very weak quality in feeder steers and feeder heifers no trends, Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower . Todays receipts 223 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	120.00–125.00	120.99
3	—	645	124.00	124.00
5	—	535	122.00–129.00	125.21
6	—	664	105.00–117.00	113.67
2	—	418	122.00	122.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	93.50	93.50
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	108.00	108.00
2	—	570	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	603	116.00	116.00
3	—	713	102.00	102.00
2	—	660	110.00	110.00
6	—	266	140.00–153.00	148.31
5	—	387	130.00–135.00	134.10
6	—	510	122.00	122.00
10	—	466	121.00–130.50	128.90
7	—	337	140.00–150.00	142.63
1	—	435	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	101.00	101.00
5	—	549	120.00	120.00
1	—	800	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	134.00	134.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
2	—	460	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	590	110.00–119.00	112.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	121.00–131.00	126.04
5	—	672	106.00	106.00
5	—	399	120.00	120.00
2	—	500	104.00	104.00
10	—	458	115.50–117.50	116.29
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	105.00–107.00	105.53
2	—	635	101.00	101.00
4	—	504	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	960.00	960.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	585.00	585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	585.00–685.00	636.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	485.00	485.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	540.00	540.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,730	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	475.00	475.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	17.00–21.00	19.32
3	—	1,142	21.50–27.00	24.91
1	—	940	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	32.00	32.00
6	—	1,176	31.00–43.50	39.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,436	45.50–52.00	49.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	40.00–60.50	48.55
1	—	1,845	75.50	75.50
3	—	1,777	65.00–67.00	65.62

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle