Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : Steady to 3.00 higher Feeder heifers : 3.00--4.00 higher. Slaughter cows firm and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 287 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.32/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$135.32

87 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$22.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.19

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	484	136.96	663	77
Medium and Large 2	380	126.69	481	6thin
Small 1-2	505	117.67	594	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	505	114.00	576	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.96/cwt here — about $88 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 sale87 hd

135.32

—

KY average27 barns · 3,047 hd

125.14

+10.19

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	1,735	71.89	1,247	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,244	53.56	667	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	42.43	528	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	31.33	313	7thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	402	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	154.73/cwt	150.50–156.50	642	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	138.48/cwt	132.00–146.00	656	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	148.65/cwt	138.00–157.00	549	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	89.58/cwt	83.00–96.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	483	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	561.11/cwt	485.00–685.00	6,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	846	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	965	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	4,198	11
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	795	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	141.50/cwt	131.00–152.00	481	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,095	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,939	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,065	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,591	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,705	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	540.64/cwt	390.00–685.00	5,720	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	5,664	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	18,881	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,630	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	15,485	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	19,213	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	43.16/cwt	40.00–46.50	565	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	30.30/cwt	30.00–31.00	320	3
Bulls	—	—	1,315	59.22/cwt	51.00–65.00	779	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	39.50/cwt	39.50–39.50	389	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	26.63/cwt	26.00–27.50	266	3
Bulls	—	—	2,085	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	790.56/cwt	760.00–825.00	8,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,904	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	55.36/cwt	54.50–56.00	711	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	398	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,214	52.21/cwt	50.50–54.00	634	4
Bulls	—	—	1,980	76.51/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	127.23/cwt	126.00–128.00	471	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	121.53/cwt	120.00–124.00	699	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	137.03/cwt	124.00–138.00	640	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	576	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.78/cwt	124.00–127.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	134.46/cwt	127.00–137.00	687	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	114.37/cwt	110.00–118.50	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	125.68/cwt	117.00–126.50	659	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	127.63/cwt	123.50–131.00	532	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	130.43/cwt	121.00–140.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.68/cwt	130.00–139.00	713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	937	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 Nov 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 107Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 36Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : Steady to 3.00 higher Feeder heifers : 3.00--4.00 higher. Slaughter cows firm and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 287 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	124.00	124.00
1	—	475	124.00	124.00
3	—	402	150.00	150.00
1	—	720	117.50	117.50
4	—	625	124.00–127.00	125.78
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
8	—	522	130.00–139.00	136.68
4	—	756	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	111.00	111.00
6	—	577	116.50	116.50
6	—	324	124.00	124.00
1	—	390	126.00	126.00
14	—	467	124.00–138.00	137.03
12	—	524	117.00–126.50	125.68
1	—	240	126.00	126.00
22	—	417	123.50–131.00	127.63
2	—	660	107.00	107.00
2	—	283	121.00–140.00	130.43
1	—	800	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	358	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	113.00	113.00
2	—	345	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	415	150.50–156.50	154.73
12	—	474	132.00–146.00	138.48
11	—	369	138.00–157.00	148.65
2	—	825	83.00–96.00	89.58
1	—	275	157.00	157.00
2	—	680	97.00	97.00
2	—	340	131.00–152.00	141.50
13	—	575	120.00–124.00	121.53
12	—	511	127.00–137.00	134.46
4	—	628	110.00–118.50	114.37
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
2	—	555	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	126.00–128.00	127.23
1	—	430	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	114.00	114.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,093	485.00–685.00	561.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	760	295.00	295.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	965	435.00	435.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	390.00–685.00	540.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	480.00	480.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	760.00–825.00	790.56
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,630	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	575.00	575.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,040	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	40.00–46.50	43.16
1	—	985	39.50	39.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,055	30.00–31.00	30.30
3	—	1,000	26.00–27.50	26.63
1	—	820	48.50	48.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	54.50–56.00	55.36
4	—	1,214	50.50–54.00	52.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	51.00–65.00	59.22
1	—	2,085	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,980	74.00–79.00	76.51

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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

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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