Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week :Feeder steers---2.00-3.00 higher and Feeder heifers --steady. Slaughter cows steady and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Todays receipts : 138 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.81/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$133.81

65 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$28.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.38

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	490	137.20	673	54
Medium and Large 2	499	120.50	601	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	595	108.33	645	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.87/cwt here — about $28 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 sale65 hd

133.81

—

KY average26 barns · 2,901 hd

126.43

+7.38

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	1,990	82.25	1,637	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	51.25	689	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	45.30	542	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	28.75	322	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,510	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	11,854	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,821	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	864.33/cwt	850.00–875.00	11,392	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	115.30/cwt	114.00–117.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	146.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	671	2
Stock Cows	Small 2-3	—	785	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	128.39/cwt	126.00–130.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	154.62/cwt	150.00–165.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	139.80/cwt	138.00–142.00	668	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	122.76/cwt	120.00–124.50	637	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	33.50/cwt	33.50–33.50	327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	154.00/cwt	152.00–156.00	639	2
Bulls	—	—	2,235	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	447	121.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	129.02/cwt	128.00–131.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	123.38/cwt	118.00–126.50	708	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	304	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	44.63/cwt	42.00–46.00	542	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	50.70/cwt	49.00–52.00	672	7
Bulls	—	—	1,745	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,413	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	542	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	52.20/cwt	48.00–54.00	720	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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 225Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 18Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 44Year ago 5

Compared to last week :Feeder steers---2.00-3.00 higher and Feeder heifers --steady. Slaughter cows steady and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Todays receipts : 138 hd.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,510	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,318	850.00–875.00	864.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,315	975.00	975.00
Stock Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	525.00	525.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	114.00–117.00	115.30
2	—	733	109.50	109.50
5	—	451	126.00–130.00	128.39
1	—	690	108.00	108.00
3	—	355	124.00	124.00
5	—	519	120.00–124.50	122.76
3	—	403	128.00–131.00	129.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	120.00	120.00
5	—	524	132.00	132.00
6	—	411	140.00–150.00	146.67
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
3	—	330	150.00–165.00	154.62
13	—	478	138.00–142.00	139.80
17	—	574	118.00–126.50	123.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	116.00	116.00
2	—	568	116.00	116.00
2	—	488	125.00	125.00
3	—	447	120.00–126.00	121.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	145.00	145.00
1	—	570	134.00	134.00
1	—	365	148.00	148.00
4	—	515	147.00	147.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
2	—	415	152.00–156.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	33.50	33.50
1	—	1,265	24.00	24.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,214	42.00–46.00	44.63
1	—	1,130	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,326	49.00–52.00	50.70
4	—	1,379	48.00–54.00	52.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,235	83.50	83.50
1	—	1,745	81.00	81.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle