Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and Feeder heifers--Steady to 3.00 higher and Slaughter cows steady and bulls 1.00 higher.---Todays receipts : 139 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.45/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$114.45

37 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$189

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

$11.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.01

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	460	125.00	575	1thin
Medium and Large 2	473	119.00	563	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	671	113.87	764	34

One grade step is worth $11.13/cwt here — about −$189 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 sale37 hd

114.45

—

KY average17 barns · 2,547 hd

120.46

−6.01

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	1,839	80.04	1,472	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	51.13	743	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	44.17	523	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,065	25.36	270	4thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls	—	—	1,700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,360	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	86.06/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,730	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	19.72/cwt	11.00–27.00	224	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	301	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	315	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	122.09/cwt	116.00–130.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	158.13/cwt	156.50–160.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	145.33/cwt	141.00–148.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	114.85/cwt	113.00–115.00	733	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	127.17/cwt	126.00–132.00	857	5
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	810	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,075	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	715.00/cwt	715.00–715.00	6,614	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	946	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	940	675.80/cwt	625.00–725.00	6,353	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	795	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	132.05/cwt	131.00–134.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	134.48/cwt	124.00–140.00	629	3
Bulls	—	—	1,465	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	908	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	35.50/cwt	35.50–35.50	451	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	50.95/cwt	50.00–52.50	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	749	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,428	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	114.97/cwt	111.00–119.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	476	1

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 52Year ago 103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 42Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 198Year ago 23

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and Feeder heifers--Steady to 3.00 higher and Slaughter cows steady and bulls 1.00 higher.---Todays receipts : 139 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	80.00	80.00
3	—	2,010	85.00–87.50	86.06
1	—	1,465	62.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	11.00–27.00	19.72
1	—	970	31.00	31.00
1	—	1,015	31.00	31.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	48.50	48.50
1	—	1,270	35.50	35.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,455	50.00–52.50	50.95
1	—	1,440	52.00	52.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	116.00–130.00	122.09
4	—	326	156.50–160.00	158.13
4	—	412	141.00–148.00	145.33
4	—	560	124.00	124.00
1	—	265	166.00	166.00
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
3	—	468	124.00–140.00	134.48
4	—	632	111.00–119.00	114.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	755	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	638	113.00–115.00	114.85
4	—	417	135.00	135.00
9	—	1,001	94.50	94.50
3	—	363	131.00–134.00	132.05
1	—	905	91.00	91.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
3	—	520	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	126.00–132.00	127.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	121.00	121.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	685.00	685.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	715.00	715.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	625.00–725.00	675.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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