Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.41/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$113.41

53 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$19.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.43

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	547	114.65	627	48
Medium and Large 2-3	475	103.20	490	4thin
Large 1	510	95.00	485	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.65/cwt here — about $142 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 sale53 hd

113.41

—

KY average30 barns · 10,229 hd

120.85

−7.43

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	1,834	69.46	1,274	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	46.13	702	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	45.26	525	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,199	34.08	409	7thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	47.03/cwt	46.00–48.00	694	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	45.23/cwt	45.00–45.50	710	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	31.61/cwt	30.00–34.00	380	5
Bulls	—	—	1,755	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	115.88/cwt	110.00–124.00	535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	129.48/cwt	120.00–134.00	681	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	127.30/cwt	120.00–131.00	530	9
Bulls	—	—	1,854	71.57/cwt	68.50–72.50	1,327	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	42.17/cwt	40.50–45.00	514	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	4,973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	98.52/cwt	94.50–100.50	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	116.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	119.89/cwt	115.00–130.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.93/cwt	141.00–151.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.55/cwt	131.00–140.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	510	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	485	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	47.12/cwt	46.50–48.00	531	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	505	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	644	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	110.49/cwt	103.00–112.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	102.90/cwt	101.00–105.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	112.98/cwt	111.00–116.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	128.80/cwt	127.00–130.00	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	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 Dec 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 800Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 37Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	46.00–48.00	47.03
4	—	1,570	45.00–45.50	45.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,201	30.00–34.00	31.61
1	—	1,110	45.50	45.50
1	—	1,280	35.00	35.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	40.50–45.00	42.17
5	—	1,126	46.50–48.00	47.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	61.00	61.00
4	—	1,854	68.50–72.50	71.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	462	110.00–124.00	115.88
9	—	416	120.00–131.00	127.30
6	—	769	94.50–100.50	98.52
9	—	510	115.00–120.00	116.68
3	—	953	87.00	87.00
1	—	335	134.00	134.00
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
5	—	566	111.00–116.00	112.98
5	—	355	127.00–130.00	128.80
2	—	815	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	104.00	104.00
1	—	400	103.00	103.00
2	—	473	101.00–105.00	102.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	526	120.00–134.00	129.48
2	—	335	137.00	137.00
2	—	370	141.00–151.00	145.93
4	—	473	131.00–140.00	135.55
4	—	583	115.00–125.00	120.02
1	—	430	147.00	147.00
1	—	635	117.00	117.00
6	—	655	103.00–112.00	110.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	81.00	81.00
2	—	495	100.00	100.00
1	—	835	79.00	79.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	104.00	104.00
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	106.50	106.50
3	—	633	115.00–130.00	119.89
1	—	410	151.00	151.00
1	—	475	134.00	134.00
2	—	523	130.00–135.00	132.44
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	97.50	97.50

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	425.00	425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	460.00	460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	500.00	500.00

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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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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