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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 26

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

259 head

▲ 188 vs last sale 71▲ 259 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 11▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 12▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 3.00-4.00 higher and Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower and Slaughter bulls no test. Todays receipts 277 hd. Groups of 20 or more : Heifers -- 79 hd 559 lbs 137.50 74 blk--5 chxb ---36 hd 590 lbs 132.50 blk.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.42/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$131.42

173 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$27.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.35

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	134.35	748	153
Small 1-2	425	117.41	499	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	574	106.90	614	16thin

One grade step is worth $27.45/cwt here — about $134 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 sale173 hd

131.42

—

KY average26 barns · 4,164 hd

126.07

+5.35

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,280	50.00	640	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	45.15	517	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	36.27	397	2thin

Every lot

47 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	723	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	144.57/cwt	140.00–146.25	846	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	933	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	996	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	449	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	535	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	425	117.41/cwt	110.00–120.00	499	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	120.76/cwt	120.00–122.00	517	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	133.65/cwt	126.00–138.00	617	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	127.92/cwt	125.00–137.00	664	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	596	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	135.88/cwt	132.50–137.50	773	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	127.97/cwt	120.00–133.50	740	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	100.62/cwt	95.00–110.00	626	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	113.68/cwt	112.00–117.00	724	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	869	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	96.69/cwt	93.00–104.00	682	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	136.13/cwt	130.00–143.00	643	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	139.51/cwt	138.00–140.00	712	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	137.33/cwt	136.00–140.00	759	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	133.13/cwt	128.50–135.50	812	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	773	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	730	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	810	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	749	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	36.27/cwt	36.00–36.50	397	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	45.15/cwt	42.00–47.00	517	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	640	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,914	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	790	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,333	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	825	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,981	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	765	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,443	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	555.55/cwt	525.00–585.00	6,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	975	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,456	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,670	1,370.00/cwt	1,370.00–1,370.00	22,879	1

This sale against other markets

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 Aug 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 71Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
2	—	423	140.50	140.50
3	—	553	136.00–140.00	137.33
3	—	610	128.50–135.50	133.13
4	—	510	138.00–140.00	139.51
5	—	472	130.00–143.00	136.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
2	—	440	131.00	131.00
2	—	538	131.00	131.00
2	—	660	124.00	124.00
2	—	773	94.50	94.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	124.00	124.00
1	—	680	121.00	121.00
2	—	810	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	139.00	139.00
3	—	405	132.00	132.00
3	—	637	112.00–117.00	113.68
4	—	519	125.00–137.00	127.92
4	—	676	128.50	128.50
9	—	578	120.00–133.50	127.97
13	—	462	126.00–138.00	133.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	569	132.50–137.50	135.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	110.00–120.00	117.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	95.00–110.00	100.62
5	—	428	120.00–122.00	120.76
3	—	705	93.00–104.00	96.69
2	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	135.00	135.00
1	—	670	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	585	140.00–146.25	144.57
7	—	670	139.25	139.25
5	—	482	150.00	150.00
4	—	730	136.50	136.50
2	—	623	133.50	133.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	36.00–36.50	36.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,145	42.00–47.00	45.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	725.00	725.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	525.00–585.00	555.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	1,370.00	1,370.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,455	1,025.00	1,025.00

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.