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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 30

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

311 head

▲ 157 vs last sale 154▲ 311 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 35▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 50▲ 27 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 steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady and bulls 1.00--2.00 lower. Todays receipts 385 hd.

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 $116.74/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$116.74

143 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$19.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.59

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	508	117.96	599	127
Medium and Large 2-3	503	111.18	559	11thin
Small 1-2	499	98.00	489	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.96/cwt here — about $110 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 sale143 hd

116.74

—

KY average28 barns · 6,276 hd

118.33

−1.59

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	1,749	63.70	1,114	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	50.54	676	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	38.69	463	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	954	33.50	320	9thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	390	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	402	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	146.39/cwt	145.00–148.00	602	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	136.69/cwt	132.50–142.50	647	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	140.00/cwt	131.00–144.00	735	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	134.97/cwt	129.00–140.00	787	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	131.36/cwt	122.00–136.50	832	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	125.32/cwt	125.00–126.00	855	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	318	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	294	132.00/cwt	125.00–136.00	388	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	314	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	123.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	421	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	122.68/cwt	122.00–123.50	483	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	119.69/cwt	118.00–121.00	512	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	121.87/cwt	116.00–122.50	552	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	527	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	621	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	113.80/cwt	110.00–117.00	612	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	112.56/cwt	110.00–113.50	647	16
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	582	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	524	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	612	103.66/cwt	103.00–104.00	634	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	113.30/cwt	106.00–117.00	721	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	123.52/cwt	100.00–133.00	888	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	789	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	723	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	419	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	141.85/cwt	139.50–146.50	536	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	609	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	129.94/cwt	121.00–134.50	608	16
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	500	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	473	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	727	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	129.87/cwt	124.50–132.50	665	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	123.84/cwt	117.50–131.00	718	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	127.93/cwt	120.00–130.50	782	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	781	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	81.00/cwt	80.00–83.00	695	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	614	1
Bulls	—	—	1,754	64.52/cwt	60.50–68.00	1,132	7
Bulls	—	—	1,930	69.91/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,349	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	33.50/cwt	26.50–37.50	320	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	38.69/cwt	35.00–44.50	463	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	50.54/cwt	47.00–53.00	676	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,220	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,438	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	6,188	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	6,615	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	562.86/cwt	550.00–575.00	7,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	6,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	6,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,325	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,726	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,505	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	13,319	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,060	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,745	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,300	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 Sep 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 154Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 50Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 3.00--4.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady and bulls 1.00--2.00 lower. Todays receipts 385 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	462	114.00	114.00
3	—	612	103.00–104.00	103.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	526	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	538	110.00–117.00	113.80
16	—	575	110.00–113.50	112.56
13	—	394	122.00–123.50	122.68
13	—	341	120.00–125.00	123.45
11	—	453	116.00–122.50	121.87
11	—	294	125.00–136.00	132.00
9	—	636	106.00–117.00	113.30
7	—	719	100.00–133.00	123.52
5	—	762	103.50	103.50
3	—	428	118.00–121.00	119.69
2	—	1,113	65.00	65.00
1	—	240	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	90.00	90.00
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
1	—	314	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	94.50	94.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	611	120.00–130.50	127.93
16	—	468	121.00–134.50	129.94
15	—	378	139.50–146.50	141.85
13	—	580	117.50–131.00	123.84
6	—	512	124.50–132.50	129.87
5	—	448	136.00	136.00
4	—	679	115.00	115.00
3	—	858	80.00–83.00	81.00
2	—	283	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	583	129.00–140.00	134.97
13	—	633	122.00–136.50	131.36
9	—	525	131.00–144.00	140.00
6	—	473	132.50–142.50	136.69
5	—	411	145.00–148.00	146.39
3	—	682	125.00–126.00	125.32
2	—	770	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	954	26.50–37.50	33.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,337	47.00–53.00	50.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,196	35.00–44.50	38.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	45.50	45.50
7	—	1,754	60.50–68.00	64.52
2	—	1,930	69.00–71.00	69.91

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	550.00–575.00	562.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	520.00	520.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	885.00	885.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,505	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	500.00	500.00

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	1	—	1,060	825.00	825.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	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.