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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 21

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

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Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 253▲ 174 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 45▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 54▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --2.00-4.00 lower and Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower and bulls steady. Today receipts : 266 hd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.73/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$116.73

79 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$33.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.82

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	546	122.53	669	62
Small 1-2	602	101.46	611	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	609	88.94	542	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.60/cwt here — about $128 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 sale79 hd

116.73

—

KY average27 barns · 4,105 hd

119.55

−2.82

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	1,988	68.33	1,359	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,271	45.31	576	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	38.14	447	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	26.22	242	2thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	136.00/cwt	133.00–142.00	619	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	129.52/cwt	129.00–130.00	807	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	120.35/cwt	116.00–125.00	459	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	119.34/cwt	115.00–123.00	495	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	460	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	558	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	464	107.15/cwt	94.00–119.00	497	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	116.81/cwt	115.00–118.00	652	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	714	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	713	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	533	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	132.91/cwt	121.00–140.00	545	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	346	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	445	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	365	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	130.02/cwt	120.00–134.00	616	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	121.08/cwt	115.00–123.00	678	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	622	103.89/cwt	102.00–105.00	646	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	115.00/cwt	108.50–120.00	728	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	807	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	777	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	692	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	756	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	788	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,895	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,364	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,360	1
Bulls	—	—	2,070	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,346	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	26.22/cwt	25.50–27.00	242	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	38.14/cwt	33.50–50.50	447	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,235	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	401	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,276	46.91/cwt	43.00–50.50	599	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	655	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,686	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	925	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,088	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	985	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,418	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,469	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,020	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,239	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,975	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	588.49/cwt	475.00–635.00	7,050	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	5,445	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	940.25/cwt	825.00–1,150.00	11,565	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,325	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,331	1,119.23/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	14,897	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,400	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	16,940	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,418	926.41/cwt	875.00–985.00	13,136	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,425	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	7,838	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,440	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	9,360	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	785	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,691	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	960	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	13,579	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	845.37/cwt	785.00–900.00	9,747	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,215	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,538	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	16,364	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,395	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,833	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,400	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,450	1,343.38/cwt	1,300.00–1,385.00	19,479	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,580	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	20,935	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 Oct 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 253Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 54Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --2.00-4.00 lower and Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower and bulls steady. Today receipts : 266 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,276	43.00–50.50	46.91
1	—	1,235	32.50	32.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	25.50–27.00	26.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,172	33.50–50.50	38.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	72.00	72.00
1	—	2,070	65.00	65.00
1	—	2,000	68.00	68.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	88.00	88.00
2	—	705	114.50	114.50
3	—	365	146.00	146.00
5	—	809	93.50	93.50
8	—	410	121.00–140.00	132.91
12	—	560	115.00–123.00	121.08
7	—	633	108.50–120.00	115.00
7	—	510	129.00	129.00
2	—	655	100.00	100.00
15	—	474	120.00–134.00	130.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	80.50	80.50
1	—	690	102.00	102.00
3	—	777	89.00	89.00
1	—	560	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	82.00	82.00
8	—	622	102.00–105.00	103.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	94.00–119.00	107.15
3	—	575	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	115.00–123.00	119.34
6	—	381	116.00–125.00	120.35
2	—	618	115.00–116.00	115.50
5	—	558	115.00–118.00	116.81
11	—	463	120.50	120.50
3	—	713	100.00	100.00
12	—	520	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	133.00–142.00	136.00
2	—	623	129.00–130.00	129.52
2	—	560	130.00	130.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,230	825.00–1,150.00	940.25
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,198	475.00–635.00	588.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	410.00	410.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	550.00	550.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,331	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,119.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,418	875.00–985.00	926.41
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,210.00	1,210.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	1,300.00–1,385.00	1,343.38
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	785.00–900.00	845.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,275.00	1,275.00

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.