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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 28

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

265 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 174▲ 265 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 39▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 53▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $120.45/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$120.45

104 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$41.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.81

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	507	121.50	616	89
Medium and Large 2-3	442	117.89	521	9thin
Small 1-2	440	114.52	504	5thin
Small 2-3	405	80.00	324	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.50/cwt here — about $292 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 sale104 hd

120.45

—

KY average27 barns · 7,054 hd

119.64

+0.81

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	2,297	61.51	1,413	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	45.40	649	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	38.61	519	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	25.12	270	6thin

Every lot

61 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	—	Medium and Large 2-3	367	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	481	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	582	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	138.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	676	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	134.30/cwt	133.00–137.00	701	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	743	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	125.43/cwt	120.00–127.00	854	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,104	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	294	135.72/cwt	134.00–136.00	399	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	466	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	384	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	492	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	491	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Small 2-3	405	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	324	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	415	113.15/cwt	106.00–123.00	470	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	120.06/cwt	116.50–125.00	532	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	126.47/cwt	121.50–128.00	594	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	121.94/cwt	121.50–124.00	627	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	117.43/cwt	117.00–117.50	671	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	108.43/cwt	105.00–111.00	684	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	714	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	619	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	811	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	949	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	148.87/cwt	141.00–161.00	424	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	409	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	150.38/cwt	150.00–150.50	517	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	452	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	132.53/cwt	127.00–140.00	559	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	127.85/cwt	125.00–129.00	609	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	124.95/cwt	121.00–125.50	637	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	120.23/cwt	117.00–122.00	683	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	723	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	109.35/cwt	101.50–115.00	729	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	742	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	741	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,285	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	1,302	1
Bulls	—	—	2,303	63.76/cwt	62.50–65.00	1,468	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	29.08/cwt	27.50–33.00	308	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	21.16/cwt	20.00–23.00	231	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	38.61/cwt	33.50–47.00	519	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	48.47/cwt	47.00–50.00	692	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	44.72/cwt	42.00–46.50	640	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,491	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,673	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,035	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,658	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	4,611	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,257	536.05/cwt	500.00–600.00	6,738	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,906	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,320	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	6,257	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	705.73/cwt	550.00–825.00	9,316	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	920	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,268	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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 174Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 53Year ago 0

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

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	435.00	435.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,257	500.00–600.00	536.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	485.00	485.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	450.00	450.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,320	550.00–825.00	705.73

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	—	1,255	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	790.00	790.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	85.00	85.00
1	—	365	141.00	141.00
3	—	882	84.00	84.00
4	—	344	150.00–150.50	150.38
5	—	285	141.00–161.00	148.87
6	—	643	112.50	112.50
6	—	667	101.50–115.00	109.35
6	—	773	96.00	96.00
8	—	510	121.00–125.50	124.95
10	—	476	125.00–129.00	127.85
14	—	422	127.00–140.00	132.53
18	—	568	117.00–122.00	120.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	132.00	132.00
1	—	390	116.00	116.00
1	—	445	131.00	131.00
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
2	—	755	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	880	125.50	125.50
6	—	489	130.00–140.00	138.31
5	—	681	120.00–127.00	125.43
4	—	563	132.00	132.00
3	—	522	133.00–137.00	134.30
3	—	388	150.00	150.00
1	—	410	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	100.50	100.50
3	—	795	102.00	102.00
4	—	851	111.50	111.50
6	—	343	136.00	136.00
6	—	387	127.00	127.00
17	—	470	121.50–128.00	126.47
15	—	571	117.00–117.50	117.43
11	—	514	121.50–124.00	121.94
11	—	443	116.50–125.00	120.06
7	—	631	105.00–111.00	108.43
7	—	294	134.00–136.00	135.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	106.00–123.00	113.15
1	—	540	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	384	128.00	128.00
1	—	720	86.00	86.00
1	—	545	96.00	96.00
1	—	405	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	20.00–23.00	21.16
3	—	1,060	27.50–33.00	29.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,431	42.00–46.50	44.72
2	—	1,428	47.00–50.00	48.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	33.50–47.00	38.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,303	62.50–65.00	63.76
1	—	2,285	57.00	57.00

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.