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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2019-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 25

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Nov 18Nov 25Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 160 vs last sale 212▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 47▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

186 head

▲ 181 vs last sale 5▲ 186 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower and Feeder heifers 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 274 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 $99.75/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$99.75

18 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$166

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

$10.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.46

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	549	108.67	596	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	778	97.97	762	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.70/cwt here — about −$166 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 sale18 hd

99.75

—

KY average25 barns · 6,618 hd

117.21

−17.46

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	1,683	66.04	1,112	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,216	44.64	543	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	35.74	417	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	27.50	300	2thin

Every lot

71 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	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	998	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	114.38/cwt	114.00–114.50	620	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	603	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	633	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	727	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	824	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	807	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	125.28/cwt	121.00–134.00	539	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	604	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	59.75/cwt	59.75–59.75	732	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,613	64.55/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,041	6
Bulls	—	—	2,105	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,579	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	900	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	225	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	311	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	286	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	37.08/cwt	31.00–48.50	445	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,216	44.64/cwt	40.50–51.00	543	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	13,439	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	855	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,771	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	975	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	3,754	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	1,035	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,539	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,035	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,055	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,053	417.59/cwt	410.00–425.00	4,397	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,075	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,558	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	467.22/cwt	410.00–660.00	5,303	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	640.97/cwt	625.00–685.00	7,435	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	819.05/cwt	475.00–1,000.00	9,853	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	737.72/cwt	475.00–1,125.00	8,949	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,234	639.47/cwt	525.00–700.00	7,891	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	6,426	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,289	711.79/cwt	450.00–925.00	9,175	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,355	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,163	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,400	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	9,240	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,410	634.11/cwt	550.00–675.00	8,941	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,467	800.56/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	11,744	10
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,473	844.10/cwt	575.00–1,075.00	12,434	7
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,560	711.54/cwt	675.00–750.00	11,100	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs24 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	600	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	675	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,569	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	745	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,333	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,055	975.00/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	10,286	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,060	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,075	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,406	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	841.19/cwt	825.00–850.00	9,270	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	12,206	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	6,356	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,138	803.57/cwt	625.00–950.00	9,145	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,232.90/cwt	1,050.00–1,350.00	14,154	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,355.35/cwt	1,275.00–1,425.00	15,925	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	752.23/cwt	675.00–850.00	8,914	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	892.26/cwt	510.00–1,150.00	10,645	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	783.48/cwt	775.00–800.00	9,895	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,295	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,036	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,310	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,703	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,345	989.54/cwt	775.00–1,175.00	13,309	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,375	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	18,906	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,378	1,224.59/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	16,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,405	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,525	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	11,590	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 Nov 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 212Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 186Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower and Feeder heifers 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 274 hd.

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,160	625.00–685.00	640.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,213	475.00–1,125.00	737.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,289	450.00–925.00	711.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,234	525.00–700.00	639.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,135	410.00–660.00	467.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	510.00	510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,203	475.00–1,000.00	819.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,467	700.00–1,100.00	800.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,473	575.00–1,075.00	844.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,410	550.00–675.00	634.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,560	675.00–750.00	711.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	300.00	300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,053	410.00–425.00	417.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	585.00	585.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	385.00	385.00

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	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	800.00–1,150.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	625.00–950.00	803.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,175	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,355.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,148	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,232.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,102	825.00–850.00	841.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,193	510.00–1,150.00	892.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	560.00	560.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,263	775.00–800.00	783.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,185	675.00–850.00	752.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,085.00	1,085.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,378	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,224.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,345	775.00–1,175.00	989.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	775.00	775.00

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	—	1,445	930.00	930.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	105.00	105.00
1	—	440	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	131.00	131.00
1	—	440	133.00	133.00
1	—	720	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,000	70.00	70.00
3	—	867	95.00	95.00
4	—	542	114.00–114.50	114.38
4	—	1,105	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,225	59.75	59.75
3	—	430	121.00–134.00	125.28
4	—	461	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
1	—	805	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	25.00	25.00
1	—	1,035	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,216	40.50–51.00	44.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,199	31.00–48.50	37.08
1	—	900	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,613	60.00–70.00	64.55
1	—	2,105	75.00	75.00

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.