Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2019-12-16

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 16
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 636 vs last sale 746▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 41▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 21▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Todays receipts : 181 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.07/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$117.07
58 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$296
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$8.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.89
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552118.2765349
Medium and Large 2-3498110.635518thin
Small 1-2325110.003581thin
One grade step is worth $8.27/cwt here — about $296 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 sale58 hd
117.07
—
KY average30 barns · 8,929 hd
121.96
−4.89
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,73063.061,0915thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26445.945819thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18836.634354thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10328.343138thin

Every lot

57 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2365134.00/cwt134.00–134.004892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005932
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590117.00/cwt117.00–117.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765101.00/cwt101.00–101.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845112.50/cwt112.50–112.509511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2298131.00/cwt131.00–131.003902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2309131.50/cwt131.00–132.004064
Heifers—Small 1-2325110.00/cwt110.00–110.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2353131.00/cwt131.00–131.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388115.00/cwt115.00–115.004462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429122.52/cwt122.00–123.005268
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430121.00/cwt121.00–121.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467114.00/cwt114.00–114.005323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483115.00/cwt115.00–115.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513115.71/cwt115.00–120.005947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577110.50/cwt110.00–111.006384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595107.00/cwt107.00–107.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362590.00/cwt90.00–90.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629117.50/cwt117.50–117.507394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2752113.40/cwt110.25–115.5085315
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330115.00/cwt115.00–115.003801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338160.00/cwt160.00–160.005413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381140.64/cwt135.00–144.005365
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435116.00/cwt116.00–116.005051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445138.00/cwt138.00–138.006144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460128.00/cwt128.00–128.005893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515127.08/cwt122.00–131.006547
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580124.50/cwt124.50–124.507223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377091.00/cwt91.00–91.007011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67365.43/cwt62.00–68.001,0953
Bulls——1,81050.00/cwt50.00–50.009051
Bulls——1,82069.00/cwt69.00–69.001,2561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96518.39/cwt16.50–20.001772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07042.50/cwt42.50–42.504551
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16529.48/cwt24.00–31.003435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18836.63/cwt33.00–41.004354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26345.18/cwt41.50–48.005718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27052.00/cwt52.00–52.006601
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,050785.00/cwt785.00–785.008,2431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,245735.00/cwt735.00–735.009,1511
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,045800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,3601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,097939.65/cwt575.00–1,235.0010,3083
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,278974.29/cwt785.00–1,150.0012,4512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,247.69/cwt1,235.00–1,260.0016,2822
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,325900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3651,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0018,0861
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,428929.75/cwt925.00–935.0013,2772
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,015600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,0901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120410.00/cwt410.00–410.004,5921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,149.60/cwt1,125.00–1,200.0014,4273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,145.24/cwt1,085.00–1,175.0014,4303
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,585800.00/cwt800.00–800.0012,6801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2898834.28/cwt775.00–925.007,4923

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.