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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 6

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Dec 28Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 141 vs last sale 0▲ 141 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 81▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 107▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends, Closed for Christmas & New Years Holidays Todays receipts 194 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 $126.37/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$126.37

53 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$55.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

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	435	128.89	561	48
Medium and Large 2-3	338	123.00	416	2thin
Small 1-2	585	96.00	562	2thin
Small 3	480	73.00	350	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.89/cwt here — about $211 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 sale53 hd

126.37

—

KY average11 barns · 3,392 hd

125.72

+0.65

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	1,885	74.22	1,399	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	48.65	669	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	37.26	453	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	23.31	237	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,385	55.00	762	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	273	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	483	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	833	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	910	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	248	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	347	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	422	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	452	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	416	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	397	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	516	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	126.05/cwt	125.00–127.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	125.09/cwt	119.00–126.00	567	8
Heifers	—	Small 3	480	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	630	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	570	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	703	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	390	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	143.75/cwt	140.00–147.50	417	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	161.48/cwt	152.00–170.00	530	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	341	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	593	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	494	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	154.80/cwt	146.00–157.50	598	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	453	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	725	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	151.19/cwt	146.00–158.50	711	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	153.21/cwt	149.00–156.00	804	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	593	129.52/cwt	127.00–132.00	768	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	870	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,385	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	762	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,885	74.22/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,399	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	24.46/cwt	24.00–25.00	240	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	229	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	38.14/cwt	35.00–40.50	461	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	406	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	763	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	48.08/cwt	44.50–52.50	662	12
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,713	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	715	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,184	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	875	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,438	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	950	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,508	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	589.67/cwt	500.00–660.00	6,870	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	762.76/cwt	700.00–825.00	9,191	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	669.66/cwt	650.00–700.00	8,217	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,403	830.39/cwt	810.00–850.00	11,650	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,520	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	11,020	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,620	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	12,717	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,720	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	14,362	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	915	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,268	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,288	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 Jan 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 107Year ago 0

No trends, Closed for Christmas & New Years Holidays Todays receipts 194 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	453	160.00	160.00
4	—	341	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	159.00	159.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	645	129.00	129.00
2	—	290	140.00–147.50	143.75
2	—	728	119.50	119.50
5	—	470	146.00–158.50	151.19
6	—	386	146.00–157.50	154.80
13	—	525	149.00–156.00	153.21
2	—	328	152.00–170.00	161.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	350	141.00	141.00
4	—	593	127.00–132.00	129.52
1	—	475	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
3	—	273	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	131.00	131.00
2	—	463	159.50	159.50
8	—	565	147.50	147.50
1	—	525	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
1	—	570	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	110.50	110.50
6	—	337	134.00	134.00
7	—	289	146.00	146.00
7	—	593	118.50	118.50
8	—	453	119.00–126.00	125.09
7	—	397	130.00	130.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
2	—	248	140.00	140.00
2	—	423	125.00–127.00	126.05
7	—	508	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	123.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,620	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,403	810.00–850.00	830.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,520	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,720	835.00	835.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,227	650.00–700.00	669.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,205	700.00–825.00	762.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,165	500.00–660.00	589.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	850.00	850.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	685.00	685.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	685.00	685.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,105	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	24.00–25.00	24.46
1	—	1,090	21.00	21.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	32.00	32.00
6	—	1,208	35.00–40.50	38.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	55.50	55.50
12	—	1,376	44.50–52.50	48.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,885	72.00–76.00	74.22

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.