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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 3

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

190 head

▲ 125 vs last sale 65▲ 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 12▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 8▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers-----3.00---4.00 higher and Feeder heifers----steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows-----steady- and- bulls---1.00 higher. Todays receipts : 229 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 $128.87/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$128.87

84 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$19.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.41

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	499	129.33	645	82
Small 1-2	358	110.00	393	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.33/cwt here — about $252 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 sale84 hd

128.87

—

KY average25 barns · 5,782 hd

127.46

+1.41

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	2,150	81.99	1,763	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,194	46.56	556	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	40.06	427	3thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	156.03/cwt	154.00–160.50	668	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	469	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	769	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	148.08/cwt	141.00–151.00	834	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	136.46/cwt	135.00–138.00	860	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	971	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	146.22/cwt	130.00–150.00	471	12
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	385	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	366	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	132.99/cwt	122.00–140.00	555	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	132.48/cwt	128.00–134.50	607	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	125.99/cwt	121.00–130.50	665	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	123.38/cwt	117.50–127.00	712	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	115.25/cwt	114.00–117.00	765	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	839	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	475	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	502	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	337	179.90/cwt	179.50–183.50	606	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	166.86/cwt	153.00–168.50	656	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	403	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	441	111.43/cwt	100.00–126.00	491	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	145.29/cwt	141.00–146.00	693	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	140.17/cwt	126.00–143.50	736	12
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	132.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	759	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	127.65/cwt	126.00–129.00	800	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	115.26/cwt	114.00–117.00	794	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	883	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,150	81.99/cwt	81.50–82.50	1,763	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	40.06/cwt	38.50–41.00	427	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,194	46.56/cwt	44.00–50.50	556	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,055	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,436	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,036	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	755	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,417	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	785	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,336	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	960	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,416	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	460.21/cwt	450.00–470.00	4,938	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	865	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	920	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,980	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	965	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,790	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,951	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 Feb 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 65Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers-----3.00---4.00 higher and Feeder heifers----steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows-----steady- and- bulls---1.00 higher. Todays receipts : 229 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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	525.00	525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	450.00–470.00	460.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	755	585.00	585.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	960	460.00	460.00

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	—	865	685.00	685.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	600.00	600.00

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	—	1,085	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,055	610.00	610.00

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	—	1,085	925.00	925.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	122.00	122.00
1	—	565	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	171.00	171.00
1	—	475	141.00	141.00
1	—	655	126.00	126.00
1	—	830	117.00	117.00
5	—	563	141.00–151.00	148.08
4	—	428	154.00–160.50	156.03
2	—	630	135.00–138.00	136.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
2	—	823	102.00	102.00
2	—	390	143.00	143.00
12	—	322	130.00–150.00	146.22
22	—	577	117.50–127.00	123.38
17	—	458	128.00–134.50	132.48
6	—	664	114.00–117.00	115.25
11	—	528	121.00–130.50	125.99
9	—	417	122.00–140.00	132.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	95.00	95.00
1	—	330	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	689	114.00–117.00	115.26
12	—	525	126.00–143.50	140.17
9	—	393	153.00–168.50	166.86
8	—	573	125.00–135.00	132.54
7	—	477	141.00–146.00	145.29
5	—	806	109.50	109.50
4	—	440	151.00	151.00
3	—	627	126.00–129.00	127.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	157.00	157.00
4	—	441	100.00–126.00	111.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	337	179.50–183.50	179.90
2	—	403	154.00	154.00
1	—	270	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,150	81.50–82.50	81.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,194	44.00–50.50	46.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	38.50–41.00	40.06

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.