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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 10

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Feb 3Feb 10Feb 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 135 vs last sale 190▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 20▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to weather, rain and muddy conditions. Light run of cattle. Todays receipts 67 hd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.57/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$133.57

30 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$55.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.72

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	464	149.38	693	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	568	107.49	611	10thin
Small 2-3	465	94.00	437	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.38/cwt here — about $256 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 sale30 hd

133.57

—

KY average27 barns · 1,578 hd

130.85

+2.72

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	1,388	70.86	984	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,280	47.85	612	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	870	34.50	300	1thin

Every lot

28 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 · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	149.77/cwt	145.00–151.00	563	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	131.54/cwt	125.00–138.00	530	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	598	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	625	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	723	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	119.90/cwt	113.00–121.00	814	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	156.90/cwt	151.00–160.00	646	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	413	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	553	3
Bulls	—	Small 2-3	465	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	437	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	141.22/cwt	137.00–143.00	726	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	100.94/cwt	93.00–109.00	681	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	750	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,388	70.86/cwt	65.00–75.00	984	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	34.50/cwt	34.50–34.50	300	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	47.85/cwt	44.50–51.50	612	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	990	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,703	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	549.78/cwt	500.00–600.00	6,295	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	602.04/cwt	550.00–650.00	7,002	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	6,741	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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 190Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 20Year ago 0

No trends due to weather, rain and muddy conditions. Light run of cattle. Todays receipts 67 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	44.50–51.50	47.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	34.50	34.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	65.00–75.00	70.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	123.00–125.00	124.01
5	—	376	145.00–151.00	149.77
7	—	679	113.00–121.00	119.90
1	—	335	131.00	131.00
2	—	403	125.00–138.00	131.54
2	—	508	123.00	123.00
3	—	453	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	119.00	119.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
2	—	675	93.00–109.00	100.94
2	—	765	98.00	98.00
2	—	435	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	132.00	132.00
7	—	514	137.00–143.00	141.22
1	—	625	124.00	124.00
1	—	340	164.00	164.00
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
3	—	412	151.00–160.00	156.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	175.00	175.00
2	—	320	175.00	175.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	535.00	535.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	500.00–600.00	549.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	550.00–650.00	602.04

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	475.00	475.00

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.