Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2020-02-17

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 17
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 55▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 7▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 5▲ 14 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 higher---Feeder heifers ---2.00 higher and Slaughter cows--3.00 higher and bulls 2.00 higher. Todays receipts : 172 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.42/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$130.42
57 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$44.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.24
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2486131.6763955
Medium and Large 2-3555105.005831thin
Small 1-263087.005481thin
One grade step is worth $44.67/cwt here — about $91 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 sale57 hd
130.42
—
KY average28 barns · 4,678 hd
127.18
+3.24
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—Average1,83275.931,3913thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36059.7181218
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05042.544474thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01434.093465thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485160.96/cwt158.00–161.507819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582143.21/cwt140.00–150.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671131.69/cwt125.00–137.008845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721130.50/cwt130.50–130.509414
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318142.00/cwt142.00–142.004525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377138.43/cwt130.00–144.005226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425135.59/cwt133.00–137.0057610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2489132.53/cwt131.00–133.506485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521131.82/cwt124.00–134.0068714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555105.00/cwt105.00–105.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567126.32/cwt120.00–130.0071613
Heifers—Small 1-263087.00/cwt87.00–87.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-279085.00/cwt85.00–85.006721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300182.00/cwt182.00–182.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300165.00/cwt165.00–165.004951
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372165.27/cwt155.00–171.0061510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433150.92/cwt141.00–155.006537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469145.98/cwt145.00–147.006856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510139.88/cwt129.00–143.507134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525121.00/cwt121.00–121.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2643130.50/cwt130.50–130.508392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3683104.00/cwt104.00–104.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825100.00/cwt100.00–100.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-298082.00/cwt82.00–82.008041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,74079.40/cwt77.00–81.501,3822
Bulls——2,01569.00/cwt69.00–69.001,3901
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98532.47/cwt30.00–36.003202
Cows—Lean 85-90%99532.00/cwt32.00–32.003181
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04027.00/cwt27.00–27.002811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05042.54/cwt35.50–46.504474
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06546.50/cwt46.50–46.504951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23451.80/cwt47.00–55.506396
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42363.66/cwt57.50–68.0090612
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,0631
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,085575.00/cwt575.00–575.006,2391
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158634.50/cwt535.00–750.007,3483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,8001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,380735.00/cwt735.00–735.0010,1431
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,440810.00/cwt810.00–810.0011,6641
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0015,7411

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.