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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 24

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 130▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 28▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 14▲ 9 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 1.00 higher----Feeder heifers---steady---Slaughter cows --steady and --bulls 1.00 higher. Today receipts : 144 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 $122.16/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$122.16

65 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$103

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

$18.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.24

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	542	123.29	669	57
Medium and Large 2-3	484	115.36	558	7thin
Small 1-2	735	105.00	772	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.29/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale65 hd

122.16

—

KY average28 barns · 6,480 hd

132.39

−10.24

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,674	78.31	1,311	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	61.22	828	7thin

Every lot

47 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	—	Small 2-3	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	835	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	136.40/cwt	134.00–137.00	829	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	518	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	124.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	596	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	533	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	128.15/cwt	124.00–133.00	675	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	121.29/cwt	110.00–130.00	707	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	110.85/cwt	108.50–114.00	697	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	788	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	98.90/cwt	92.50–105.50	716	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	183.00/cwt	182.99–183.00	531	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	178.24/cwt	173.00–181.00	577	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	165.64/cwt	157.00–175.00	613	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	157.68/cwt	151.00–159.00	683	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	130.93/cwt	123.00–139.00	746	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	621	115.20/cwt	102.00–123.00	715	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	109.60/cwt	107.00–115.00	799	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	814	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	772	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	771	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,628	74.21/cwt	72.50–75.50	1,208	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,527	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	655	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	63.09/cwt	57.00–68.00	858	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,987	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	925	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,013	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,750	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 130Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----steady to 1.00 higher----Feeder heifers---steady---Slaughter cows --steady and --bulls 1.00 higher. Today receipts : 144 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	120.00–130.00	124.85
7	—	657	120.00	120.00
7	—	629	108.50–114.00	110.85
6	—	527	124.00–133.00	128.15
6	—	378	135.00–139.00	136.96
4	—	724	92.50–105.50	98.90
2	—	290	145.00	145.00
10	—	583	110.00–130.00	121.29
2	—	343	144.00	144.00
1	—	900	110.00	110.00
2	—	408	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	110.50	110.50
2	—	583	110.00	110.00
2	—	388	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
1	—	395	171.00	171.00
5	—	608	134.00–137.00	136.40
1	—	790	126.00	126.00
1	—	570	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	157.00–175.00	165.64
2	—	485	134.00	134.00
5	—	621	102.00–123.00	115.20
1	—	780	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	324	173.00–181.00	178.24
1	—	385	166.00	166.00
8	—	290	182.99–183.00	183.00
6	—	729	107.00–115.00	109.60
6	—	433	151.00–159.00	157.68
2	—	918	84.00	84.00
1	—	655	126.00	126.00
1	—	505	143.00	143.00
1	—	470	149.00	149.00
2	—	750	108.00–109.00	108.50
3	—	605	127.00	127.00
2	—	570	123.00–139.00	130.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	134.00	134.00
1	—	570	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	575.00	575.00

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	—	890	785.00	785.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	72.50–75.50	74.21
1	—	1,765	86.50	86.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,360	57.00–68.00	63.09
1	—	1,310	50.00	50.00

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.