Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2020-03-02

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 2
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 130▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 5▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 9▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---2.00--3.00 higher and Feeder heifers---steady. Slaughter cows and bulls light test. Todays receipts--168 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.81/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$127.81
73 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$16
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$14.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.36
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2468129.3560565
Medium and Large 2-3535115.376177thin
Small 1-2540115.006211thin
One grade step is worth $14.35/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale73 hd
127.81
—
KY average27 barns · 3,645 hd
127.45
+0.36
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—Low91556.005121thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26458.957456thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average96842.664133thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96434.253307thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350179.00/cwt175.00–183.006274
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400145.00/cwt145.00–145.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417164.97/cwt162.00–166.006884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2453149.00/cwt149.00–149.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523144.54/cwt142.00–148.007566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573143.17/cwt140.00–145.008206
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573135.40/cwt135.00–135.507765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2654129.60/cwt129.00–130.008485
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665113.00/cwt113.00–113.007511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743125.00/cwt125.00–125.009292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,0021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245132.50/cwt132.50–132.503251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365139.13/cwt135.00–139.5050813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3398132.00/cwt132.00–132.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424133.89/cwt127.50–140.0056821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463124.89/cwt124.50–126.005784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512131.50/cwt131.50–131.5067311
Heifers—Small 1-2540115.00/cwt115.00–115.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564123.60/cwt123.00–124.006975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3589109.52/cwt105.00–119.006453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612109.79/cwt107.00–115.006726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635105.00/cwt105.00–105.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675101.00/cwt101.00–101.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277395.50/cwt95.00–96.007382
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270172.50/cwt172.50–172.504661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323180.62/cwt180.00–182.005833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350138.00/cwt138.00–138.004831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379172.51/cwt169.00–175.006544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428148.04/cwt147.00–149.006342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466152.75/cwt139.00–158.007127
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485134.00/cwt134.00–134.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523143.00/cwt143.00–143.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553129.50/cwt129.50–129.507162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613132.50/cwt132.50–132.508123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-382089.00/cwt89.00–89.007301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——91556.00/cwt56.00–56.005121
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95737.51/cwt32.00–42.003595
Cows—Boner 80-85%96842.66/cwt39.50–47.504133
Cows—Lean 85-90%98326.11/cwt25.00–27.502572
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23553.88/cwt51.00–56.506653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29264.02/cwt63.00–65.008273
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2655560.00/cwt560.00–560.003,6681

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.