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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 27

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 116▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $143.74/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$143.74

27 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$17.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.96

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	443	147.52	653	21
Medium and Large 2-3	483	130.50	631	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.02/cwt here — about $22 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 sale27 hd

143.74

—

KY average27 barns · 2,137 hd

128.79

+14.96

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	—	Low	1,495	60.00	897	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	52.50	483	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	51.27	744	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,075	39.25	422	2thin

Every lot

34 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	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	658	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	142.26/cwt	141.00–142.50	758	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	555	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	782	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	801	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	144.82/cwt	143.00–145.50	542	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	122.33/cwt	120.00–124.00	582	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	116.98/cwt	111.00–122.00	613	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	565	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	665	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	638	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	499	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	540	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	631	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	607	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	654	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	132.67/cwt	130.50–137.00	735	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	719	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	814	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	708	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	897	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	522	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	437	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	36.50/cwt	36.50–36.50	381	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	464	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	758	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	49.16/cwt	47.50–51.50	734	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,022	791.56/cwt	775.00–825.00	8,090	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	813.41/cwt	740.00–885.00	9,720	2

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 Apr 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 116Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	295	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	138.00	138.00
1	—	814	87.00	87.00
2	—	383	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	151.00	151.00
2	—	348	167.00	167.00
2	—	648	111.00	111.00
3	—	402	157.00	157.00
3	—	554	130.50–137.00	132.67
7	—	451	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	123.00	123.00
1	—	355	165.00	165.00
1	—	430	153.00	153.00
2	—	703	114.00	114.00
3	—	590	132.50	132.50
6	—	533	141.00–142.50	142.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	137.00	137.00
1	—	580	109.00	109.00
5	—	476	120.00–124.00	122.33
7	—	374	143.00–145.50	144.82
7	—	524	111.00–122.00	116.98
1	—	255	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	107.00	107.00
1	—	665	96.00	96.00

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)	2	—	1,195	740.00–885.00	813.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,022	775.00–825.00	791.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	45.00	45.00
1	—	870	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	42.00	42.00
1	—	1,045	36.50	36.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	55.50	55.50
2	—	1,493	47.50–51.50	49.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	60.00	60.00

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.