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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, May 4

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

216 head

▲ 142 vs last sale 74▲ 216 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 8▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 5▲ 17 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.47/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$127.47

83 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$4.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.90

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	468	127.57	597	81
Medium and Large 2-3	398	123.50	492	2thin

One grade step is worth $4.07/cwt here — about $105 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 sale83 hd

127.47

—

KY average28 barns · 5,095 hd

119.58

+7.90

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	—	High	1,320	74.00	977	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,277	52.22	667	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	894	45.73	409	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,075	42.84	461	3thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	431	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	630	3
Steers	—	Small 2-3	424	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	458	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	151.11/cwt	150.25–152.00	697	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	147.33/cwt	144.00–150.50	756	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	138.07/cwt	135.00–139.25	797	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	121.52/cwt	117.50–125.50	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	123.63/cwt	117.00–125.00	812	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	146.93/cwt	145.00–149.00	408	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	445	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	139.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	533	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	398	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	492	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	134.80/cwt	126.00–136.00	554	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	128.56/cwt	122.50–131.50	604	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	609	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	113.60/cwt	113.00–117.00	666	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	104.42/cwt	100.00–106.00	668	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	103.97/cwt	101.00–107.00	710	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	525	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	543	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	650	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	154.08/cwt	140.00–157.00	661	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	143.41/cwt	138.00–147.00	647	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	584	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	128.27/cwt	122.50–136.00	662	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	123.88/cwt	120.00–129.00	716	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	112.72/cwt	106.00–115.00	707	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	102.76/cwt	102.00–103.50	738	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,040	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	697	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,296	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	735	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	382	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	315	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	46.95/cwt	46.50–47.50	467	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	554	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	38.26/cwt	30.00–47.00	413	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,115	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	535	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,190	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	595	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	54.37/cwt	54.00–55.00	739	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	670	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,814	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	745	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	825	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,394	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	880	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,608	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	885	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,638	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	925	559.46/cwt	500.00–610.00	5,175	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,030	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,953	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,648	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,690	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	15,210	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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 74Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	424	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	513	144.00–150.50	147.33
1	—	250	172.50	172.50
6	—	461	150.25–152.00	151.11
3	—	413	152.50	152.50
2	—	628	117.50–125.50	121.52
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
7	—	577	135.00–139.25	138.07
6	—	657	117.00–125.00	123.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	145.00–149.00	146.93
14	—	381	135.00–145.00	139.88
12	—	470	122.50–131.50	128.56
7	—	501	121.50	121.50
3	—	318	140.00	140.00
2	—	683	101.00–107.00	103.97
5	—	640	100.00–106.00	104.42
18	—	411	126.00–136.00	134.80
16	—	586	113.00–117.00	113.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	89.00	89.00
1	—	485	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	429	140.00–157.00	154.08
9	—	578	120.00–129.00	123.88
2	—	655	112.00	112.00
8	—	394	165.00	165.00
7	—	627	106.00–115.00	112.72
5	—	451	138.00–147.00	143.41
2	—	718	102.00–103.50	102.76
19	—	516	122.50–136.00	128.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	178.00	178.00
3	—	295	178.00	178.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	880	410.00	410.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	500.00–610.00	559.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	420.00	420.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	510.00	510.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,690	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,040	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	30.00–47.00	38.26
1	—	1,065	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	46.50–47.50	46.95
1	—	850	37.00	37.00
1	—	735	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	54.00–55.00	54.37
1	—	1,115	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,190	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.