Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2020-06-01

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 1
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 167▲ 234 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 14▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 36▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays receipts : 257 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.40/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$129.40
73 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$727
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.26
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564131.7774359
Small 1-2500130.006501thin
Medium and Large 2-3556118.5865913thin
One grade step is worth $13.19/cwt here — about $84 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
129.40
—
KY average28 barns · 2,403 hd
133.65
−4.26
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—Average1,54081.001,2471thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,25458.907389thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05047.504992thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low76020.001521thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440146.00/cwt146.00–146.006421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478150.36/cwt145.00–156.007192
Steers—Small 1-2485128.00/cwt128.00–128.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2548150.00/cwt150.00–150.008223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2597139.82/cwt138.00–142.0083511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683130.74/cwt121.50–132.0089317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720123.50/cwt123.50–123.508892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,027117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,368110.25/cwt110.25–110.251,50821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2298145.00/cwt145.00–145.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310151.00/cwt151.00–151.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365137.19/cwt135.00–138.005014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3409124.64/cwt120.00–127.005109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421133.62/cwt127.00–140.005634
Heifers—Small 1-2460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Heifers—Small 1-2520114.00/cwt114.00–114.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522131.27/cwt117.00–135.0068518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561122.21/cwt109.00–128.0068611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605100.33/cwt92.00–104.506073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629108.51/cwt92.00–112.006837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670107.34/cwt100.00–114.507196
Heifers—Small 1-267891.95/cwt90.00–94.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-278095.00/cwt95.00–95.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,265113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,4361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245177.50/cwt177.50–177.504351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2308164.00/cwt164.00–164.005052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365135.00/cwt135.00–135.004931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2439145.17/cwt140.00–154.506376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468145.83/cwt140.00–149.006823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479135.50/cwt135.50–135.506495
Bulls—Small 1-2500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523145.50/cwt145.50–145.5076116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573128.62/cwt123.00–133.007378
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3587120.00/cwt120.00–120.007045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-361085.50/cwt85.50–85.505222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612119.80/cwt115.00–128.007338
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-367593.00/cwt93.00–93.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677115.00/cwt115.00–115.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708110.00/cwt110.00–110.007798
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775102.00/cwt100.00–104.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291081.00/cwt81.00–81.007371
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 338596.00/cwt96.00–96.003702
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445126.00/cwt126.00–126.005612
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 370449.50/cwt49.50–49.503484
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,54081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,2471
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76020.00/cwt20.00–20.001521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02550.00/cwt50.00–50.005131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07545.00/cwt45.00–45.004841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16552.85/cwt51.50–54.506163
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29861.93/cwt55.50–65.508046
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,635.05/cwt1,560.00–1,700.0022,6452
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,005750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,5381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,2231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120620.00/cwt620.00–620.006,9441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225685.00/cwt685.00–685.008,3911
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3251,360.00/cwt1,360.00–1,360.0018,0201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,160.00/cwt1,160.00–1,160.0014,9641

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.