Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2020-07-20

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 20
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 186 vs last sale 289▲ 46 vs year ago 57 · +80.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 23▼ 2 vs year ago 16 · −12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 13▲ 6 vs year ago 11 · +54.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers --2.00 lower. Slaughter cows firm and bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.03/cwt on 43 head.
Average price
$123.03
43 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$593
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$3.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.52
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2490123.5560537
Medium and Large 2-3434119.835206thin
One grade step is worth $3.72/cwt here — about $85 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 sale43 hd
123.03
—
KY average27 barns · 4,493 hd
125.55
−2.52
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—Average1,71084.001,4361thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31657.357559thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18448.495744thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471142.32/cwt140.00–145.006704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007432
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316132.31/cwt126.00–135.004185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3338123.00/cwt123.00–123.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371134.46/cwt133.00–136.004996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373124.00/cwt124.00–124.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410136.00/cwt136.00–136.005582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488127.06/cwt123.00–129.006208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2506120.36/cwt120.00–120.506097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562121.68/cwt114.50–125.506843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590112.50/cwt112.50–112.506642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707101.25/cwt100.00–102.507164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763101.00/cwt101.00–101.007712
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388140.65/cwt137.00–150.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409150.33/cwt150.00–151.006153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426137.15/cwt125.00–145.005845
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460142.52/cwt130.00–144.506568
Bulls—Small 1-2475118.00/cwt118.00–118.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514135.25/cwt126.00–140.006959
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530123.00/cwt123.00–123.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563132.00/cwt132.00–132.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590116.50/cwt116.50–116.506871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622121.31/cwt120.00–122.007553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678117.50/cwt117.50–117.507973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285585.00/cwt85.00–85.007271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,71084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,4361
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06055.00/cwt55.00–55.005831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22038.00/cwt38.00–38.004641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22850.48/cwt49.00–52.006202
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26054.46/cwt52.00–60.506866
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42763.14/cwt59.50–66.509013
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2990850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,4151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,2881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,055535.00/cwt535.00–535.005,6441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225810.00/cwt810.00–810.009,9231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2825825.00/cwt825.00–825.006,8061
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220610.00/cwt610.00–610.007,4421
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0131,099.69/cwt1,075.00–1,125.0011,1402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0014,7461
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3251,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0017,5561
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4551,485.00/cwt1,485.00–1,485.0021,6071

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.