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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

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

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

159 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 103▲ 52 vs year ago 107 · +48.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 14▲ 2 vs year ago 19 · +10.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 17▲ 33 vs year ago 9 · +366.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---4.00--5.00 higher and feeder heifer---3.00--4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00--higher and bulls steady . Todays receipts --222 hd.

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 $128.10/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$128.10

40 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$11.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.29

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	507	129.44	657	34
Medium and Large 3	383	121.00	463	5thin
Small 1-2	450	118.00	531	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.44/cwt here — about $126 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 sale40 hd

128.10

—

KY average28 barns · 5,592 hd

128.38

−0.29

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	—	Average	1,595	86.00	1,372	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	65.12	918	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	47.48	535	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	29.00	269	3thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,065	72.50	772	2thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	291	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	515	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	765	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	135.98/cwt	122.00–142.00	779	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	824	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	930	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	477	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	463	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	577	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	133.42/cwt	124.00–135.50	607	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	123.26/cwt	119.50–124.00	695	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	121.76/cwt	120.00–122.00	773	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	353	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	582	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	557	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	149.10/cwt	143.00–152.00	616	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	140.50/cwt	134.00–144.00	651	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	133.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	701	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	754	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	123.65/cwt	117.00–127.00	767	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	830	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,065	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	772	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,372	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	251	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	187	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	374	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	557	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	440	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	47.57/cwt	44.50–51.00	549	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	56.42/cwt	54.00–58.50	731	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	66.46/cwt	61.00–70.00	949	13
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,875	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	21,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	970	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,130	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,035	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	14,490	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,035	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	10,712	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	1,038.49/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	11,455	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,222	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	16,569	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,213	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,390	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	20,294	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	985	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,865	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	827.98/cwt	785.00–875.00	9,232	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,062	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	862.50/cwt	850.00–875.00	10,652	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,094	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,325	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,403	1,087.83/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	15,262	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,425	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,611	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 Jul 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 103Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 14Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 17Year ago 9

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---4.00--5.00 higher and feeder heifer---3.00--4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00--higher and bulls steady . Todays receipts --222 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	150.50	150.50
2	—	725	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	305	168.00	168.00
3	—	413	143.00–152.00	149.10
4	—	463	134.00–144.00	140.50
4	—	563	134.00	134.00
4	—	620	117.00–127.00	123.65
5	—	523	130.00–140.00	133.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	165.00	165.00
1	—	265	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	163.00	163.00
4	—	291	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	138.00	138.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
2	—	788	118.00	118.00
4	—	526	145.50	145.50
5	—	613	134.50	134.50
11	—	573	122.00–142.00	135.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
2	—	338	141.00	141.00
2	—	505	128.00	128.00
5	—	405	142.50	142.50
6	—	564	119.50–124.00	123.26
8	—	635	120.00–122.00	121.76
9	—	455	124.00–135.50	133.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	121.00	121.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	975.00–1,100.00	1,038.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	1,460.00	1,460.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	735.00	735.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,035.00	1,035.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,450	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	900.00	900.00

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	—	1,290	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	850.00–875.00	862.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	785.00–875.00	827.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,403	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,087.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	37.00	37.00
1	—	935	20.00	20.00
1	—	835	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,428	61.00–70.00	66.46
2	—	1,295	54.00–58.50	56.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	53.00	53.00
1	—	1,060	41.50	41.50
5	—	1,155	44.50–51.00	47.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	86.00	86.00

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.