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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 10

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 113▼ 63 vs year ago 177 · −35.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 14▼ 4 vs year ago 22 · −18.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 10▼ 6 vs year ago 12 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---steady to 1.00--2.00 lower--Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows 1.00--lower and bulls--firm. Todays receipts : 138 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 $120.19/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$120.19

56 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$14.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.89

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	558	124.89	697	37
Small 1-2	545	116.00	632	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	527	110.77	584	18thin

One grade step is worth $14.12/cwt here — about $113 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 sale56 hd

120.19

—

KY average24 barns · 4,326 hd

131.08

−10.89

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	1,944	101.30	1,969	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	63.65	936	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	918	53.09	487	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	52.86	586	2thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	147.27/cwt	144.00–151.00	685	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	735	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	401	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	419	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	119.65/cwt	119.00–121.00	586	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	684	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	664	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	119.10/cwt	110.00–120.50	647	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	120.50/cwt	120.00–122.00	717	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	95.38/cwt	88.00–102.50	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	805	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	752	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	840	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	893	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	439	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	162.91/cwt	160.00–165.00	593	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	147.25/cwt	145.00–151.00	632	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	139.35/cwt	136.00–140.00	711	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	846	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	844	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,944	101.30/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,969	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	64.45/cwt	61.00–67.50	537	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	41.72/cwt	40.00–43.50	418	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	52.86/cwt	50.00–55.50	586	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	831	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	64.11/cwt	62.00–68.00	949	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,160	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,790	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,015	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,968	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	625	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	5,781	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,438	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 Aug 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 113Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 14Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 12

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---steady to 1.00--2.00 lower--Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows 1.00--lower and bulls--firm. Todays receipts : 138 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	160.00–165.00	162.91
3	—	600	128.00	128.00
2	—	898	94.00	94.00
2	—	780	108.50	108.50
2	—	550	137.00	137.00
6	—	510	136.00–140.00	139.35
2	—	485	138.00	138.00
5	—	429	145.00–151.00	147.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	109.00	109.00
2	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	131.00	131.00
2	—	568	123.00	123.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	94.00	94.00
4	—	595	120.00–122.00	120.50
1	—	415	131.00	131.00
4	—	540	122.00–124.00	123.00
1	—	280	151.00	151.00
3	—	767	105.00	105.00
3	—	360	140.00	140.00
2	—	875	96.00	96.00
2	—	458	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	543	110.00–120.50	119.10
5	—	401	104.50	104.50
3	—	490	119.00–121.00	119.65
2	—	678	88.00–102.50	95.38
1	—	855	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	526	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	144.00–151.00	147.27
2	—	600	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	61.00–67.50	64.45
2	—	1,003	40.00–43.50	41.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,481	62.00–68.00	64.11
1	—	1,385	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	50.00–55.50	52.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,944	99.00–104.00	101.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	1,275.00	1,275.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	785.00	785.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	925.00	925.00

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.