Sale reports / Kentucky / Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green / 2020-08-31

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 31
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213
Feeder Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 163▲ 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 20▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 55▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--Steady to 2.00 lower and Feeder heifers --steady . Slaughter cows -- steady and bulls--firm. Todays receipts --133 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $149.40/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$149.40
40 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+16.77
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2473149.4070640
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale40 hd
149.40
—
KY average27 barns · 2,152 hd
132.63
+16.77
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—High1,21096.001,1621thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50061.699256thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26141.235206thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2393167.50/cwt167.50–167.506585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450156.00/cwt156.00–156.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540149.00/cwt149.00–149.008056
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633137.00/cwt137.00–137.008672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725124.73/cwt122.00–127.509042
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358145.99/cwt140.00–148.005234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425138.00/cwt138.00–138.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460137.76/cwt134.00–140.006348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520126.00/cwt126.00–126.006551
Heifers—Small 1-2545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578124.96/cwt124.00–130.007226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621119.48/cwt115.00–124.5074210
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2710110.50/cwt110.50–110.507851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845110.00/cwt110.00–110.009301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy203185.00/cwt185.00–185.003762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365158.85/cwt151.00–170.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431154.39/cwt149.00–159.506659
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471148.39/cwt144.00–152.0069911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515146.06/cwt137.00–149.007524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569141.06/cwt134.00–145.508038
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760116.00/cwt116.00–116.008821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,21096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,1621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18036.00/cwt36.00–36.004251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27742.28/cwt33.50–49.505405
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50061.69/cwt57.50–63.509256
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-21,030975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,0431
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-21,0751,098.78/cwt1,070.00–1,125.0011,8124
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2785510.00/cwt510.00–510.004,0041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,8661
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,330900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,9701

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.