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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 14

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Aug 31Sep 14Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

194 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 109▲ 29 vs year ago 165 · +17.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 14▲ 10 vs year ago 26 · +38.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 10▲ 56 vs year ago 22 · +254.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends : Due to Labor Day Holidays Closings. Todays receipts : 308 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 $128.34/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$128.34

82 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$30.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.18

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	546	129.08	705	80
Medium and Large 2-3	665	99.00	658	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.08/cwt here — about $46 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 sale82 hd

128.34

—

KY average27 barns · 4,145 hd

128.52

−0.18

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	—	Low	1,718	88.27	1,517	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,361	58.74	799	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	45.56	506	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	880	38.88	342	4thin

Every lot

71 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 1-2	332	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	548	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	155.67/cwt	150.00–158.50	613	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	671	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	144.41/cwt	139.50–146.50	757	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	867	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	901	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	887	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	962	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	434	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	138.24/cwt	128.00–142.50	585	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	139.12/cwt	134.00–140.50	648	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	677	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	129.22/cwt	128.00–130.00	673	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	659	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	769	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	118.14/cwt	114.00–126.50	790	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	115.82/cwt	110.00–120.00	845	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	499	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	155.41/cwt	151.00–157.00	639	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	142.05/cwt	139.00–144.00	662	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	137.00/cwt	128.00–139.00	704	11
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	133.85/cwt	120.00–137.50	758	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	123.35/cwt	120.00–126.50	764	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,210	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	962	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,481	1
Bulls	—	—	1,862	93.11/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,734	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	828	28.50/cwt	28.00–29.00	236	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	317	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	622	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	581	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	439	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	45.18/cwt	41.00–48.50	505	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,266	55.37/cwt	53.00–58.50	701	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	60.82/cwt	58.50–64.00	863	13
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,438	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs14 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	685	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	5,823	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,715	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,140	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,100	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	15,235	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,124.15/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	13,265	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,673	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,001	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,300	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,348	1,178.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,260.00	15,879	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,375	1,328.03/cwt	1,075.00–1,575.00	18,260	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1	1,400	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	19,390	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1	1,425	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	19,736	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,465	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	18,679	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	815	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,298	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	865	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,920	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	770.80/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,173	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,244	845.34/cwt	685.00–910.00	10,516	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	874.80/cwt	850.00–900.00	11,110	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,335	856.39/cwt	850.00–875.00	11,433	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,430	906.76/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	12,967	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,483	1,074.90/cwt	1,010.00–1,120.00	15,941	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,525	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,963	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 Sep 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 109Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 14Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 10Year ago 22

No trends : Due to Labor Day Holidays Closings. Todays receipts : 308 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	128.00–130.00	129.22
10	—	466	134.00–140.50	139.12
1	—	335	141.00	141.00
10	—	575	125.00	125.00
2	—	273	159.00	159.00
14	—	625	123.00	123.00
3	—	730	110.00–120.00	115.82
7	—	423	128.00–142.50	138.24
9	—	669	114.00–126.50	118.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	108.00	108.00
1	—	720	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	519	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	120.00–137.50	133.85
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
6	—	619	120.00–126.50	123.35
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
11	—	514	128.00–139.00	137.00
2	—	700	115.00	115.00
4	—	411	151.00–157.00	155.41
5	—	292	171.00	171.00
5	—	466	139.00–144.00	142.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	635	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	446	150.50	150.50
1	—	465	145.00	145.00
6	—	617	140.00–141.00	140.50
1	—	795	125.00	125.00
8	—	575	140.00	140.00
2	—	658	137.00	137.00
12	—	524	139.50–146.50	144.41
3	—	332	165.00	165.00
4	—	705	136.50	136.50
6	—	394	150.00–158.50	155.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	130.00–135.00	132.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	61.00	61.00
2	—	828	28.00–29.00	28.50
1	—	845	37.50	37.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,085	40.50	40.50
9	—	1,118	41.00–48.50	45.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,266	53.00–58.50	55.37
13	—	1,419	58.50–64.00	60.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	79.50	79.50
1	—	1,795	82.50	82.50
3	—	1,862	91.00–96.00	93.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	685	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,385.00	1,385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	1,385.00	1,385.00

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	2	—	1,180	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,124.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,375	1,075.00–1,575.00	1,328.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,348	1,125.00–1,260.00	1,178.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,275.00	1,275.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,385.00	1,385.00

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	—	1,395	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,270	850.00–900.00	874.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,244	685.00–910.00	845.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,190	700.00–850.00	770.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,483	1,010.00–1,120.00	1,074.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,430	775.00–1,025.00	906.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,335	850.00–875.00	856.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	500.00	500.00

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.