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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 5

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

182 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 244▼ 160 vs year ago 342 · −46.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 33▼ 29 vs year ago 54 · −53.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 115▼ 9 vs year ago 27 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---1.00 lower and Feeder heifers---1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts ---225 hd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.05/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$131.05

64 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$25.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.49

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	537	132.61	712	48
Medium and Large 2	535	129.45	693	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	122.75	660	4thin
Small 1-2	525	107.00	562	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.61/cwt here — about $151 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 sale64 hd

131.05

—

KY average26 barns · 2,873 hd

124.56

+6.49

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	1,638	74.67	1,223	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	50.39	762	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	41.70	526	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	32.61	311	3thin

Every lot

63 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	445	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	627	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	493	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	705	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	744	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	595	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	955	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	886	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	908	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	135.23/cwt	127.50–136.50	976	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	363	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	354	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	487	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	554	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	614	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	125.98/cwt	117.00–128.00	654	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	117.96/cwt	113.00–119.50	690	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	733	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	698	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	733	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	441	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	161.99/cwt	150.00–165.50	582	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	155.65/cwt	153.50–160.00	637	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	417	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	563	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	456	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	652	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	618	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	525	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	660	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	118.82/cwt	115.00–121.00	737	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	769	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	940	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	818	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	774	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	79.76/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,236	4
Bulls	—	—	1,640	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	705	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,707	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	30.42/cwt	30.00–31.00	285	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	364	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	43.54/cwt	43.00–44.00	532	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	48.50/cwt	48.00–49.00	606	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	33.07/cwt	31.00–35.00	433	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	50.22/cwt	48.50–52.00	724	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	755	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,925	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	1,049	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	730	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,293	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	990	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,910	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	897.52/cwt	700.00–1,050.00	10,438	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,657	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,436	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,065	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,404	799.93/cwt	600.00–925.00	11,231	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,478	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,088	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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 244Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 33Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 115Year ago 27

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---1.00 lower and Feeder heifers---1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts ---225 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	124.00	124.00
1	—	810	101.00	101.00
3	—	767	122.50	122.50
6	—	409	153.50–160.00	155.65
6	—	359	150.00–165.50	161.99
5	—	690	111.50	111.50
14	—	620	115.00–121.00	118.82
3	—	267	165.00	165.00
2	—	595	121.00	121.00
5	—	528	125.00	125.00
1	—	310	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	85.00	85.00
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
7	—	456	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	135.00	135.00
1	—	900	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
14	—	722	127.50–136.50	135.23
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
2	—	445	141.00	141.00
5	—	648	136.75	136.75
3	—	663	137.00	137.00
3	—	528	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	143.00	143.00
1	—	595	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	—	595	160.50	160.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	116.00	116.00
2	—	265	137.00	137.00
5	—	467	131.50	131.50
8	—	354	137.50	137.50
11	—	519	117.00–128.00	125.98
12	—	585	118.00	118.00
5	—	403	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	117.00	117.00
3	—	698	105.00	105.00
2	—	448	122.00	122.00
1	—	310	137.00	137.00
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
4	—	585	113.00–119.50	117.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,441	48.50–52.00	50.22
1	—	1,925	54.50	54.50
1	—	1,590	47.50	47.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	43.00–44.00	43.54
2	—	1,250	48.00–49.00	48.50
2	—	1,308	31.00–35.00	33.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	30.00–31.00	30.42
1	—	985	37.00	37.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	86.00	86.00
4	—	1,550	72.00–84.00	79.76
1	—	1,640	43.00	43.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	620.00	620.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,163	700.00–1,050.00	897.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	700.00	700.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,404	600.00–925.00	799.93

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	825.00	825.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,150.00	1,150.00

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.