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Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 19

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2213

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

260 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 169▲ 86 vs year ago 174 · +49.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 18▼ 18 vs year ago 39 · −46.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 128 vs last sale 11▲ 86 vs year ago 53 · +162.3%

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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 $126.49/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$126.49

103 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$25.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.12

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	536	129.23	692	92
Medium and Large 2-3	561	103.59	581	11thin

One grade step is worth $25.64/cwt here — about $111 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 sale103 hd

126.49

—

KY average24 barns · 2,822 hd

121.37

+5.12

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	1,835	78.00	1,431	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,648	46.36	764	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	42.59	503	10

Every lot

68 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	137.09/cwt	137.00–138.00	722	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	780	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	803	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	880	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	910	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	134.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	452	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	129.36/cwt	128.00–130.00	538	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	110.49/cwt	105.00–116.00	472	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	125.93/cwt	120.00–126.50	586	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	97.65/cwt	90.00–105.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	121.26/cwt	118.00–122.00	623	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	115.80/cwt	111.00–120.00	668	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	109.84/cwt	100.00–112.50	733	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	768	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	467	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	508	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	422	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	403	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	590	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	448	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	403	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	131.19/cwt	128.00–134.00	619	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	127.74/cwt	124.50–130.00	664	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	597	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	127.57/cwt	124.00–128.00	713	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	124.16/cwt	119.50–129.50	772	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	643	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	812	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	107.99/cwt	105.00–114.00	829	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	355	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	275	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	635	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	298	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,835	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,431	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	39.77/cwt	39.50–40.00	461	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	43.30/cwt	40.50–46.00	514	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	46.36/cwt	45.00–47.50	764	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	733.49/cwt	700.00–760.00	6,147	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,287	913.37/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	11,755	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	1,810.00/cwt	1,810.00–1,810.00	27,241	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	800.19/cwt	725.00–875.00	7,786	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	730.47/cwt	675.00–800.00	8,342	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	816.90/cwt	650.00–1,025.00	9,746	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,100	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	1,046.28/cwt	800.00–1,325.00	13,267	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,114.22/cwt	925.00–1,350.00	14,206	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	14,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,029	1,615.49/cwt	1,575.00–1,625.00	16,623	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	1,579.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,760.00	18,332	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	1,348.42/cwt	1,050.00–1,675.00	15,750	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,230.85/cwt	1,175.00–1,300.00	14,462	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	1,625.30/cwt	1,585.00–1,650.00	19,244	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	17,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,219	1,435.08/cwt	1,300.00–1,575.00	17,494	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	1,508.03/cwt	1,490.00–1,525.00	18,669	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,527.60/cwt	1,500.00–1,650.00	19,095	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	713.58/cwt	635.00–750.00	7,136	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,125	2

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 169Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 18Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 139Last week 11Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	514	118.00–122.00	121.26
5	—	337	130.00–135.00	134.04
10	—	416	128.00–130.00	129.36
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
1	—	800	96.00	96.00
18	—	577	111.00–120.00	115.80
11	—	667	100.00–112.50	109.84
12	—	465	120.00–126.50	125.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	122.50	122.50
2	—	485	90.00–105.00	97.65
5	—	427	105.00–116.00	110.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	653	134.75	134.75
2	—	608	132.00	132.00
7	—	578	135.00	135.00
12	—	527	137.00–138.00	137.09
3	—	703	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	472	128.00–134.00	131.19
2	—	348	146.00	146.00
5	—	703	115.50	115.50
14	—	559	124.00–128.00	127.57
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
5	—	284	164.50	164.50
16	—	622	119.50–129.50	124.16
17	—	520	124.50–130.00	127.74
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
3	—	768	105.00–114.00	107.99
2	—	835	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	112.50	112.50
1	—	670	96.00	96.00
2	—	585	115.00	115.00
2	—	543	110.00	110.00
2	—	448	90.00	90.00
1	—	775	92.00	92.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
1	—	475	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	403	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	77.50	77.50
1	—	635	47.00	47.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	39.50–40.00	39.77
8	—	1,188	40.50–46.00	43.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,648	45.00–47.50	46.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	78.00	78.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,142	675.00–800.00	730.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	26	—	1,268	800.00–1,325.00	1,046.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,275	925.00–1,350.00	1,114.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,193	650.00–1,025.00	816.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	973	725.00–875.00	800.19

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,250	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,527.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,029	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,615.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,230.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,219	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,435.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	1,490.00–1,525.00	1,508.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,161	1,350.00–1,760.00	1,579.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,184	1,585.00–1,650.00	1,625.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,168	1,050.00–1,675.00	1,348.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	838	700.00–760.00	733.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,505	1,810.00	1,810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,287	850.00–1,025.00	913.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	635.00–750.00	713.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,250.00	1,250.00

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.