Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to " July 4th Holidays "

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.25/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$120.25

100 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$4.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.97

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	121.30	623	76
Medium and Large 2-3	500	116.92	585	24

One grade step is worth $4.39/cwt here — about $38 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 sale100 hd

120.25

—

KY average15 barns · 2,338 hd

124.22

−3.97

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	1,672	83.84	1,402	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	57.74	806	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	43.46	435	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	42.62	543	5thin

Every lot, as filed

47 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	784	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	102.91/cwt	102.00–103.00	769	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	795	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	146.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	833	1
Bulls	—	—	1,801	86.80/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,563	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	62.56/cwt	60.00–64.50	804	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	54.38/cwt	49.00–60.00	562	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	36.18/cwt	34.50–37.50	355	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	56.36/cwt	50.50–62.00	804	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	42.62/cwt	38.50–48.50	543	5
Bulls	—	—	1,155	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	686	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	141.80/cwt	139.00–142.00	628	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	119.63/cwt	117.00–120.00	613	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	683	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	129.58/cwt	129.50–130.50	460	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	126.79/cwt	126.50–130.00	552	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	120.06/cwt	111.00–121.00	734	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	109.50/cwt	106.50–114.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	111.90/cwt	106.00–118.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	369	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	585	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	113.98/cwt	111.00–115.50	646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	110.20/cwt	107.50–113.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	780	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	3,042	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	637.85/cwt	615.00–660.00	8,133	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,650	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	904	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	639	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	447	4

How this sale compares

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 →

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Jul 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 182Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 38Year ago 0

No trends due to " July 4th Holidays "

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	594	132.00	132.00
11	—	747	102.00–103.00	102.91
7	—	668	119.00	119.00
5	—	381	145.00–150.00	146.40
4	—	761	87.50	87.50
1	—	1,110	75.00	75.00
16	—	512	134.00	134.00
15	—	443	139.00–142.00	141.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	109.00	109.00
9	—	448	130.50	130.50
8	—	567	111.00–115.50	113.98
4	—	619	107.50–113.00	110.20
3	—	345	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	512	117.00–120.00	119.63
15	—	579	118.00	118.00
13	—	355	129.50–130.50	129.58
12	—	435	126.50–130.00	126.79
11	—	611	111.00–121.00	120.06
5	—	733	106.50–114.00	109.50
2	—	468	106.00–118.00	111.90
1	—	690	114.00	114.00
1	—	300	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	118.00	118.00
7	—	535	116.00	116.00
4	—	639	108.50	108.50
4	—	359	124.50	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	109.50	109.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	641	141.00	141.00
7	—	736	126.00	126.00
4	—	502	143.00	143.00
2	—	753	125.50	125.50
1	—	570	137.50	137.50
1	—	325	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,801	80.00–91.00	86.80
1	—	1,155	72.00	72.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	60.00–64.50	62.56
7	—	1,427	50.50–62.00	56.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	49.00–60.00	54.38
3	—	980	34.50–37.50	36.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,275	38.50–48.50	42.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	390.00	390.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	615.00–660.00	637.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle