Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 higher and Feeder heifers 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady and Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.10/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$125.10

71 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$1.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.37

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	654	125.30	819	62
Medium and Large 2-3	459	123.67	568	9thin

One grade step is worth $1.64/cwt here — about $251 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 sale71 hd

125.10

—

KY average26 barns · 5,210 hd

128.47

−3.37

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	1,855	92.02	1,707	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	59.73	796	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	925	50.00	463	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	135.08/cwt	135.00–136.00	700	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	130.67/cwt	128.00–136.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.35/cwt	121.00–135.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	504	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	145.74/cwt	137.00–153.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	110.40/cwt	105.00–116.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	910	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	92.02/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,707	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	463	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	61.47/cwt	60.00–63.50	906	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,146	57.41/cwt	54.00–62.00	658	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	10,705	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,805	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,136	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,998	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	9,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	127.13/cwt	121.00–133.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	119.71/cwt	118.00–120.00	860	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	138.94/cwt	131.00–142.50	807	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,032	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	137.13/cwt	136.00–143.00	706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	119.24/cwt	117.00–128.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	128.42/cwt	121.00–131.00	778	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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 234Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 higher and Feeder heifers 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady and Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	518	135.00–136.00	135.08
1	—	1,025	92.50	92.50
1	—	415	122.00	122.00
6	—	568	121.00–135.00	127.35
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
2	—	825	105.00–116.00	110.40
2	—	480	121.00–133.00	127.13
7	—	718	118.00–120.00	119.71
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
6	—	864	119.50	119.50
5	—	632	117.00–128.00	119.24
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	403	125.00	125.00
4	—	530	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	725	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	759	128.00–136.00	130.67
11	—	635	145.00	145.00
7	—	472	137.00–153.00	145.74
3	—	1,102	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,003	113.00	113.00
9	—	581	131.00–142.50	138.94
2	—	744	135.00	135.00
7	—	515	136.00–143.00	137.13
4	—	828	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	149.00	149.00
5	—	379	150.00	150.00
2	—	743	114.00	114.00
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
3	—	550	127.00	127.00
4	—	606	121.00–131.00	128.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	137.50	137.50
2	—	593	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	88.00–96.00	92.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,474	60.00–63.50	61.47
3	—	1,146	54.00–62.00	57.41

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	790.00	790.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	730.00	730.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	580.00	580.00

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.

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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