Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 2.00 higher and feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.40/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$128.40

100 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$9.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.07

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	529	129.84	686	85
Medium and Large 2-3	475	120.27	571	15thin

One grade step is worth $9.57/cwt here — about $115 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

128.40

—

KY average27 barns · 5,146 hd

132.47

−4.07

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	1,450	82.54	1,197	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,262	60.07	758	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	50.53	474	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	974	46.47	453	4thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	143.55/cwt	139.00–145.00	848	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	149.12/cwt	141.00–153.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	131.91/cwt	126.00–137.50	704	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	129.01/cwt	125.00–132.50	486	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	145.43/cwt	135.00–150.00	752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	121.06/cwt	120.00–122.00	563	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	126.45/cwt	122.50–128.50	799	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	511	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	965	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,133	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	6,903	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,486	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	854.75/cwt	780.00–925.00	9,659	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,443	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,035	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,469	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,778	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,455	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,358	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	33.50/cwt	33.50–33.50	313	1
Bulls	—	—	1,230	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	787	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	371	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,023	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	60.39/cwt	57.00–65.00	560	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	89.90/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,416	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	974	46.47/cwt	44.50–50.50	453	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	65.71/cwt	65.00–66.00	984	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,218	59.01/cwt	54.00–64.00	719	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	125.06/cwt	118.00–126.00	733	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	633	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	138.78/cwt	133.50–147.50	601	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	130.84/cwt	121.00–132.00	763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	130.27/cwt	125.00–132.00	689	26

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 182Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 2.00 higher and feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	591	139.00–145.00	143.55
3	—	433	141.00–153.00	149.12
10	—	517	135.00–150.00	145.43
1	—	350	156.00	156.00
1	—	795	127.00	127.00
2	—	628	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	109.50	109.50
1	—	690	118.00	118.00
8	—	377	125.00–132.50	129.01
12	—	632	122.50–128.50	126.45
17	—	586	118.00–126.00	125.06
19	—	433	133.50–147.50	138.78
26	—	529	125.00–132.00	130.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	137.50	137.50
4	—	530	114.00	114.00
10	—	465	120.00–122.00	121.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	534	126.00–137.50	131.91
1	—	269	160.00	160.00
1	—	315	157.50	157.50
3	—	370	158.00	158.00
8	—	729	113.00	113.00
9	—	583	121.00–132.00	130.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.50	120.50
2	—	360	142.00	142.00
2	—	663	115.00	115.00
9	—	443	143.00	143.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	780.00–925.00	854.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	550.00	550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	33.50	33.50
1	—	975	38.00	38.00
3	—	928	57.00–65.00	60.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	974	44.50–50.50	46.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	65.00–66.00	65.71
16	—	1,218	54.00–64.00	59.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,295	79.00	79.00
3	—	1,575	89.00–91.00	89.90

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle