Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and Feeder heifers 6.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher and Slaughter bulls firm. Last year receipts 489 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.19/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$127.19

43 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$21.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

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	525	129.18	678	39
Medium and Large 2-3	443	107.75	477	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.43/cwt here — about $201 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 sale43 hd

127.19

—

KY average27 barns · 5,842 hd

129.22

−2.03

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	1,712	83.81	1,435	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	60.39	850	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	51.67	526	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	945	42.00	397	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	120.09/cwt	119.50–122.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	112.25/cwt	110.00–113.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	485	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	124.93/cwt	112.00–127.50	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	714	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	133.41/cwt	131.00–134.00	762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	675	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	656	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	1,177.17/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	15,574	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,884	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,884	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,385	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	10,041	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	588.48/cwt	530.00–640.00	5,526	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,374	782.52/cwt	500.00–900.00	10,752	6
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,667	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,108	1
Bulls	—	—	1,488	83.53/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,243	2
Bulls	—	—	2,017	93.87/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,893	5
Bulls	—	—	1,428	77.61/cwt	74.50–80.00	1,108	2
Bulls	—	—	1,458	65.16/cwt	63.50–67.00	950	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	397	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,167	53.22/cwt	50.50–56.00	621	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	63.97/cwt	58.00–68.00	977	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	51.67/cwt	50.50–53.00	526	3

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 Aug 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 96Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and Feeder heifers 6.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher and Slaughter bulls firm. Last year receipts 489 hd.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	Open	2	—	1,215	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,323	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,177.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	1,100.00	1,100.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	939	530.00–640.00	588.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,374	500.00–900.00	782.52
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	510.00	510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	530.00	530.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	138.00	138.00
3	—	732	101.00	101.00
4	—	488	119.50–122.00	120.09
4	—	650	110.00–113.00	112.25
6	—	522	124.50	124.50
7	—	359	135.00	135.00
8	—	580	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	128.00	128.00
2	—	513	119.00	119.00
2	—	630	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	118.00	118.00
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
2	—	463	115.50	115.50
4	—	563	115.00–116.00	115.50
6	—	548	112.00–127.50	124.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	531	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	101.00	101.00
3	—	460	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	130.00	130.00
5	—	571	131.00–134.00	133.41
7	—	519	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	114.00	114.00
3	—	462	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	83.00–84.00	83.53
5	—	2,017	90.00–99.50	93.87
2	—	1,428	74.50–80.00	77.61
2	—	1,458	63.50–67.00	65.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	50.50–56.00	53.22
6	—	1,527	58.00–68.00	63.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	50.50–53.00	51.67

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle