Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 2.00-3.00 higher and Feeder heifers : steady . Slaughter cows 2.00 lower and Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Todays cattle receipts 189 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.56/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$120.56

55 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$6.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.03

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	592	121.58	720	46
Medium and Large 2-3	526	115.33	607	9thin

One grade step is worth $6.25/cwt here — about $113 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 sale55 hd

120.56

—

KY average26 barns · 2,974 hd

123.60

−3.03

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	1,595	79.97	1,275	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,246	54.95	685	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	52.00	543	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	999	45.28	452	8thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	543	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	53.61/cwt	52.00–55.00	649	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	56.95/cwt	55.00–59.00	740	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	999	45.28/cwt	36.00–50.00	452	8
Bulls	—	—	1,633	78.29/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,278	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,258	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	830	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,773	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,000	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,845	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	726.37/cwt	595.00–870.00	8,557	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,565	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,790	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	17,542	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,370	717.25/cwt	710.00–725.00	9,826	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	901.13/cwt	885.00–920.00	10,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	953	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	153.32/cwt	145.00–154.50	748	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	116.41/cwt	113.00–117.00	822	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	128.56/cwt	128.00–129.00	784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	124.26/cwt	120.00–125.50	606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	118.29/cwt	114.00–123.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	120.66/cwt	115.00–124.50	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	690	2

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 148Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 2.00-3.00 higher and Feeder heifers : steady . Slaughter cows 2.00 lower and Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Todays cattle receipts 189 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
1	—	475	134.50	134.50
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
2	—	573	129.50	129.50
2	—	533	129.50	129.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	104.00	104.00
2	—	477	125.00	125.00
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	547	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	701	136.00	136.00
8	—	488	145.00–154.50	153.32
7	—	561	145.00	145.00
4	—	823	127.50	127.50
4	—	642	141.50	141.50
1	—	905	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	115.00	115.00
1	—	410	118.00	118.00
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	706	113.00–117.00	116.41
9	—	610	128.00–129.00	128.56
9	—	488	120.00–125.50	124.26
5	—	575	114.00–123.00	118.29
5	—	529	115.00–124.50	120.66
3	—	428	126.00	126.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	52.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	52.00–55.00	53.61
2	—	1,300	55.00–59.00	56.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	999	36.00–50.00	45.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	74.00–80.00	78.29
1	—	1,480	85.00	85.00

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	830	575.00	575.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	760.00	760.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	595.00–870.00	726.37
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,790	980.00	980.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,370	710.00–725.00	717.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,178	885.00–920.00	901.13

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