Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeders steers : 4.00--5.00 lower and Feeders heifers 2.00--3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 169 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.85/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$120.85

48 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$0.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.29

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	547	120.86	661	37
Medium and Large 2-3	483	120.82	583	11thin

One grade step is worth $0.04/cwt here — about $78 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 sale48 hd

120.85

—

KY average18 barns · 1,463 hd

126.14

−5.29

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	1,757	85.79	1,507	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,331	59.47	791	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	52.28	576	3thin

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	—	665	104.50/cwt	102.00–105.00	695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	729	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	123.88/cwt	113.00–126.00	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	127.28/cwt	126.00–130.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	101.18/cwt	100.50–101.50	741	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	710	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,337	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	905	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,163	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,231	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	14,899	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	120.48/cwt	120.00–121.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	125.91/cwt	125.00–126.00	554	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	571	7
Bulls	—	—	1,605	82.62/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,326	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	61.40/cwt	59.00–66.00	826	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	54.97/cwt	52.50–56.00	712	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	47.17/cwt	42.50–51.00	487	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,908	88.96/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	114.50/cwt	111.00–115.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1

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 Sep 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 251Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeders steers : 4.00--5.00 lower and Feeders heifers 2.00--3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 169 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	102.00–105.00	104.50
6	—	593	113.00–126.00	123.88
3	—	748	89.00	89.00
2	—	473	120.00–121.00	120.48
1	—	330	153.00	153.00
11	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	298	127.50	127.50
7	—	426	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	127.00	127.00
3	—	342	145.00	145.00
2	—	640	90.00	90.00
1	—	770	79.00	79.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	651	112.00	112.00
4	—	360	134.00	134.00
3	—	732	100.50–101.50	101.18
1	—	755	107.50	107.50
1	—	315	117.00	117.00
11	—	440	125.00–126.00	125.91
8	—	577	111.00–115.00	114.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
1	—	365	134.00	134.00
1	—	315	134.00	134.00
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	500	131.50	131.50
3	—	485	126.00–130.00	127.28
2	—	678	111.00	111.00
2	—	428	138.00	138.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	137.50	137.50

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	—	710	470.00	470.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	460.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,585	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	470.00	470.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	81.00–84.00	82.62
2	—	1,908	88.00–90.00	88.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,346	59.00–66.00	61.40
3	—	1,295	52.50–56.00	54.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	42.50–51.00	47.17
1	—	1,240	62.50	62.50

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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Bulls · 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

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Replacement Cattle

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