Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers : 2.00-3.00 lower . Slaughter cows 2.00 lower . Todays receipts 188 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.68/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$117.68

68 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$10.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

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	518	119.08	617	59
Medium and Large 2-3	499	108.56	541	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.52/cwt here — about $76 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 sale68 hd

117.68

—

KY average27 barns · 4,318 hd

119.08

−1.40

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,364	52.99	723	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	48.01	566	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	39.88	372	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	117.08/cwt	113.00–118.50	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	125.42/cwt	125.00–127.50	418	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,871	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	5,023	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,463	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	556.08/cwt	490.00–610.00	6,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	122.22/cwt	120.00–133.00	632	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	432	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,570	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	13,895	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	127.76/cwt	127.50–128.00	470	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	327	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	39.88/cwt	38.00–42.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	108.21/cwt	106.00–109.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	641	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	561	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	112.16/cwt	105.50–118.00	693	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	711	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	45.35/cwt	41.00–51.00	521	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	848	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	51.48/cwt	51.00–52.00	663	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 Sep 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 139Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers : 2.00-3.00 lower . Slaughter cows 2.00 lower . Todays receipts 188 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	—	565	119.00	119.00
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
2	—	470	127.00	127.00
4	—	375	128.00	128.00
4	—	673	113.00–118.50	117.08
6	—	333	125.00–127.50	125.42
7	—	449	125.00	125.00
11	—	618	105.50–118.00	112.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
12	—	517	120.00–133.00	122.22
1	—	470	129.00	129.00
3	—	267	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	453	118.00	118.00
5	—	535	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	107.00	107.00
10	—	368	127.50–128.00	127.76
1	—	445	117.00	117.00
4	—	461	110.00	110.00
4	—	615	106.00–109.00	108.21
6	—	593	112.00	112.00
28	—	521	122.00–124.00	123.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	570.00	570.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,085	490.00–610.00	556.08
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	490.00	490.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,570	885.00	885.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	932	38.00–42.00	39.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	56.00	56.00
3	—	1,148	41.00–51.00	45.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,288	51.00–52.00	51.48

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