Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher and heifers steady to 2.00 higher . Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts 365 hd--- Last years receipts 498 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.98/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$115.98

109 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$4.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

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	540	116.51	629	96
Medium and Large 2-3	424	112.09	475	11thin
Small 1-2	430	112.00	482	2thin

One grade step is worth $4.51/cwt here — about $147 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 sale109 hd

115.98

—

KY average26 barns · 5,009 hd

118.98

−3.00

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	1,861	72.85	1,356	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	49.02	713	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	42.41	483	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	31.17	327	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,430	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	11,154	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	3,062	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,876	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,885	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	24,976	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	973	396.27/cwt	350.00–440.00	3,856	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	519.67/cwt	450.00–625.00	5,571	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	117.87/cwt	110.00–119.50	521	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	742.89/cwt	580.00–900.00	9,271	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	795	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,458	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,788	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,389	800.05/cwt	710.00–870.00	11,113	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,028	568.98/cwt	550.00–590.00	5,849	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,280	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	883	369.58/cwt	360.00–380.00	3,263	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,465	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	399	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	118.14/cwt	115.00–120.25	630	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	600	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	109.27/cwt	108.00–110.00	632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	709	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	138.23/cwt	134.00–142.50	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	129.23/cwt	121.00–135.00	867	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	111.29/cwt	101.00–112.00	652	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	440	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	132.72/cwt	127.50–139.50	786	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	617	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	834	12
Bulls	—	—	1,590	68.70/cwt	62.00–74.00	1,092	2
Bulls	—	—	2,380	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,809	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	31.17/cwt	30.00–32.50	327	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,470	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	47.53/cwt	44.50–49.50	701	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	733	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	41.98/cwt	39.00–44.50	489	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	443	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	861.73/cwt	630.00–925.00	9,522	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	973	465.87/cwt	400.00–525.00	4,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,049	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	681	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	442	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	9

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 Oct 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 245Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 32Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher and heifers steady to 2.00 higher . Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts 365 hd--- Last years receipts 498 hd.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,389	710.00–870.00	800.05
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	390.00	390.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	350.00–440.00	396.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	435.00	435.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	550.00–590.00	568.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	883	360.00–380.00	369.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	973	400.00–525.00	465.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	460.00	460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,072	450.00–625.00	519.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,125	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	960	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	620.00	620.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,105	630.00–925.00	861.73
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,885	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,248	580.00–900.00	742.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	950.00	950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	114.00	114.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	442	110.00–119.50	117.87
2	—	669	105.00–106.00	105.51
28	—	533	115.00–120.25	118.14
4	—	495	116.50	116.50
7	—	606	117.00	117.00
1	—	860	102.00	102.00
15	—	586	101.00–112.00	111.29
12	—	713	117.00	117.00
11	—	368	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	103.00	103.00
7	—	379	116.00	116.00
2	—	433	106.00	106.00
1	—	600	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	399	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	94.00	94.00
1	—	329	127.50	127.50
3	—	643	92.00	92.00
1	—	740	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	141.00	141.00
8	—	441	136.00	136.00
8	—	578	108.00–110.00	109.27
4	—	741	96.00	96.00
1	—	765	89.00	89.00
14	—	514	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	152.50	152.50
10	—	665	100.00–105.00	102.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	120.00	120.00
3	—	728	131.00	131.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
2	—	478	134.00–142.50	138.23
21	—	671	121.00–135.00	129.23
2	—	383	130.00	130.00
17	—	592	127.50–139.50	132.72
1	—	855	125.50	125.50
9	—	793	132.25	132.25
1	—	600	106.00	106.00
9	—	525	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	62.00–74.00	68.70
1	—	2,380	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,885	78.00	78.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	30.00–32.50	31.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,474	44.50–49.50	47.53
3	—	1,423	51.50	51.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,164	39.00–44.50	41.98
1	—	985	45.00	45.00

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