Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--- steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bulls 1.00 lower. Todays receipts 447 hd. Last years receipts 311 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.06/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$112.06

134 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$5.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.94

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	113.34	587	103
Medium and Large 2-3	519	107.81	560	31

One grade step is worth $5.53/cwt here — about $27 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 sale134 hd

112.06

—

KY average29 barns · 7,619 hd

121.99

−9.94

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	—	High	1,802	71.31	1,285	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,257	49.45	622	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	38.95	494	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	28.51	303	7thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	607	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	734	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	133.95/cwt	123.00–139.00	492	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	736	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	546	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	622	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	354	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	432	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	38.95/cwt	31.00–43.00	494	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	126.41/cwt	122.00–135.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	115.12/cwt	109.00–116.00	673	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	30.12/cwt	28.00–32.00	326	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	24.47/cwt	22.50–27.00	249	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	52.48/cwt	50.00–55.00	712	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,137	45.82/cwt	41.50–48.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	110.63/cwt	110.00–112.50	509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	114.02/cwt	111.00–115.00	591	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	516	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	444	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	497	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	597	12
Bulls	—	—	1,955	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,486	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	68.97/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	615	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,684	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	683.48/cwt	675.00–700.00	8,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	7,488	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,918	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,465	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	11,354	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	6,099	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,175	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	126.08/cwt	120.00–132.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	105.76/cwt	103.00–107.00	696	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	117.64/cwt	117.00–118.00	439	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	108.81/cwt	107.00–109.00	628	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	935	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 Oct 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 294Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 44Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	517	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	104.00	104.00
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
15	—	444	112.00	112.00
12	—	569	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	460	110.00–112.50	110.63
2	—	765	106.00	106.00
12	—	518	111.00–115.00	114.02
12	—	432	119.50	119.50
13	—	658	103.00–107.00	105.76
14	—	373	117.00–118.00	117.64
21	—	577	107.00–109.00	108.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	515	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	734	93.00	93.00
5	—	665	97.00	97.00
12	—	546	114.00	114.00
7	—	354	122.00	122.00
5	—	462	123.00	123.00
1	—	430	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	367	123.00–139.00	133.95
10	—	669	110.00	110.00
3	—	442	122.00–135.00	126.41
1	—	700	91.00	91.00
15	—	585	109.00–116.00	115.12
4	—	451	115.00	115.00
5	—	601	108.00	108.00
5	—	752	95.00	95.00
6	—	521	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	120.00–132.00	126.08
5	—	443	118.00	118.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	129.00	129.00
1	—	485	133.00	133.00
1	—	745	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	107.00	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,269	31.00–43.00	38.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,082	28.00–32.00	30.12
2	—	1,018	22.50–27.00	24.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,357	50.00–55.00	52.48
5	—	1,137	41.50–48.00	45.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,725	68.00–70.00	68.97

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	560.00	560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,229	675.00–700.00	683.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	535.00	535.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	585.00	585.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	600.00	600.00

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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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