Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 295 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $119.79/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$119.79

79 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$2.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

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	120.12	649	68
Medium and Large 1	400	118.00	472	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	468	117.67	551	9thin

One grade step is worth $2.46/cwt here — about $98 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 sale79 hd

119.79

—

KY average28 barns · 3,710 hd

118.95

+0.84

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	1,736	63.58	1,104	5thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	341	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	111.00/cwt	109.00–112.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	102.41/cwt	102.00–103.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	723	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	112.59/cwt	107.00–117.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	425	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	743	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	110.27/cwt	98.00–115.50	576	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	660	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	473	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	965	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,404	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,960	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	742.82/cwt	615.00–800.00	8,854	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	885	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,292	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	614.59/cwt	550.00–680.00	4,855	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	913	665.75/cwt	485.00–810.00	6,078	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,326	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,015	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	116.07/cwt	111.00–121.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	128.70/cwt	118.00–132.00	568	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	547	5
Bulls	—	—	1,890	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,351	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	63.46/cwt	62.50–65.00	1,093	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	907	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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 301Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 57Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 295 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	530	116.00	116.00
5	—	781	100.00	100.00
3	—	348	140.00	140.00
6	—	568	108.00	108.00
3	—	605	112.00	112.00
2	—	678	110.00	110.00
4	—	294	138.00	138.00
12	—	441	118.00–132.00	128.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	118.00	118.00
1	—	450	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	124.00	124.00
1	—	760	96.00	96.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
5	—	452	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	593	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	341	125.00	125.00
2	—	633	112.00	112.00
5	—	534	107.00–117.00	112.59
2	—	653	102.00	102.00
2	—	488	121.00	121.00
2	—	725	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	134.00	134.00
1	—	510	132.00	132.00
3	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	124.00	124.00
2	—	621	111.00–121.00	116.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	109.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	290	113.00	113.00
6	—	453	120.50	120.50
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
14	—	522	98.00–115.50	110.27
14	—	589	112.00	112.00
2	—	748	107.00	107.00
7	—	388	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	102.00–103.00	102.41
2	—	458	100.00	100.00
2	—	743	94.00	94.00
4	—	368	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	107.00	107.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	965	560.00	560.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	485.00	485.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	790	550.00–680.00	614.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,245	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	615.00–800.00	742.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	485.00–810.00	665.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	71.50	71.50
3	—	1,723	62.50–65.00	63.46
1	—	1,620	56.00	56.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle