Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --3.00-4.00 higher and Feeder heifers--2.00 higher. --Slaughter cows 2.00 lower and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Todays receipts 435 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.72/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$112.72

82 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$37.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.60

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	464	115.72	536	66
Medium and Large 2-3	438	103.55	454	14thin
Medium and Large 3	633	78.00	494	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.72/cwt here — about $43 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 sale82 hd

112.72

—

KY average26 barns · 5,701 hd

118.32

−5.60

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	1,621	57.16	926	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	41.39	585	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	32.23	383	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	965	22.31	215	8thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	102.34/cwt	92.00–105.00	691	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	595	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	8,138	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	136.26/cwt	122.00–141.00	722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	318	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	110.67/cwt	105.00–112.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	119.87/cwt	108.00–127.00	453	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	117.27/cwt	114.50–117.50	614	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	101.44/cwt	90.00–109.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	349	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	382	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	111.48/cwt	105.00–118.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	118.02/cwt	105.00–120.00	511	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	698	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	40.22/cwt	35.00–43.50	555	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	17.19/cwt	15.00–20.00	151	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	25.46/cwt	24.00–27.00	244	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	23.30/cwt	20.00–25.00	235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	388	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	120.88/cwt	119.00–125.50	697	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	32.23/cwt	26.00–38.00	383	10
Bulls	—	—	1,895	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,402	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,361	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	56.65/cwt	52.00–59.00	980	3
Bulls	—	—	1,392	48.86/cwt	44.00–55.00	680	5
Bulls	—	—	1,855	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	823	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,816	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,412	714.59/cwt	680.00–730.00	10,090	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	668.16/cwt	600.00–730.00	7,904	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	945	791.06/cwt	690.00–930.00	7,476	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	730	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,658	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,009	433.30/cwt	335.00–675.00	4,372	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	404.22/cwt	370.00–440.00	4,547	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	597.96/cwt	450.00–685.00	6,835	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	7,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,976	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	544.82/cwt	500.00–650.00	6,483	15
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	957	500.95/cwt	420.00–600.00	4,794	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	530.00/cwt	440.00–600.00	4,240	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	755	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,398	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	738	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	124.15/cwt	112.00–126.50	631	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	124.89/cwt	110.00–130.00	452	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	125.29/cwt	116.00–129.00	543	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 Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 236Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --3.00-4.00 higher and Feeder heifers--2.00 higher. --Slaughter cows 2.00 lower and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Todays receipts 435 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	90.00	90.00
5	—	675	92.00–105.00	102.34
1	—	250	107.50	107.50
17	—	577	119.00–125.50	120.88
13	—	508	112.00–126.50	124.15
8	—	362	110.00–130.00	124.89
9	—	433	116.00–129.00	125.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	116.00	116.00
4	—	353	110.00	110.00
5	—	455	124.00	124.00
1	—	685	104.00	104.00
1	—	330	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	118.00	118.00
2	—	390	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	444	134.00	134.00
1	—	805	127.00	127.00
2	—	368	132.50	132.50
4	—	486	133.00–135.00	133.99
4	—	773	123.00	123.00
7	—	530	122.00–141.00	136.26
10	—	571	132.00	132.00
1	—	650	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	601	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	303	105.00	105.00
6	—	573	105.00–112.00	110.67
11	—	378	108.00–127.00	119.87
17	—	524	114.50–117.50	117.27
2	—	658	105.00–118.00	111.48
22	—	433	105.00–120.00	118.02
2	—	715	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	95.00	95.00
5	—	475	90.00–109.00	101.44
7	—	349	109.50	109.50
1	—	720	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	78.00	78.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	360.00	360.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	370.00–440.00	404.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,143	450.00–685.00	597.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	630.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,190	500.00–650.00	544.82
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,412	680.00–730.00	714.59
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,009	335.00–675.00	433.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	957	420.00–600.00	500.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	440.00–600.00	530.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	738	435.00	435.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	930.00	930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	945	690.00–930.00	791.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	600.00–730.00	668.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	45.50	45.50
7	—	1,380	35.00–43.50	40.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	15.00–20.00	17.19
2	—	960	24.00–27.00	25.46
4	—	1,010	20.00–25.00	23.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,188	26.00–38.00	32.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,930	70.50	70.50
3	—	1,730	52.00–59.00	56.65
5	—	1,392	44.00–55.00	48.86
1	—	1,855	70.00	70.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle