Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---4.00--6.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---3.00--5.00-higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower and bulls steady. Todays receipts --433 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.27/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$130.27

133 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$11.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.04

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	669	130.86	876	126
Medium and Large 2-3	551	119.71	660	7thin

One grade step is worth $11.14/cwt here — about $216 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 sale133 hd

130.27

—

KY average20 barns · 4,890 hd

139.32

−9.04

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	1,620	61.97	1,004	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	44.66	635	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	36.59	437	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	31.39	350	4thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	804	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	892	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,099	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	346	127.64/cwt	119.00–129.00	442	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	636	5
Bulls	—	—	1,560	60.81/cwt	56.00–67.00	949	4
Bulls	—	—	1,748	70.26/cwt	70.00–70.50	1,228	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	803	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	31.50/cwt	31.50–31.50	353	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	43.59/cwt	40.00–48.00	609	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	122.37/cwt	108.00–124.00	532	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	124.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	538	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	835	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	36.59/cwt	33.00–40.00	437	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	31.35/cwt	30.00–33.50	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	341	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	430	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	114.47/cwt	107.00–122.50	650	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	121.70/cwt	119.50–124.50	772	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	630	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	122.23/cwt	122.00–123.00	594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	132.54/cwt	119.00–135.00	820	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	129.08/cwt	129.00–130.00	916	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	134.84/cwt	125.00–136.50	713	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.91/cwt	126.00–136.50	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	781	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,745	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,305	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	8,222	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,320	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	8,052	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	785	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,049	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	130.51/cwt	123.00–138.00	617	4
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,611	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	740	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,219	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,085	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,781	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	890	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,649	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	845	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	3,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	128.76/cwt	127.50–135.00	395	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	113.32/cwt	108.00–115.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	102.28/cwt	101.00–105.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 78Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---4.00--6.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---3.00--5.00-higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower and bulls steady. Todays receipts --433 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	616	130.50	130.50
20	—	689	129.50	129.50
17	—	825	133.25	133.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	133.00	133.00
1	—	355	122.50	122.50
3	—	740	105.50	105.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	619	119.00–135.00	132.54
12	—	710	129.00–130.00	129.08
10	—	529	125.00–136.50	134.84
3	—	673	124.50	124.50
3	—	565	126.00–136.50	132.91
9	—	829	126.50	126.50
4	—	473	123.00–138.00	130.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	124.50	124.50
14	—	435	108.00–124.00	122.37
7	—	577	120.50	120.50
6	—	307	127.50–135.00	128.76
4	—	681	108.00–115.00	113.32
3	—	732	101.00–105.00	102.28
2	—	365	139.00	139.00
1	—	605	102.50	102.50
1	—	485	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	346	119.00–129.00	127.64
5	—	553	115.00	115.00
4	—	650	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	103.00	103.00
3	—	723	90.00	90.00
8	—	341	126.00	126.00
7	—	659	93.00	93.00
2	—	458	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	432	120.00–125.00	124.57
9	—	668	125.00	125.00
25	—	568	107.00–122.50	114.47
3	—	292	135.00	135.00
1	—	710	112.00	112.00
23	—	634	119.50–124.50	121.70
13	—	521	121.00	121.00
8	—	486	122.00–123.00	122.23
3	—	378	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,560	56.00–67.00	60.81
2	—	1,748	70.00–70.50	70.26
1	—	1,605	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	31.50	31.50
3	—	1,115	30.00–33.50	31.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,398	40.00–48.00	43.59
2	—	1,540	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,194	33.00–40.00	36.59

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	300.00	300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	410.00	410.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	420.00	420.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	630.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	425.00	425.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	460.00	460.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	435.00	435.00

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

Steers · 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