Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--Steady to 2.00 lower and Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts : 215 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.67/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$123.67

51 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$181

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

$0.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	395	123.67	488	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	541	123.67	669	42

One grade step is worth $0.00/cwt here — about −$181 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 sale51 hd

123.67

—

KY average26 barns · 3,811 hd

122.98

+0.69

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	1,668	66.17	1,103	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	45.09	640	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	36.90	463	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,069	27.21	291	8thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	395	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	130.09/cwt	127.50–132.50	438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	118.99/cwt	107.00–121.00	800	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	119.02/cwt	116.00–121.00	700	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	4,290	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	830	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	705	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,640	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	822	413.40/cwt	325.00–540.00	3,398	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,919	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,312	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	458	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	554	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	48.25/cwt	48.00–48.50	716	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	44.46/cwt	40.00–48.50	625	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	23.63/cwt	23.00–24.00	240	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	29.35/cwt	27.00–33.00	323	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	36.90/cwt	34.00–38.50	463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	112.01/cwt	109.00–115.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	124.69/cwt	121.00–125.00	641	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	420	6
Bulls	—	—	1,525	60.03/cwt	54.00–66.00	915	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	72.31/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,309	4

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 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 387Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--Steady to 2.00 lower and Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts : 215 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	132.50	132.50
2	—	718	106.00	106.00
4	—	337	127.50–132.50	130.09
5	—	458	137.00	137.00
7	—	672	107.00–121.00	118.99
10	—	588	116.00–121.00	119.02
13	—	514	121.00–125.00	124.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
2	—	455	129.00	129.00
6	—	343	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	131.00	131.00
1	—	710	118.00	118.00
2	—	830	127.00	127.00
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	507	119.50	119.50
2	—	768	100.00	100.00
5	—	349	126.00	126.00
6	—	592	118.50	118.50
7	—	456	121.50	121.50
2	—	633	109.00–115.00	112.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	398	115.00	115.00
2	—	525	106.00	106.00
3	—	437	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	100.00	100.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	440.00	440.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	822	325.00–540.00	413.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	200.00	200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	400.00	400.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	48.00–48.50	48.25
10	—	1,406	40.00–48.50	44.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,017	23.00–24.00	23.63
5	—	1,100	27.00–33.00	29.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,256	34.00–38.50	36.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,525	54.00–66.00	60.03
4	—	1,810	70.00–75.00	72.31

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