Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --2.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady and bulls firm. Todays receipts 218 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.11/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$114.11

52 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$9.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.78

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	618	117.17	724	35
Medium and Large 2-3	500	107.81	539	17thin

One grade step is worth $9.36/cwt here — about $186 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 sale52 hd

114.11

—

KY average30 barns · 7,543 hd

122.89

−8.78

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	1,905	71.75	1,367	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,100	42.39	466	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	35.86	405	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	878	29.20	256	6thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	122.69/cwt	121.00–126.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	786	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	4,680	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,570	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	488.26/cwt	450.00–510.00	5,234	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	723.61/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,112	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,350	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	982	610.92/cwt	410.00–720.00	5,999	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	893	398.46/cwt	350.00–450.00	3,558	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,410	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,395	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	955	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,969	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	4,752	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	653.12/cwt	550.00–750.00	7,857	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,460	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	11,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	630	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.65/cwt	134.00–140.00	782	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	110.94/cwt	110.00–113.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	112.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	867	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	27.40/cwt	25.00–29.00	238	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	35.86/cwt	33.00–38.50	405	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	42.39/cwt	40.00–47.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	108.80/cwt	104.00–115.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	116.14/cwt	111.00–117.00	782	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,304	1
Bulls	—	—	2,060	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,421	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	680	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	252	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	226	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	335	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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 148Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --2.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady and bulls firm. Todays receipts 218 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	125.00	125.00
3	—	438	121.00–126.00	122.69
1	—	495	134.00	134.00
1	—	630	117.00	117.00
2	—	500	120.00	120.00
5	—	749	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,140	82.50	82.50
5	—	513	121.00	121.00
6	—	457	137.00	137.00
6	—	675	134.00	134.00
8	—	816	134.00	134.00
9	—	572	134.00–140.00	136.65
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
3	—	632	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	133.00	133.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	778	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	460	125.00	125.00
2	—	573	127.00	127.00
8	—	446	126.00	126.00
1	—	545	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,020	85.00	85.00
5	—	606	118.00	118.00
5	—	717	104.00–115.00	108.80
7	—	673	111.00–117.00	116.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	82.00	82.00
3	—	368	110.00	110.00
6	—	436	110.00–113.00	110.94
6	—	568	110.00–120.00	112.53
1	—	740	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	480.00	480.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	350.00	350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,072	450.00–510.00	488.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,121	600.00–800.00	723.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	430.00	430.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,203	550.00–750.00	653.12
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	982	410.00–720.00	610.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	350.00–450.00	398.46
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,460	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	620.00	620.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	25.00–29.00	27.40
1	—	680	37.00	37.00
1	—	905	25.00	25.00
1	—	1,080	31.00	31.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	33.00–38.50	35.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	40.00–47.00	42.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	74.50	74.50
1	—	2,060	69.00	69.00

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