Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --- 2.00--3.00 higher---- Feeder heifers--- steady to 1.00 lower---- Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.--- Todays receipts 171 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.82/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$120.82

52 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$38

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

$2.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.83

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	567	122.81	697	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	612	120.16	735	39

One grade step is worth $2.65/cwt here — about −$38 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

120.82

—

KY average27 barns · 6,888 hd

125.66

−4.83

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	1,797	78.42	1,409	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	56.26	878	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,090	39.03	425	4thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	124.46/cwt	124.00–128.00	707	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	130.59/cwt	130.00–141.00	585	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	780	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,911	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,315	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,876	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	722	338.61/cwt	275.00–375.00	2,445	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	683	374.10/cwt	340.00–410.00	2,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	128.86/cwt	125.00–129.50	1,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	126.80/cwt	113.00–130.50	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	118.80/cwt	113.00–120.50	838	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	849	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	563	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	57.51/cwt	54.50–60.00	917	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	120.76/cwt	108.00–125.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	553	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	775	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	4
Bulls	—	—	1,755	75.18/cwt	75.00–75.50	1,319	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	81.65/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,501	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	39.03/cwt	35.50–44.00	425	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 Jan 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 126Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --- 2.00--3.00 higher---- Feeder heifers--- steady to 1.00 lower---- Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.--- Todays receipts 171 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	—	630	123.00	123.00
1	—	705	113.00	113.00
5	—	502	128.00	128.00
9	—	568	124.00–128.00	124.46
18	—	448	130.00–141.00	130.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	136.00	136.00
4	—	668	116.00	116.00
4	—	565	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	134.00	134.00
7	—	824	125.00–129.50	128.86
8	—	738	113.00–130.50	126.80
2	—	445	139.00	139.00
2	—	518	135.00	135.00
3	—	355	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	705	113.00–120.50	118.80
5	—	658	112.00	112.00
1	—	370	132.00	132.00
2	—	530	125.00	125.00
4	—	617	108.00–125.00	120.76
9	—	443	124.75	124.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	358	132.00	132.00
9	—	568	123.50	123.50
1	—	430	123.00	123.00
2	—	738	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	722	275.00–375.00	338.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	683	340.00–410.00	374.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	45.00	45.00
9	—	1,595	54.50–60.00	57.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,090	35.50–44.00	39.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	75.00–75.50	75.18
2	—	1,838	79.00–84.00	81.65

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