Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---5.00--7.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---2.00--3.00 higher and Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher. Todays receipts 258 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.29/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$120.29

57 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$32.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.29

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	547	122.09	667	38
Medium and Large 2-3	522	118.17	617	18thin
Small 1-2	430	90.00	387	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.09/cwt here — about $280 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 sale57 hd

120.29

—

KY average26 barns · 5,798 hd

128.59

−8.29

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	1,775	72.89	1,294	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,294	51.27	663	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	39.45	451	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	955	39.20	374	8thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	46.90/cwt	45.00–50.00	478	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	38.31/cwt	37.00–40.00	386	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	257	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	196	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,269	48.78/cwt	43.00–55.00	619	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	59.69/cwt	54.50–68.00	822	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	39.45/cwt	35.00–44.00	451	12
Bulls	—	—	1,663	75.78/cwt	67.50–79.00	1,260	3
Bulls	—	—	2,120	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	766	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	717	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	160.45/cwt	147.50–165.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.86/cwt	139.00–157.50	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	132.16/cwt	126.00–133.50	482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	125.53/cwt	123.00–126.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	120.56/cwt	111.00–122.50	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	117.01/cwt	116.50–119.00	780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	565	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	759	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,256	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	899	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,008	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	736.35/cwt	725.00–750.00	8,431	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	722.45/cwt	720.00–725.00	7,586	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	635.14/cwt	580.00–700.00	7,260	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	8,476	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	507.53/cwt	490.00–530.00	5,928	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,555	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	15,550	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,305	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,419	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,605	903.33/cwt	750.00–1,100.00	14,498	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,418	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	9,572	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	940	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,204	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	885	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	945	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,961	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,774	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,894	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,810	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	21,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.66/cwt	132.50–133.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	169.92/cwt	167.50–175.00	552	3

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 141Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---5.00--7.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---2.00--3.00 higher and Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher. Todays receipts 258 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	45.00–50.00	46.90
3	—	1,007	37.00–40.00	38.31
1	—	830	31.00	31.00
1	—	725	27.00	27.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,269	43.00–55.00	48.78
8	—	1,377	54.50–68.00	59.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,143	35.00–44.00	39.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,663	67.50–79.00	75.78
1	—	2,120	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,875	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,665	54.00	54.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	106.00	106.00
6	—	365	126.00–133.50	132.16
6	—	439	123.00–126.00	125.53
6	—	568	111.00–122.50	120.56
8	—	531	123.50	123.50
10	—	667	116.50–119.00	117.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
3	—	778	105.00	105.00
4	—	371	119.00	119.00
4	—	536	124.50	124.50
6	—	459	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	144.00	144.00
3	—	358	162.50	162.50
2	—	665	119.50	119.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	589	130.00	130.00
7	—	512	140.00	140.00
5	—	744	113.00	113.00
4	—	375	147.50–165.00	160.45
2	—	475	139.00–157.50	147.86
1	—	630	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	175.00	175.00
1	—	430	147.00	147.00
1	—	730	104.00	104.00
6	—	527	143.00	143.00
3	—	565	132.50–133.00	132.66
3	—	325	167.50–175.00	169.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	131.00	131.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	725.00–750.00	736.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	720.00–725.00	722.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	580.00–700.00	635.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	670.00	670.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,168	490.00–530.00	507.53
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,555	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,605	750.00–1,100.00	903.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,418	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,810	1,180.00	1,180.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle