Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to low receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.60/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$107.60

50 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$19.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.94

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	577	108.78	628	47
Medium and Large 2-3	597	89.17	532	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.61/cwt here — about $96 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 sale50 hd

107.60

—

KY average26 barns · 3,827 hd

121.54

−13.94

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	53.47	652	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	52.00	681	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	46.75	534	3thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-2	—	454	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	122.92/cwt	117.50–130.00	466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	681	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	139.16/cwt	132.00–141.00	707	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	46.75/cwt	45.50–48.50	534	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	584	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,379	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	54.66/cwt	52.00–56.50	665	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	690	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	636.64/cwt	590.00–675.00	8,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	130.38/cwt	127.00–134.00	741	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	808	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	110.31/cwt	109.50–112.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	124.20/cwt	123.00–126.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	100.21/cwt	98.00–101.00	673	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	129.52/cwt	122.00–132.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	689	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	140.00/cwt	136.00–144.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	132.03/cwt	127.50–137.50	564	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 Apr 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 71Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 0

No comparison due to low receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	454	160.00	160.00
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
5	—	508	132.00–141.00	139.16
9	—	568	127.00–134.00	130.38
2	—	668	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
2	—	410	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	117.50–130.00	122.92
6	—	572	109.50–112.00	110.31
5	—	444	123.00–126.00	124.20
2	—	628	103.00	103.00
15	—	672	98.00–101.00	100.21
5	—	516	116.00	116.00
3	—	477	120.00	120.00
4	—	738	90.50	90.50
1	—	895	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	77.50	77.50
1	—	340	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
3	—	623	106.50	106.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	122.00–132.00	129.52
3	—	682	108.00	108.00
1	—	835	82.50	82.50
4	—	554	120.00	120.00
3	—	770	94.00	94.00
2	—	605	116.00–117.00	116.50
4	—	863	85.00	85.00
4	—	453	136.00–144.00	140.00
3	—	427	127.50–137.50	132.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	45.50–48.50	46.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	47.50	47.50
5	—	1,217	52.00–56.50	54.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,230	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,308	590.00–675.00	636.64
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	500.00	500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	900.00	900.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle