Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.08/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$114.08

57 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$9.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.14

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	504	114.95	579	52
Medium and Large 2-3	469	105.00	493	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.95/cwt here — about $86 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

114.08

—

KY average26 barns · 5,257 hd

121.21

−7.14

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	1,765	84.15	1,485	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	57.97	649	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,290	55.76	719	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	42.50	453	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	373	138.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	517	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	116.56/cwt	110.00–118.00	669	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	106.40/cwt	103.00–110.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	133.26/cwt	130.00–139.00	586	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	84.15/cwt	81.00–87.50	1,485	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	846.41/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,252	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	655.46/cwt	590.00–730.00	6,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	131.20/cwt	123.00–134.00	674	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	840	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	423	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	122.70/cwt	117.00–127.00	547	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	98.82/cwt	95.00–101.50	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	114.96/cwt	110.50–116.00	597	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	646	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	10,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	121.33/cwt	119.00–126.00	473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	138.63/cwt	135.00–142.50	430	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	453	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	807	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	57.97/cwt	57.50–58.50	649	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	809	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	55.76/cwt	53.50–58.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	770	5

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 113Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 10Year ago 0

No comparison due to light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	130.00–140.00	138.56
14	—	574	110.00–118.00	116.56
2	—	618	103.00–110.00	106.40
3	—	337	165.00	165.00
8	—	440	130.00–139.00	133.26
1	—	770	96.00	96.00
3	—	653	111.00	111.00
12	—	514	123.00–134.00	131.20
1	—	260	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	255	122.50	122.50
1	—	615	106.00	106.00
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	110.00	110.00
2	—	575	90.00	90.00
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	446	117.00–127.00	122.70
5	—	622	95.00–101.50	98.82
19	—	519	110.50–116.00	114.96
5	—	662	97.00	97.00
1	—	710	91.00	91.00
6	—	390	119.00–126.00	121.33
2	—	310	135.00–142.50	138.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	136.00	136.00
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	803	100.50	100.50
8	—	632	128.00	128.00
8	—	868	95.50	95.50
5	—	554	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,765	81.00–87.50	84.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	42.50	42.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	57.50–58.50	57.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	53.50–58.00	55.76

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	700.00–900.00	846.41
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	590.00–730.00	655.46
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	525.00	525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	707	560.00	560.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	725.00	725.00

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