Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays receipts : 192 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.51/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$121.51

38 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$1.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.98

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	518	121.77	631	29
Medium and Large 2-3	517	120.67	624	9thin

One grade step is worth $1.11/cwt here — about $6 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 sale38 hd

121.51

—

KY average29 barns · 6,735 hd

124.49

−2.98

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	1,660	96.37	1,600	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	57.57	795	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,050	50.00	525	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	775	41.00	318	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	—	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	147.68/cwt	141.00–150.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	759	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	713	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	525	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	53.06/cwt	48.50–55.00	735	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,005	1,051.02/cwt	875.00–1,150.00	10,563	11
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	918	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,262	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	908	963.25/cwt	820.00–1,070.00	8,746	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	980	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,125	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,337	882.31/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	11,796	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,086.38/cwt	975.00–1,200.00	13,667	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	995.77/cwt	775.00–1,100.00	11,222	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	15,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,390	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,575	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	23,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,301	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	16,616	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,370.00/cwt	1,370.00–1,370.00	17,331	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	785	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	8,635	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,033	1,019.92/cwt	850.00–1,250.00	10,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	128.77/cwt	121.50–131.00	608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	700	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	60.07/cwt	55.00–66.00	828	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	538	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	96.37/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,874	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 May 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 94Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 24Year ago 0

Todays receipts : 192 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	—	620	113.00	113.00
1	—	795	107.50	107.50
4	—	359	141.00–150.00	147.68
6	—	661	120.00	120.00
7	—	464	147.00	147.00
7	—	515	139.00	139.00
9	—	588	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	119.50	119.50
8	—	557	114.00	114.00
9	—	472	121.50–131.00	128.77
2	—	448	127.00	127.00
2	—	648	109.00	109.00
2	—	665	108.00	108.00
3	—	390	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	124.00	124.00
5	—	560	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,386	48.50–55.00	53.06
9	—	1,378	55.00–66.00	60.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	41.00	41.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	91.00–102.00	96.37

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,005	875.00–1,150.00	1,051.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	918	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,337	800.00–1,075.00	882.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	975.00–1,200.00	1,086.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,127	775.00–1,100.00	995.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,220.00	1,220.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	770	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	908	820.00–1,070.00	963.25
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,575	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,072	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	1,370.00	1,370.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	850.00–1,250.00	1,019.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,245	1,275.00	1,275.00

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