Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays receipts : 429 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.55/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$134.55

195 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$8.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

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	669	134.73	901	191
Medium and Large 2-3	473	126.00	596	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.73/cwt here — about $305 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 sale195 hd

134.55

—

KY average18 barns · 3,358 hd

135.71

−1.16

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	1,080	78.00	842	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	57.13	797	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	42.75	518	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,270	28.00	356	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	140.25/cwt	135.00–143.00	759	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	140.50/cwt	137.00–141.00	687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	134.82/cwt	133.00–136.00	855	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	149.55/cwt	146.00–150.00	665	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	141.48/cwt	139.00–143.00	828	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	125.97/cwt	120.00–126.50	736	12
Bulls	—	—	1,080	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	109.81/cwt	107.00–112.50	873	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	116.76/cwt	114.50–117.50	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	717	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	7,794	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	115.49/cwt	111.00–117.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	846	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,046.24/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	11,927	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,408	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,600	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	18,563	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,545	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	830	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,358	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	965	750.26/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	111.58/cwt	111.50–113.00	818	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,011	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	941	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	1,066	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	595	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	506	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	513	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	356	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	61.51/cwt	54.50–66.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	135.79/cwt	134.00–138.50	585	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	119.63/cwt	116.00–122.00	690	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	117.62/cwt	110.00–120.50	797	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	121.85/cwt	115.00–126.00	642	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	52.75/cwt	51.00–54.00	670	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	511	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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 89Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 74Year ago 0

Todays receipts : 429 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	139.50	139.50
3	—	300	138.00	138.00
13	—	795	107.00–112.50	109.81
4	—	711	114.50–117.50	116.76
4	—	468	130.00	130.00
6	—	646	111.00	111.00
34	—	431	134.00–138.50	135.79
21	—	577	116.00–122.00	119.63
20	—	678	110.00–120.50	117.62
20	—	527	115.00–126.00	121.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	118.00	118.00
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
8	—	548	115.00	115.00
6	—	358	126.50	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	541	135.00–143.00	140.25
8	—	489	137.00–141.00	140.50
8	—	358	162.50	162.50
18	—	634	133.00–136.00	134.82
18	—	445	146.00–150.00	149.55
14	—	585	139.00–143.00	141.48
4	—	773	111.00–117.00	115.49
2	—	310	163.00	163.00
1	—	725	123.00	123.00
6	—	677	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	143.00	143.00
1	—	540	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	763	132.50	132.50
24	—	941	113.25	113.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	119.00	119.00
12	—	584	120.00–126.50	125.97
19	—	733	111.50–113.00	111.58
7	—	525	139.00	139.00
5	—	464	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	116.00	116.00
1	—	440	143.00	143.00
1	—	345	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	47.50	47.50
1	—	1,345	38.00	38.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	28.00	28.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	54.50–66.00	61.51
3	—	1,270	51.00–54.00	52.75

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,140	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,046.24
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,408	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	700.00–800.00	750.26

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

Steers · 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