Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays receipts :155 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.61/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$124.61

52 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$3.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.90

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	525	125.36	658	42
Medium and Large 2-3	483	121.50	587	10thin

One grade step is worth $3.86/cwt here — about $71 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 sale52 hd

124.61

—

KY average26 barns · 5,663 hd

128.52

−3.90

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	57.56	777	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	885	54.00	478	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	928	53.20	494	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	494	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	110.65/cwt	107.00–112.50	725	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	53.61/cwt	53.00–54.50	666	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	63.49/cwt	62.50–64.50	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	693	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	610	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	332	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	928	53.20/cwt	52.50–54.00	494	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	802	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	140.94/cwt	130.00–143.50	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	810	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	680	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	3,332	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	695	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,954	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	10,707	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	6,006	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	951.10/cwt	730.00–1,075.00	11,584	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	970	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,820	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,000	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	842	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	10,525	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,905	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,005	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,765	2

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 Jun 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 180Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 17Year ago 0

Todays receipts :155 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	494	144.00	144.00
7	—	442	147.00	147.00
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
2	—	340	150.00	150.00
2	—	723	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	137.00	137.00
4	—	545	128.00	128.00
2	—	755	106.50	106.50
2	—	655	114.00	114.00
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	107.00–112.50	110.65
16	—	592	117.00	117.00
11	—	439	139.00	139.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
1	—	225	147.50	147.50
1	—	715	103.50	103.50
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
8	—	509	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	127.00	127.00
2	—	623	108.00	108.00
2	—	548	118.00	118.00
1	—	300	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	561	143.00	143.00
5	—	542	130.00–143.50	140.94
3	—	600	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	53.00–54.50	53.61
2	—	1,510	62.50–64.50	63.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	52.50–54.00	53.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	54.00	54.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	490.00	490.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	425.00	425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	830.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	590.00	590.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,218	730.00–1,075.00	951.10
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	842	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,042	1,225.00	1,225.00

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