Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week :Feeder steers 2.00--3.00 higher--- Feeder heifers steady to 1.00--2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls firm. Todays receipts --302 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.66/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$117.66

155 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$13.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.59

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	692	119.06	824	139
Medium and Large 2-3	626	105.53	661	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.53/cwt here — about $163 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 sale155 hd

117.66

—

KY average28 barns · 5,609 hd

125.26

−7.59

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	1,623	83.53	1,356	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	57.80	890	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,045	51.85	542	7thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1-2Value Added	—	734	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	916	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	837	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	144.93/cwt	140.00–146.00	487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	124.53/cwt	118.00–128.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	847	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	847	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	49.78/cwt	44.50–53.00	512	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	54.61/cwt	54.00–56.00	583	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	57.20/cwt	55.00–59.00	744	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,020	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	1,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	113.66/cwt	113.00–115.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	73.80/cwt	60.00–89.00	989	2
Bulls	—	—	1,812	90.01/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,631	3
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	1,313.10/cwt	1,100.00–1,600.00	15,088	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,180	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,806	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,022	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,278	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,070	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,630	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	118.84/cwt	116.00–122.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,900.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,900.00	21,945	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	983	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	14,991	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,850	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	30,988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	134.28/cwt	132.00–135.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	913	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	112.12/cwt	104.00–115.00	713	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	116.95/cwt	115.00–119.50	683	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	109.45/cwt	102.00–111.00	937	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	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 Jul 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 79Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 23

Compared to last week :Feeder steers 2.00--3.00 higher--- Feeder heifers steady to 1.00--2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls firm. Todays receipts --302 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	734	124.75	124.75
22	—	692	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	847	100.00	100.00
3	—	717	104.50	104.50
1	—	780	95.00	95.00
8	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	113.00–115.00	113.66
4	—	376	132.00	132.00
3	—	495	120.00	120.00
5	—	442	120.00	120.00
9	—	804	113.50	113.50
11	—	636	104.00–115.00	112.12
16	—	584	115.00–119.50	116.95
18	—	856	102.00–111.00	109.45
1	—	705	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	688	110.00	110.00
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	336	140.00–146.00	144.93
3	—	572	118.00–128.00	124.53
3	—	387	129.00	129.00
6	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	680	108.00	108.00
1	—	515	128.00	128.00
2	—	295	170.00	170.00
2	—	705	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	678	116.00–122.00	118.84
4	—	348	158.00	158.00
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
1	—	580	127.50	127.50
2	—	633	126.00–130.00	127.98
2	—	738	122.50	122.50
4	—	523	132.00–135.00	134.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	557	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,028	44.50–53.00	49.78
3	—	1,068	54.00–56.00	54.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	55.00–59.00	57.20
1	—	2,020	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	60.00–89.00	73.80
3	—	1,812	89.00–91.00	90.01

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,149	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,313.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	540.00	540.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,022	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	983	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,850	1,675.00	1,675.00

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