Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----4.00--6.00 higher and Feeder heifers---4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00--3.00 higher and bulls 2.00 higher. Todays receipts : 155 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.56/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$131.56

42 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$11.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.80

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	499	135.57	677	27
Medium and Large 2-3	537	124.33	668	15thin

One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about $8 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 sale42 hd

131.56

—

KY average28 barns · 1,745 hd

126.76

+4.80

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	1,645	105.50	1,735	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,239	66.88	829	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	890	53.00	472	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	—	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	278	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	136.59/cwt	125.00–139.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	676	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	128.04/cwt	127.00–129.00	677	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,236	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	663	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	533	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	414	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,254	68.12/cwt	64.50–72.00	854	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,016.34/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	11,159	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	640	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,680	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	1,168.51/cwt	1,050.00–1,225.00	12,573	7
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,750	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	930	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	122.26/cwt	120.00–124.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	592	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,873	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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 71Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 4Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 16Year ago 20

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----4.00--6.00 higher and Feeder heifers---4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00--3.00 higher and bulls 2.00 higher. 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
4	—	730	114.00	114.00
4	—	359	155.00	155.00
1	—	655	119.50	119.50
1	—	615	123.50	123.50
6	—	455	125.00–139.00	136.59
1	—	330	152.50	152.50
8	—	529	127.00–129.00	128.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	118.00	118.00
2	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	107.50	107.50
1	—	395	147.50	147.50
8	—	532	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	148.00	148.00
4	—	575	146.00	146.00
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
1	—	540	142.00	142.00
1	—	465	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	123.00	123.00
2	—	473	126.00	126.00
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
7	—	634	120.00–124.00	122.26
1	—	730	117.00	117.00
5	—	382	142.50	142.50
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
3	—	448	130.00	130.00
2	—	655	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	127.00	127.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
4	—	454	130.50	130.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	105.50	105.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	57.00	57.00
8	—	1,254	64.50–72.00	68.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	57.00	57.00
1	—	845	49.00	49.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	910.00	910.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,098	950.00–1,075.00	1,016.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,076	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,168.51
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	640	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,500	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

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Bulls · 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

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