Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --steady and Feeder heifers--1.00--2.00 higher . Slaughter cows--1.00 lower bulls no test. Todays receipts--234 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.77/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$128.77

85 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$4.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.96

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	595	129.25	769	76
Medium and Large 2-3	538	124.78	671	9thin

One grade step is worth $4.47/cwt here — about $98 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 sale85 hd

128.77

—

KY average27 barns · 4,698 hd

131.74

−2.96

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%	High	1,176	58.00	682	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,073	51.00	547	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	939	42.40	398	4thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	320	134.91/cwt	133.00–137.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	911	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	131.92/cwt	124.00–134.00	784	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.17/cwt	126.00–135.00	681	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	140.93/cwt	138.00–142.50	536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	103.71/cwt	100.50–112.00	919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	130.57/cwt	129.50–134.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,016	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	870	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	142.26/cwt	142.00–144.00	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	133.90/cwt	131.00–136.00	913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	143.24/cwt	143.00–144.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	562	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	55.25/cwt	55.00–55.50	541	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	29.55/cwt	29.00–30.00	265	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,196	60.17/cwt	59.00–61.50	720	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	55.10/cwt	53.50–58.00	634	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	532	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	17,226	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	9,583	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,050	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	955	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	682	6

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 Aug 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 125Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 20Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 49Year ago 30

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --steady and Feeder heifers--1.00--2.00 higher . Slaughter cows--1.00 lower bulls no test. Todays receipts--234 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	133.00–137.00	134.91
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
20	—	594	124.00–134.00	131.92
16	—	515	126.00–135.00	132.17
8	—	380	138.00–142.50	140.93
7	—	886	100.50–112.00	103.71
4	—	435	129.50–134.00	130.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	712	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	125.50	125.50
3	—	442	131.50	131.50
1	—	740	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	113.00	113.00
2	—	628	125.00–130.00	127.57
1	—	760	129.00	129.00
8	—	562	142.00–144.00	142.26
7	—	682	131.00–136.00	133.90
4	—	517	143.00–144.00	143.24
4	—	496	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	744	136.50	136.50
19	—	637	136.50	136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	128.00	128.00
4	—	569	137.50	137.50
2	—	390	149.00	149.00
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
1	—	495	136.00	136.00
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
6	—	513	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	116.00	116.00
3	—	423	128.00	128.00
2	—	558	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	52.50	52.50
1	—	1,075	49.50	49.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	55.00–55.50	55.25
2	—	898	29.00–30.00	29.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,196	59.00–61.50	60.17
3	—	1,150	53.50–58.00	55.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,160.00	1,160.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	775.00	775.00

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