Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers-----2.00--3.00 higher----Feeder heifers --Steady to 2.00 higher . Slaughter cows 1.00--higher and bulls--firm. Todays receipts ----176 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.63/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$122.63

46 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$4.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.87

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	552	123.68	683	35
Medium and Large 2-3	496	119.26	592	11thin

One grade step is worth $4.43/cwt here — about $91 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 sale46 hd

122.63

—

KY average27 barns · 4,488 hd

128.50

−5.87

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	1,782	91.75	1,635	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	63.18	940	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	51.25	577	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	42.00	378	1thin

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	—	605	128.67/cwt	117.00–131.00	778	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	123.28/cwt	117.00–126.00	811	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,946.55/cwt	1,750.00–1,985.00	26,434	7
Bulls	—	—	1,782	91.75/cwt	89.50–96.50	1,635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	144.97/cwt	131.00–147.00	635	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	669	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	21,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	16,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	135.13/cwt	128.00–137.00	719	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,219	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,424	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	118.32/cwt	117.00–119.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	114.64/cwt	114.00–118.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	129.82/cwt	125.50–132.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	124.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	122.08/cwt	117.00–124.00	754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	466	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	1,738.78/cwt	1,400.00–2,025.00	21,509	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	562	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,993	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	63.18/cwt	62.00–65.50	940	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	992	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,168	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	378	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,433	924.61/cwt	725.00–1,100.00	13,250	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,495	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	13,605	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	847.12/cwt	780.00–925.00	10,098	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	626	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 Sep 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 102Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 21Year ago 14

Compared to last week : Feeder steers-----2.00--3.00 higher----Feeder heifers --Steady to 2.00 higher . Slaughter cows 1.00--higher and bulls--firm. Todays receipts ----176 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	605	117.00–131.00	128.67
10	—	658	117.00–126.00	123.28
8	—	438	131.00–147.00	144.97
3	—	527	127.00	127.00
1	—	810	111.00	111.00
1	—	390	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	119.00	119.00
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	532	128.00–137.00	135.13
6	—	711	137.50	137.50
1	—	835	124.00	124.00
1	—	675	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	136.00	136.00
1	—	440	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	124.00	124.00
6	—	569	114.00–118.00	114.64
1	—	320	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	117.00–119.00	118.32
4	—	583	121.00	121.00
6	—	453	125.50–132.00	129.82
8	—	515	120.00–128.00	124.91
1	—	430	121.00	121.00
10	—	618	117.00–124.00	122.08
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
2	—	370	126.00	126.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,237	1,400.00–2,025.00	1,738.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,358	1,750.00–1,985.00	1,946.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,515	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	780.00–925.00	847.12
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	992	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,433	725.00–1,100.00	924.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,495	910.00	910.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,240	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,240	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,782	89.50–96.50	91.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	50.50	50.50
1	—	1,170	53.50	53.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	62.00–65.50	63.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	42.00	42.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle