Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steer and heifers----Steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower and bulls no test . Today receipts ---223 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.70/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$130.70

67 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$9.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

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	530	132.20	701	56
Medium and Large 2-3	539	123.05	664	11thin

One grade step is worth $9.15/cwt here — about $37 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 sale67 hd

130.70

—

KY average24 barns · 2,803 hd

129.12

+1.58

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	—	Low	1,265	64.00	810	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,271	56.64	720	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	50.15	604	8thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	663	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,068	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	931	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	128.25/cwt	127.50–129.00	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	389	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	708	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,242	55.05/cwt	52.00–58.00	684	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,505	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	12,040	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	57.83/cwt	56.50–60.00	748	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,711	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,959	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,505	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	921	509.63/cwt	480.00–530.00	4,694	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	50.15/cwt	48.50–52.00	604	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,230	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	795	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	3,816	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	126.78/cwt	124.00–127.00	749	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	119.68/cwt	115.00–122.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	131.68/cwt	126.00–133.00	679	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	553	5
Bulls	—	—	1,265	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	143.42/cwt	138.00–144.50	632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	126.50/cwt	123.00–130.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	118.80/cwt	118.00–119.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	123.11/cwt	117.00–125.00	634	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	129.50/cwt	124.50–130.00	575	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	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 Sep 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 123Year ago 313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 12Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 44Year ago 12

Compared to last week : Feeder steer and heifers----Steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower and bulls no test . Today receipts ---223 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	117.50	117.50
4	—	465	126.00	126.00
5	—	369	123.00–130.00	126.50
5	—	577	118.00–119.00	118.80
18	—	515	117.00–125.00	123.11
6	—	701	123.50	123.50
2	—	633	120.00	120.00
11	—	444	124.50–130.00	129.50
2	—	945	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	121.00	121.00
4	—	375	123.00	123.00
1	—	440	119.00	119.00
2	—	645	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	605	138.00	138.00
7	—	854	125.00	125.00
1	—	580	129.00	129.00
10	—	677	137.50	137.50
2	—	1,080	113.50	113.50
4	—	455	149.00	149.00
4	—	769	127.50–129.00	128.25
5	—	511	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
2	—	473	126.00	126.00
5	—	389	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	137.50	137.50
3	—	528	115.00–122.00	119.68
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
1	—	625	114.00	114.00
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
2	—	695	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	591	124.00–127.00	126.78
16	—	516	126.00–133.00	131.68
1	—	280	153.00	153.00
4	—	669	121.00	121.00
5	—	379	146.00	146.00
5	—	722	112.00	112.00
12	—	441	138.00–144.50	143.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	52.00–58.00	55.05
4	—	1,293	56.50–60.00	57.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,205	48.50–52.00	50.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	64.00	64.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,505	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	863	430.00	430.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	430.00	430.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	921	480.00–530.00	509.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	480.00	480.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	825.00	825.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle