Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers ---steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00--3.00 lower and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts ---182 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.00/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$131.00

58 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$6.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.89

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	520	132.13	687	48
Medium and Large 2-3	493	125.60	619	10thin

One grade step is worth $6.53/cwt here — about $68 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 sale58 hd

131.00

—

KY average27 barns · 2,729 hd

127.11

+3.89

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	1,827	88.85	1,623	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	54.74	760	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	45.53	568	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	685	39.00	267	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	116.00/cwt	115.50–117.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	45.30/cwt	41.00–49.00	556	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	685	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	118.51/cwt	116.50–120.50	792	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	527	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	658	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	91.27/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,643	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	56.33/cwt	56.00–56.50	829	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,579	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	53.54/cwt	51.50–55.50	710	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	905	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,073	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	735	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	132.06/cwt	129.50–137.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	126.31/cwt	120.50–127.00	734	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	823	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	130.34/cwt	121.00–133.50	665	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	158.70/cwt	148.00–164.00	551	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	752.88/cwt	725.00–775.00	8,508	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	5,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	138.13/cwt	133.50–140.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	420	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,680	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,145	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	533.40/cwt	380.00–675.00	3,451	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,410	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	11,562	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,363	735.17/cwt	730.00–740.00	10,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	593	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 193Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 14Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 16Year ago 32

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers ---steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00--3.00 lower and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts ---182 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	143.00	143.00
1	—	500	132.00	132.00
2	—	780	123.00	123.00
3	—	668	129.50–137.00	132.06
3	—	347	148.00–164.00	158.70
2	—	488	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	714	115.50–117.00	116.00
3	—	625	115.00	115.00
9	—	524	120.00–122.00	121.32
1	—	455	119.00	119.00
12	—	668	116.50–120.50	118.51
2	—	810	118.50	118.50
7	—	446	129.50	129.50
2	—	385	132.00	132.00
7	—	594	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
1	—	630	107.00	107.00
1	—	375	112.00	112.00
4	—	464	123.50	123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	541	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	113.00	113.00
2	—	345	136.00	136.00
2	—	438	135.50	135.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	581	120.50–127.00	126.31
10	—	656	125.50	125.50
16	—	510	121.00–133.50	130.34
2	—	373	145.00	145.00
4	—	299	152.00	152.00
7	—	436	133.50–140.00	138.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,228	41.00–49.00	45.30
1	—	1,255	42.00	42.00
1	—	1,315	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	39.00	39.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	56.00–56.50	56.33
4	—	1,326	51.50–55.50	53.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,800	90.00–93.00	91.27
1	—	1,880	84.00	84.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	725.00–775.00	752.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	470.00	470.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,410	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,363	730.00–740.00	735.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	730.00	730.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	785.00	785.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	647	380.00–675.00	533.40

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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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