Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----1.00--3.00 lower and Feeder heifers---3.00--4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-- lower and bulls 2.00--lower. Todays receipts --265 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.18/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$116.18

95 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$26.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.52

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	504	118.44	597	87
Medium and Large 2-3	450	91.63	412	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.81/cwt here — about $184 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 sale95 hd

116.18

—

KY average25 barns · 5,811 hd

125.70

−9.52

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	—	Average	1,707	73.29	1,251	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	51.30	745	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	39.81	513	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	26.49	294	5thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,365	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.49/cwt	118.00–128.00	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	785	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	463	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,348	30.47/cwt	30.00–31.00	411	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	36.59/cwt	35.00–38.00	450	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	62.67/cwt	60.00–66.00	915	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	23.84/cwt	20.00–26.00	226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	133.01/cwt	128.00–138.00	604	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	47.00/cwt	45.00–50.00	594	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	41.42/cwt	36.00–48.00	546	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	53.02/cwt	51.00–55.00	810	5
Bulls	—	—	2,125	83.05/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,765	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	705	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	648	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	604	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	109.29/cwt	109.00–110.00	730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	120.15/cwt	110.00–121.00	550	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	124.16/cwt	116.00–127.00	725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	114.90/cwt	100.00–116.00	663	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	116.60/cwt	116.00–119.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	135.95/cwt	126.00–141.00	499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	354	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	383	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,340	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	10,586	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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 144Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 16Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 44

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----1.00--3.00 lower and Feeder heifers---3.00--4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-- lower and bulls 2.00--lower. Todays receipts --265 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,460	60.00–66.00	62.67
2	—	2,125	82.00–84.00	83.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	30.00–31.00	30.47
3	—	950	20.00–26.00	23.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	35.00–38.00	36.59
4	—	1,319	36.00–48.00	41.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	45.00–50.00	47.00
5	—	1,527	51.00–55.00	53.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	116.50	116.50
1	—	710	110.50	110.50
1	—	790	102.50	102.50
15	—	373	124.00	124.00
2	—	285	121.00	121.00
7	—	668	109.00–110.00	109.29
14	—	458	110.00–121.00	120.15
14	—	577	100.00–116.00	114.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	514	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	103.00	103.00
3	—	560	90.00	90.00
4	—	354	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	118.00–128.00	126.49
1	—	710	123.00	123.00
7	—	584	116.00–127.00	124.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	454	128.00–138.00	133.01
12	—	605	116.50	116.50
5	—	541	116.00–119.00	116.60
5	—	763	99.50	99.50
6	—	367	126.00–141.00	135.95
6	—	654	115.50	115.50
2	—	300	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	527	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	119.00	119.00
2	—	395	117.50	117.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	790.00	790.00

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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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

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