Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.77/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$109.77

42 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$1.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.54

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	540	110.04	595	36
Medium and Large 2-3	451	108.16	488	6thin

One grade step is worth $1.88/cwt here — about $107 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 sale42 hd

109.77

—

KY average25 barns · 4,917 hd

121.31

−11.54

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	1,565	64.50	1,009	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	48.69	611	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,531	46.99	719	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	39.56	419	10

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	—	458	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	614	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	39.50/cwt	39.50–39.50	638	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	699	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	431	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	35.75/cwt	32.50–38.50	373	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	793	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	56.23/cwt	53.50–59.00	696	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	47.81/cwt	47.00–49.00	558	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	47.65/cwt	46.00–49.50	720	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,376	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	47.82/cwt	46.00–51.00	615	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	42.73/cwt	42.50–43.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	108.47/cwt	108.00–109.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	107.25/cwt	102.00–109.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	114.21/cwt	113.00–114.50	617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.07/cwt	114.00–126.50	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	134.06/cwt	132.00–136.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	717	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	114.51/cwt	112.00–117.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	622	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	559.32/cwt	400.00–680.00	6,494	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	645.03/cwt	640.00–650.00	8,243	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	510.55/cwt	325.00–740.00	4,988	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	677	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,510	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	7,529	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	118.31/cwt	114.00–121.00	441	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	136.55/cwt	135.00–138.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	108.26/cwt	104.00–109.00	670	15

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 111Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 21Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 15Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	134.00	134.00
4	—	623	114.00–126.50	120.07
12	—	545	130.00–132.00	131.51
4	—	736	112.00–117.00	114.51
10	—	441	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	132.00–136.00	134.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	108.00–109.00	108.47
4	—	490	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	102.00	102.00
5	—	421	113.00	113.00
7	—	554	107.00	107.00
3	—	512	110.00	110.00
5	—	373	114.00–121.00	118.31
15	—	619	104.00–109.00	108.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	122.50	122.50
2	—	440	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	102.00–109.00	107.25
4	—	631	109.00	109.00
10	—	540	113.00–114.50	114.21
4	—	584	116.00	116.00
1	—	270	137.50	137.50
1	—	320	138.00	138.00
2	—	436	129.00–131.00	130.01
2	—	760	104.00	104.00
4	—	366	135.00–138.00	136.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	39.50	39.50
1	—	1,510	52.50	52.50
3	—	1,510	46.00–49.50	47.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	38.00	38.00
2	—	1,238	53.50–59.00	56.23
5	—	1,286	46.00–51.00	47.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,042	32.50–38.50	35.75
2	—	1,168	47.00–49.00	47.81
2	—	998	42.50–43.00	42.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,835	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	870	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,161	400.00–680.00	559.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,278	640.00–650.00	645.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	977	325.00–740.00	510.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	630.00	630.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	848	740.00	740.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	500.00	500.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle