Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --Steady to 1.00-2.00 higher and Feeder heifers --Steady . Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00--3.00 lower. Todays receipts : 197 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.40/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$108.40

74 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$6.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.91

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	522	109.75	573	58
Medium and Large 2-3	506	103.50	524	16thin

One grade step is worth $6.25/cwt here — about $49 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 sale74 hd

108.40

—

KY average27 barns · 4,808 hd

117.31

−8.91

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	1,580	72.00	1,138	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,368	53.30	729	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	893	53.14	475	2thin

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
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,305	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	444	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	600.55/cwt	575.00–650.00	6,726	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	112.76/cwt	111.00–113.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	114.34/cwt	114.00–114.50	891	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	701	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	910	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,418	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	952	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,998	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	755	614.16/cwt	600.00–625.00	4,637	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,737	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	653	509.20/cwt	480.00–540.00	3,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,018	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	945	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	132.81/cwt	131.00–134.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	563	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	114.64/cwt	109.00–119.00	436	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	55.17/cwt	51.00–69.00	791	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	49.56/cwt	49.00–50.00	614	2
Bulls	—	—	1,310	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	589	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	53.14/cwt	48.50–57.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	470	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	122.54/cwt	111.00–124.00	636	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	637	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	104.15/cwt	104.00–104.50	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	115.42/cwt	111.00–116.00	496	9

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 122Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 27Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 33Year ago 26

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --Steady to 1.00-2.00 higher and Feeder heifers --Steady . Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00--3.00 lower. Todays receipts : 197 hd.

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	—	1,305	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,120	575.00–650.00	600.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	755	600.00–625.00	614.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	653	480.00–540.00	509.20
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	485.00	485.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	952	525.00	525.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	470.00	470.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	730.00	730.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	141.00	141.00
8	—	590	111.00–113.00	112.76
1	—	730	96.00	96.00
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
5	—	445	131.00–134.00	132.81
5	—	655	106.00	106.00
9	—	519	111.00–124.00	122.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	453	130.00	130.00
2	—	338	139.00	139.00
3	—	645	100.00	100.00
3	—	522	110.00	110.00
3	—	730	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	779	114.00–114.50	114.34
3	—	1,018	100.00	100.00
4	—	661	118.00	118.00
2	—	380	142.00	142.00
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	127.50	127.50
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	512	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	109.00–119.00	114.64
7	—	584	109.00	109.00
2	—	630	99.00	99.00
2	—	750	97.00	97.00
7	—	661	104.00–104.50	104.15
9	—	430	111.00–116.00	115.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	96.00	96.00
1	—	560	80.00	80.00
2	—	383	108.00	108.00
6	—	453	108.00	108.00
4	—	525	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	51.00–69.00	55.17
2	—	1,238	49.00–50.00	49.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	48.50–57.00	53.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,850	80.00	80.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle