Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers--3.00--4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher ,bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 165

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.37/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$122.37

38 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$215

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

$31.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.96

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	431	127.06	548	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	531	121.81	646	28
Medium and Large 2	795	96.00	763	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.06/cwt here — about −$215 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 sale38 hd

122.37

—

KY average27 barns · 2,483 hd

121.42

+0.96

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	1,729	67.02	1,159	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	56.10	815	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	43.37	498	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	26.33	275	3thin

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	—	1,345	789.89/cwt	640.00–880.00	10,624	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,590	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	12,720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,565	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,455	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	12,077	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,712	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	743.39/cwt	670.00–770.00	9,619	4
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	658	472.67/cwt	375.00–500.00	3,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	116.43/cwt	116.00–116.50	680	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,020	775.00/cwt	760.00–790.00	7,905	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	873	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,761	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,020	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	115.44/cwt	113.00–116.00	599	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	763	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	133.08/cwt	130.00–136.00	576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	122.73/cwt	122.00–123.50	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	416	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	310	1
Bulls	—	—	1,673	44.74/cwt	30.00–60.00	749	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	57.28/cwt	55.00–60.00	843	6
Bulls	—	—	1,885	83.56/cwt	81.50–85.50	1,575	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	47.70/cwt	46.50–50.00	582	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	169	1
Bulls	—	—	1,694	75.47/cwt	68.50–79.00	1,278	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	42.13/cwt	37.50–46.50	472	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	558	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,669	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	624	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	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 Nov 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 165Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 9Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 23Year ago 49

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers--3.00--4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher ,bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 165

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)	3	—	1,345	640.00–880.00	789.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,590	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	830.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,294	670.00–770.00	743.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	540.00	540.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	760.00–790.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	460.00	460.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	960.00	960.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	658	375.00–500.00	472.67
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	350.00	350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	425.00	425.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	584	116.00–116.50	116.43
1	—	740	103.00	103.00
9	—	433	130.00–136.00	133.08
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
5	—	644	111.00	111.00
5	—	516	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	127.50	127.50
8	—	439	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	123.50	123.50
4	—	914	95.50	95.50
9	—	519	113.00–116.00	115.44
7	—	573	113.00	113.00
4	—	423	122.00–123.50	122.73
1	—	780	95.00	95.00
1	—	690	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	116.00	116.00
1	—	425	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	131.00	131.00
1	—	505	129.00	129.00
1	—	725	121.00	121.00
1	—	760	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	29.00	29.00
1	—	1,055	16.00	16.00
1	—	1,010	34.00	34.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,472	55.00–60.00	57.28
1	—	1,335	49.00	49.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,221	46.50–50.00	47.70
8	—	1,121	37.50–46.50	42.13
1	—	1,080	36.00	36.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,673	30.00–60.00	44.74
2	—	1,885	81.50–85.50	83.56
4	—	1,694	68.50–79.00	75.47

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle