Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --4.00--5.00 higher and Feeder heifers --2.00--4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bulls firm. Todays receipts 235 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.87/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$116.87

48 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$32.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.20

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	511	117.64	602	38
Medium and Large 2-3	428	117.17	502	9thin
Medium and Large 2	575	85.00	489	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.64/cwt here — about $113 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 sale48 hd

116.87

—

KY average26 barns · 5,113 hd

122.07

−5.20

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	1,938	87.75	1,700	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,431	56.37	806	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	45.72	515	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	851	38.50	328	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,314	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	8,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	125.97/cwt	120.00–129.00	556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,680	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,643	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	546.79/cwt	380.00–810.00	5,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	136.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	121.99/cwt	118.00–123.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	118.83/cwt	118.00–119.00	616	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,925	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	855	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	120.80/cwt	115.00–127.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	104.55/cwt	100.00–112.50	652	5
Bulls	—	—	2,040	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,989	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	58.96/cwt	55.00–63.00	902	11
Bulls	—	—	1,835	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,431	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	242	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	254	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	50.18/cwt	50.00–50.50	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	440	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	380	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	48.89/cwt	47.50–50.00	585	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.00/cwt	122.00–128.00	726	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	45.39/cwt	42.50–48.50	507	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	286	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	53.04/cwt	52.00–53.50	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	141.88/cwt	135.00–143.50	521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	638	3

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 97Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 31Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 37Year ago 6

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --4.00--5.00 higher and Feeder heifers --2.00--4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bulls firm. Todays receipts 235 hd.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	935	380.00–810.00	546.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	690.00	690.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,292	670.00	670.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	390.00	390.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	650.00	650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	142.50	142.50
2	—	663	115.00	115.00
5	—	510	140.00	140.00
6	—	748	106.50	106.50
12	—	576	122.00–128.00	126.00
5	—	367	135.00–143.50	141.88
3	—	457	139.50	139.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	115.00–127.00	120.80
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	112.50	112.50
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	441	120.00–129.00	125.97
2	—	675	110.00	110.00
12	—	518	118.00–119.00	118.83
5	—	624	100.00–112.50	104.55
5	—	587	116.00	116.00
2	—	468	104.00	104.00
2	—	282	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	112.00	112.00
5	—	365	120.50	120.50
2	—	555	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	132.50	132.50
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
4	—	531	135.00–140.00	136.26
6	—	622	129.00–130.00	129.49
6	—	685	118.00–123.00	121.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,040	97.50	97.50
1	—	1,835	78.00	78.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,530	55.00–63.00	58.96
3	—	1,225	50.00–50.50	50.18
3	—	1,273	52.00–53.50	53.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	29.00	29.00
1	—	820	31.00	31.00
1	—	1,035	54.00	54.00
1	—	715	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	39.00	39.00
4	—	1,196	47.50–50.00	48.89
18	—	1,118	42.50–48.50	45.39

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

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