Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers steady . Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bull firm. Todays receipts 227 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.60/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$123.60

59 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$12.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.30

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	479	129.33	619	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	534	124.41	665	43
Medium and Large 2	551	116.70	643	10thin

One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale59 hd

123.60

—

KY average27 barns · 3,399 hd

124.90

−1.30

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	1,538	72.50	1,115	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,686	51.75	872	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	40.90	456	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	914	30.92	283	9thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	569	132.66/cwt	132.00–133.50	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	125.40/cwt	124.00–125.50	640	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	112.64/cwt	112.00–114.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	135.15/cwt	120.00–140.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	129.63/cwt	128.50–132.00	573	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,405	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	920	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	3,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	605	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,503	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	808	408.95/cwt	300.00–510.00	3,304	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	965	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	5,018	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	121.60/cwt	115.00–126.00	699	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	808	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,156	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	820	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,715	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	34.93/cwt	31.00–36.50	293	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	22.69/cwt	15.00–26.00	216	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	787	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	45.30/cwt	45.00–46.00	502	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,068	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,132	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	39.44/cwt	36.50–42.00	441	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,796	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,330	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,973	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	53.07/cwt	52.00–55.00	891	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	519.47/cwt	400.00–650.00	5,673	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,445	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	10,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	50.69/cwt	49.00–52.00	863	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	353	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,288	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	648	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	554	12

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 Dec 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 80Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 7Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 22Year ago 25

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers steady . Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bull firm. Todays receipts 227 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	132.00–133.50	132.66
1	—	450	134.00	134.00
2	—	645	126.00	126.00
2	—	500	130.00	130.00
2	—	440	137.50	137.50
4	—	786	119.00	119.00
3	—	853	116.50	116.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	106.00	106.00
1	—	425	137.00	137.00
2	—	538	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	130.00	130.00
1	—	595	116.00	116.00
5	—	509	121.50	121.50
6	—	840	104.50	104.50
6	—	624	112.00–114.00	112.64
3	—	708	104.00	104.00
12	—	454	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	104.00	104.00
3	—	653	97.00	97.00
1	—	580	109.50	109.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	95.00	95.00
1	—	445	118.50	118.50
3	—	310	114.00	114.00
5	—	524	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	114.00	114.00
3	—	435	123.00	123.00
2	—	648	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	510	124.00–125.50	125.40
4	—	381	120.00–140.00	135.15
3	—	442	128.50–132.00	129.63
12	—	575	115.00–126.00	121.60
6	—	718	112.50	112.50
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
2	—	295	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	132.00	132.00
2	—	330	146.00	146.00
2	—	693	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	420.00	420.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,092	400.00–650.00	519.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	785.00	785.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	325.00	325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	808	300.00–510.00	408.95
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	520.00	520.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	840	31.00–36.50	34.93
5	—	950	15.00–26.00	22.69
1	—	955	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	47.00	47.00
6	—	1,679	52.00–55.00	53.07
3	—	1,702	49.00–52.00	50.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	45.00–46.00	45.30
5	—	1,118	36.50–42.00	39.44
1	—	1,125	35.00	35.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,380	82.00	82.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle