Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---Steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---2.00 higher . Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls---1.00 higher. Todays receipts--260 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.03/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$119.03

86 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$8.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

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	584	120.24	702	73
Medium and Large 2-3	475	112.23	533	13thin

One grade step is worth $8.01/cwt here — about $169 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 sale86 hd

119.03

—

KY average28 barns · 6,476 hd

119.09

−0.06

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	1,841	73.11	1,346	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,081	58.33	631	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,288	50.84	655	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	40.97	512	7thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	516	139.04/cwt	132.00–139.75	717	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	125.65/cwt	120.00–127.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	122.61/cwt	114.00–126.00	618	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	5,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	151.27/cwt	149.00–152.50	545	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	583	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	767	565.02/cwt	540.00–610.00	4,334	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	110.51/cwt	110.51–110.51	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	126.70/cwt	120.00–128.00	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,223	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	980	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,272	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,000	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	127.33/cwt	127.00–128.00	598	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	804	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	35.95/cwt	31.50–40.00	500	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	44.74/cwt	41.50–48.50	513	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	58.33/cwt	52.00–66.00	631	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	53.36/cwt	51.50–56.00	659	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	50.00/cwt	48.00–52.00	648	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	667	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	61.49/cwt	54.50–71.00	1,005	3
Bulls	—	—	2,033	84.52/cwt	83.50–85.50	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,557	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	11,093	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	77.13/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	116.92/cwt	115.00–121.50	666	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	121.35/cwt	111.00–122.00	931	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	122.53/cwt	119.00–123.00	718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	842	11

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 Jan 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 65Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 32Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 18Year ago 11

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---Steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---2.00 higher . Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls---1.00 higher. Todays receipts--260 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	516	132.00–139.75	139.04
3	—	360	149.00–152.50	151.27
1	—	885	110.51	110.51
6	—	613	120.00–128.00	126.70
3	—	463	140.00	140.00
17	—	767	111.00–122.00	121.35
2	—	805	116.00	116.00
11	—	660	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	120.00–127.00	125.65
1	—	810	99.00	99.00
5	—	442	142.00	142.00
3	—	393	145.00	145.00
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
3	—	470	127.00–128.00	127.33
5	—	668	112.00	112.00
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
8	—	586	119.00–123.00	122.53
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	136.00	136.00
2	—	435	122.50	122.50
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	95.50	95.50
25	—	504	114.00–126.00	122.61
2	—	292	135.00	135.00
1	—	725	102.50	102.50
1	—	395	124.00	124.00
10	—	570	115.00–121.50	116.92
3	—	457	123.00	123.00
1	—	1,015	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	669	120.25	120.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	80.00	80.00
4	—	440	119.00	119.00
2	—	540	112.00	112.00
1	—	605	103.00	103.00
4	—	350	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	730.00	730.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	767	540.00–610.00	565.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	640.00	640.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	375.00	375.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	580.00	580.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	870.00	870.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	31.50–40.00	35.95
4	—	1,146	41.50–48.50	44.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,081	52.00–66.00	58.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	51.50–56.00	53.36
5	—	1,296	48.00–52.00	50.00
1	—	1,405	47.50	47.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,635	54.50–71.00	61.49
2	—	2,033	83.50–85.50	84.52
3	—	1,920	71.00–81.00	77.13

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle