Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---2.00--3.00 higher and Feeder heifers---1.00--2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bulls 1.00--2.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.51/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$130.51

28 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$2.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.26

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	518	131.36	681	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	498	129.00	642	10thin

One grade step is worth $2.36/cwt here — about $38 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 sale28 hd

130.51

—

KY average26 barns · 1,732 hd

127.25

+3.26

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	1,974	90.73	1,791	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	55.63	768	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	878	47.00	412	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,080	46.75	505	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	536	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	844	771.73/cwt	680.00–800.00	6,513	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	935	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,301	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,920	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,510	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	139.24/cwt	136.00–144.00	599	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	897.94/cwt	875.00–925.00	10,820	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	842	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	915	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,065	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	815	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	10,595	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,489	1
Bulls	—	—	2,018	96.60/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,949	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	606	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	710	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	256	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	55.63/cwt	51.50–58.00	768	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,236	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	543.17/cwt	510.00–575.00	3,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,124.45/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	12,706	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,918	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	813.69/cwt	750.00–870.00	9,504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,440	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	552	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,530	919.59/cwt	915.00–925.00	14,070	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,372	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	9,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.49/cwt	123.00–125.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	680	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,325	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	11,528	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,290	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,255	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	663.43/cwt	580.00–925.00	7,238	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	754	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 Jan 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 204Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 35Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 21Year ago 44

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---2.00--3.00 higher and Feeder heifers---1.00--2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bulls 1.00--2.00 higher.

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,124.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,244	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	815	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	844	680.00–800.00	771.73
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	935	460.00	460.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	842	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	730	510.00–575.00	543.17
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	580.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,205	875.00–925.00	897.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,168	750.00–870.00	813.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,091	580.00–925.00	663.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	680.00	680.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,530	915.00–925.00	919.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,372	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	870.00	870.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	128.00	128.00
1	—	340	157.50	157.50
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
4	—	861	119.00	119.00
4	—	655	127.00	127.00
4	—	725	123.00–125.00	123.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	102.00	102.00
2	—	638	113.00–114.00	113.50
2	—	560	115.00	115.00
5	—	505	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	119.00	119.00
2	—	355	120.00	120.00
1	—	705	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
10	—	430	136.00–144.00	139.24
1	—	770	118.00	118.00
6	—	590	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	135.00	135.00
8	—	533	127.50	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	79.00	79.00
2	—	2,018	94.00–99.00	96.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	58.00	58.00
1	—	710	36.00	36.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	51.50–58.00	55.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	45.50	45.50
1	—	1,150	48.00	48.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle