Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week due to inclement weather------------No Trends---------Todays receipts 171 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.30/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$118.30

58 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$408

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

$28.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.27

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	698	119.11	831	54
Medium and Large 2-3	513	112.67	578	3thin
Small 1-2	465	91.00	423	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.11/cwt here — about $408 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 sale58 hd

118.30

—

KY average14 barns · 1,157 hd

122.57

−4.27

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	1,673	98.10	1,641	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,299	62.56	813	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,089	47.55	518	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	915	47.00	430	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	951	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	925	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	118.57/cwt	117.50–119.00	752	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	844.61/cwt	800.00–875.00	7,601	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	59.56/cwt	59.00–60.00	797	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	64.06/cwt	60.00–74.50	820	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,062	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	46.27/cwt	40.00–51.00	502	7
Bulls	—	—	1,842	102.47/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,887	3
Bulls	—	—	1,165	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,026	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,639.32/cwt	1,625.00–1,650.00	18,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	916	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	982	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,560	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	21,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	6,815	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	785.65/cwt	610.00–950.00	8,862	2

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 Feb 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 49Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 14Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 38Year ago 11

No sale last week due to inclement weather------------No Trends---------Todays receipts 171 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	111.00	111.00
1	—	705	98.00	98.00
3	—	537	140.00	140.00
6	—	453	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	145.00	145.00
5	—	604	131.00	131.00
3	—	455	155.00	155.00
3	—	650	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	748	111.50	111.50
1	—	795	116.50	116.50
5	—	873	106.00	106.00
10	—	634	117.50–119.00	118.57
3	—	460	131.00	131.00
6	—	518	122.50	122.50
1	—	355	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	127.00	127.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	763	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	743	128.00	128.00
5	—	575	142.50	142.50
1	—	440	156.00	156.00
14	—	912	116.50	116.50
3	—	982	104.50	104.50
1	—	480	126.00	126.00
5	—	776	126.50	126.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	900	800.00–875.00	844.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	610.00–950.00	785.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,639.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	59.00–60.00	59.56
4	—	1,280	60.00–74.50	64.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	56.50	56.50
7	—	1,086	40.00–51.00	46.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	47.00	47.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,842	97.00–106.00	102.47
1	—	1,165	85.00	85.00

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

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