Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers --steady . Slaughter cows and bull---1.00 lower. Todays receipts --130 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.13/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$124.13

45 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$48.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.35

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	578	125.76	727	40
Medium and Large 2-3	529	119.50	632	4thin
Small 1-2	495	77.50	384	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.26/cwt here — about $344 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 sale45 hd

124.13

—

KY average29 barns · 7,645 hd

128.48

−4.35

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	2,003	100.51	2,013	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,346	59.70	803	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,074	49.03	527	4thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	2,003	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	2,013	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	47.04/cwt	45.00–50.50	518	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	545	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	60.40/cwt	58.00–65.50	818	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	719	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	495	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	384	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	815	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	8,965	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	733	21
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,198	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	125.46/cwt	123.00–128.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	813	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,418	1,149.35/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	16,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	1,084.11/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	11,535	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	122.02/cwt	119.00–123.00	999	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	15,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,879	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	122.71/cwt	107.00–124.50	714	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	799	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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 134Year ago 53

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 18Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 19Year ago 4

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers --steady . Slaughter cows and bull---1.00 lower. Todays receipts --130 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,003	100.00–101.00	100.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	45.00–50.50	47.04
1	—	990	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,354	58.00–65.50	60.40
1	—	1,295	55.50	55.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,064	950.00–1,150.00	1,084.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,418	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,149.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	135.00–136.00	135.34
1	—	525	141.00	141.00
2	—	580	130.00–140.00	135.04
2	—	660	123.00–128.00	125.46
8	—	819	119.00–123.00	122.02
5	—	778	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
2	—	775	105.00–110.00	107.47
2	—	480	120.00	120.00
2	—	523	117.00–118.00	117.51
10	—	582	107.00–124.50	122.71
2	—	733	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	77.50	77.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	554	132.25	132.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	120.00	120.00
2	—	568	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	139.00	139.00
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
4	—	683	119.00	119.00
1	—	495	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	126.00	126.00
2	—	633	125.00	125.00
3	—	432	155.50	155.50

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle