Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----steady to 1.00--2.00--higher and feeder heifers --steady. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher and bulls --steady. Todays receipts --352 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.27/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$123.27

83 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$0.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.53

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	548	123.60	677	44
Medium and Large 2-3	482	122.90	592	39

One grade step is worth $0.71/cwt here — about $85 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 sale83 hd

123.27

—

KY average27 barns · 6,958 hd

129.80

−6.53

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	1,605	72.00	1,156	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	61.99	849	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,048	49.85	522	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	838	43.67	366	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	730	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	16,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,916	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	8,713	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,122.33/cwt	975.00–1,250.00	13,367	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	738	652.29/cwt	575.00–725.00	4,814	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	640	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	675	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	6,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,925	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	930	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,813	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	526.15/cwt	480.00–570.00	5,672	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	931	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,517	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,005	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	738	1,020.85/cwt	850.00–1,200.00	7,534	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,725	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,073	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	14,138	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	910	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	959	1,034.54/cwt	875.00–1,175.00	9,921	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	980	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	12,740	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	630	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	176	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	324	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	63.05/cwt	56.50–71.00	847	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	54.50/cwt	54.00–55.00	533	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	48.30/cwt	42.00–52.00	517	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,520.00/cwt	1,520.00–1,520.00	19,456	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,036.56/cwt	925.00–1,085.00	14,564	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	14,594	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,490	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	57.21/cwt	54.00–60.00	851	4
Bulls	—	—	1,530	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	865.12/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	10,304	5
Bulls	—	—	1,680	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,327	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	672.79/cwt	650.00–700.00	7,421	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	15,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	668	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	349	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	560	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	739	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	491	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	647	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	148.82/cwt	140.00–151.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	458	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	575	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.28/cwt	125.00–127.00	663	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	760	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	631	3

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 193Year ago 9

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 23Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 108Year ago 15

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----steady to 1.00--2.00--higher and feeder heifers --steady. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher and bulls --steady. Todays receipts --352 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	129.00	129.00
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
13	—	445	150.00	150.00
5	—	511	140.00–151.00	148.82
3	—	392	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	588	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	349	160.50	160.50
19	—	459	141.00	141.00
1	—	710	114.00	114.00
9	—	528	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	591	123.50	123.50
3	—	617	116.50	116.50
1	—	770	96.00	96.00
5	—	447	136.00	136.00
11	—	525	125.00–127.00	126.28
5	—	668	111.00	111.00
4	—	493	122.00	122.00
3	—	357	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	576	116.00	116.00
1	—	630	104.00	104.00
7	—	381	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	458	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	154.50	154.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,191	975.00–1,250.00	1,122.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	738	850.00–1,200.00	1,020.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	959	875.00–1,175.00	1,034.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,520.00	1,520.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,191	725.00–1,000.00	865.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	650.00–700.00	672.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	738	575.00–725.00	652.29
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,405	925.00–1,085.00	1,036.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,410	1,035.00	1,035.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	640	450.00	450.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	931	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,078	480.00–570.00	526.15
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	28.00	28.00
1	—	985	67.00	67.00
1	—	900	36.00	36.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,344	56.50–71.00	63.05
4	—	1,488	54.00–60.00	57.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	54.00–55.00	54.50
9	—	1,071	42.00–52.00	48.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,680	79.00	79.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle