Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers-----4.00--6.00 higher and Feeder heifers -----steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bulls firm . Todays receipts 150 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.45/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$128.45

32 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$30

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

$9.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.04

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	472	136.17	642	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	531	126.67	673	26

One grade step is worth $9.49/cwt here — about −$30 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 sale32 hd

128.45

—

KY average25 barns · 5,204 hd

135.49

−7.04

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	1,760	89.00	1,566	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	67.63	975	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	967	57.23	553	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	870	45.37	395	3thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	870	45.37/cwt	39.00–48.50	395	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	67.63/cwt	62.50–72.00	975	6
Bulls	—	—	1,760	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,566	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	57.23/cwt	53.50–63.50	553	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,445	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	13,439	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,696	1,598.81/cwt	1,475.00–1,850.00	27,116	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	845	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	791	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	940	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	4,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	133.88/cwt	126.00–138.00	904	3
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	710	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	3,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	865	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	117.68/cwt	117.00–118.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	662	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,483	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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 224Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 36Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers-----4.00--6.00 higher and Feeder heifers -----steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bulls firm . Todays receipts 150 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	39.00–48.50	45.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,441	62.50–72.00	67.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	53.50–63.50	57.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	89.00	89.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	930.00	930.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	430.00	430.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,696	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,598.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	520.00	520.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	172.00	172.00
2	—	600	145.00	145.00
3	—	675	126.00–138.00	133.88
11	—	569	152.00	152.00
1	—	940	118.00	118.00
3	—	432	170.00	170.00
2	—	395	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	132.50	132.50
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	92.00	92.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
3	—	625	117.00–118.00	117.68
5	—	474	129.50	129.50
5	—	555	121.00	121.00
3	—	515	132.00	132.00
6	—	441	142.00	142.00
2	—	728	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
2	—	428	141.00	141.00
3	—	530	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	137.00	137.00
1	—	635	128.00	128.00
5	—	512	159.50	159.50
3	—	460	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	164.00	164.00
5	—	450	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	177.00	177.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle