Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --- steady to 2.00 higher and feeder heifers ---2.00--3.00 higher. Slaughter cows --2.00--3.00 higher and bulls 4.00 higher . Todays receipts --163 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $158.94/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$158.94

41 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$70

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

$12.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.27

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	441	165.82	731	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	523	153.00	801	22

One grade step is worth $12.82/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale41 hd

158.94

—

KY average27 barns · 3,086 hd

145.67

+13.27

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	—	Average	1,712	97.33	1,666	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,289	68.55	884	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	950	56.25	534	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,080	53.16	574	5thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	565	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	68.55/cwt	62.00–79.00	884	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	67.33/cwt	67.00–68.00	702	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	670	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	154	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,424	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	101.49/cwt	95.00–107.50	1,794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	838	660.82/cwt	625.00–700.00	5,538	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,655	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	870	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,135	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	995	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,194	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	890	1,370.00/cwt	1,370.00–1,370.00	12,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	775	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,337.30/cwt	1,250.00–1,425.00	14,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	128.45/cwt	124.00–133.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	142.56/cwt	142.00–144.00	823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	349	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	932	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	812	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	684	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	51.58/cwt	38.00–65.50	574	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,323	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	849.93/cwt	725.00–925.00	9,256	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	119.68/cwt	118.00–121.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	821	4

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 108Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 17Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 25Year ago 10

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --- steady to 2.00 higher and feeder heifers ---2.00--3.00 higher. Slaughter cows --2.00--3.00 higher and bulls 4.00 higher . Todays receipts --163 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	59.50	59.50
4	—	1,113	38.00–65.50	51.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,289	62.00–79.00	68.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	67.00–68.00	67.33
1	—	670	23.00	23.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,768	95.00–107.50	101.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	131.00	131.00
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
7	—	577	142.00–144.00	142.56
3	—	713	118.00–121.00	119.68
4	—	528	155.50	155.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	165.00	165.00
7	—	543	149.50	149.50
8	—	359	180.50	180.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	122.50	122.50
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
2	—	485	140.00	140.00
2	—	330	156.00	156.00
2	—	738	116.00	116.00
2	—	660	121.50	121.50
3	—	417	145.00	145.00
4	—	370	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	349	160.00	160.00
1	—	795	91.00	91.00
5	—	430	147.00	147.00
2	—	560	120.00	120.00
2	—	633	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
2	—	673	124.00–133.00	128.45
1	—	740	126.00	126.00

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)	2	—	838	625.00–700.00	660.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,089	725.00–925.00	849.93
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,370.00	1,370.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,337.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

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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

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Feeder Cattle

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