Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----Steady to 1.00--2.00 higher and Feeder heifers----2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 lower and bulls 5.00 lower. Todays receipts ----270 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.88/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$131.88

75 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$0.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.49

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	522	131.88	689	44
Medium and Large 2-3	469	131.87	619	31

One grade step is worth $0.01/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 sale75 hd

131.88

—

KY average25 barns · 7,477 hd

137.37

−5.49

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	1,547	80.37	1,243	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,314	61.45	807	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	49.59	546	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	837	39.75	333	3thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	142.86/cwt	132.50–144.00	756	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	829	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	127.97/cwt	122.00–129.50	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	764	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	695	1,013.85/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	7,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	138.47/cwt	136.00–140.00	877	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	134.24/cwt	132.00–139.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	712	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	898	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	12,572	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,040	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,126	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	660	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,135	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	698	943.55/cwt	790.00–1,070.00	6,586	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,445	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	970	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,428	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,486	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	870	790.66/cwt	650.00–925.00	6,879	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	823	536.60/cwt	520.00–550.00	4,416	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	765	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	6,885	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	66.50/cwt	61.00–71.00	908	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	56.40/cwt	55.00–58.50	712	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	50.11/cwt	44.50–54.50	554	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	448	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	580	1
Bulls	—	—	1,365	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,810	1,820.00/cwt	1,820.00–1,820.00	32,942	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,566	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	17,390	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	33.12/cwt	31.00–35.00	286	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	413	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	83.06/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	470	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,268.97/cwt	1,110.00–1,420.00	13,616	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	10,396	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	604.59/cwt	575.00–630.00	5,955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	527	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	123.69/cwt	117.00–129.50	722	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	129.26/cwt	121.00–134.50	663	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	639	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	122.17/cwt	117.00–123.50	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	546	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	642	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.38/cwt	135.00–146.50	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	128.68/cwt	128.00–129.00	867	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 Apr 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 92Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 40Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 31Year ago 18

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----Steady to 1.00--2.00 higher and Feeder heifers----2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 lower and bulls 5.00 lower. Todays receipts ----270 hd.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	1,110.00–1,420.00	1,268.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	920.00	920.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	695	975.00–1,075.00	1,013.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	698	790.00–1,070.00	943.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	650.00–925.00	790.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	823	520.00–550.00	536.60
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,480	1,175.00	1,175.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	475.00	475.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	575.00–630.00	604.59
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,810	1,820.00	1,820.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	529	132.50–144.00	142.86
5	—	607	136.50	136.50
3	—	965	97.50	97.50
7	—	441	161.50	161.50
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
1	—	650	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	171.00	171.00
5	—	476	148.00	148.00
2	—	573	126.50	126.50
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
6	—	546	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	710	122.00–129.50	127.97
11	—	516	148.00	148.00
8	—	633	136.00–140.00	138.47
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
8	—	572	135.00–146.50	136.38
3	—	674	128.00–129.00	128.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	484	132.00–139.00	134.24
1	—	665	118.00	118.00
3	—	377	146.00	146.00
11	—	584	117.00–129.50	123.69
10	—	513	121.00–134.50	129.26
5	—	626	117.00–123.50	122.17
10	—	435	147.50	147.50
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	537	120.00	120.00
8	—	382	138.00	138.00
1	—	565	112.00	112.00
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
13	—	460	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,365	61.00–71.00	66.50
7	—	1,263	55.00–58.50	56.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,106	44.50–54.50	50.11
1	—	1,080	41.50	41.50
1	—	1,085	53.50	53.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	31.00–35.00	33.12
1	—	780	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,638	82.00–84.00	83.06

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle