Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers steady to 2.00--4.00--higher and Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00--3.00 higher and bulls Firm to 1.00 higher. Todays receipts --238 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.06/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$119.06

72 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$14.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.00

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	432	126.50	546	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	637	118.33	753	62
Small 1-2	490	112.00	549	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.50/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale72 hd

119.06

—

KY average27 barns · 4,422 hd

129.06

−10.00

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	1,393	82.28	1,146	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	64.95	867	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,017	49.89	507	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	858	48.37	415	9thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,675	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,482	1
Bulls	—	—	1,336	81.04/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,083	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	564	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	49.23/cwt	45.00–56.50	499	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	63.27/cwt	58.50–69.00	818	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	65.08/cwt	58.50–71.50	871	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	866	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,033	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	848	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,996	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	922	683.31/cwt	680.00–685.00	6,300	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,373	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	797	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	130.75/cwt	127.00–132.00	769	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	119.87/cwt	119.50–120.50	683	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	141.43/cwt	136.00–147.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	138.32/cwt	134.00–140.00	716	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	658	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	54.68/cwt	51.00–58.00	490	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	317	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	41.31/cwt	36.00–45.00	331	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,498	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	604	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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 219Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 21Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 7

Compared to last week : Feeder steers steady to 2.00--4.00--higher and Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00--3.00 higher and bulls Firm to 1.00 higher. Todays receipts --238 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	88.50	88.50
5	—	1,336	79.00–84.00	81.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	54.50	54.50
7	—	1,014	45.00–56.50	49.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	58.50–69.00	63.27
25	—	1,339	58.50–71.50	65.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	897	51.00–58.00	54.68
1	—	835	38.00	38.00
3	—	802	36.00–45.00	41.31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	121.00	121.00
5	—	807	116.00	116.00
3	—	450	148.00	148.00
12	—	588	127.00–132.00	130.75
2	—	765	114.00	114.00
1	—	655	124.00	124.00
2	—	430	159.00	159.00
11	—	518	134.00–140.00	138.32
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	139.00	139.00
5	—	458	141.00	141.00
12	—	570	119.50–120.50	119.87
1	—	435	129.00	129.00
5	—	723	112.00	112.00
4	—	385	136.00–147.00	141.43
4	—	799	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	708	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	127.50	127.50
2	—	358	135.00	135.00
2	—	523	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	112.50	112.50
1	—	595	121.00	121.00
2	—	303	160.00	160.00
2	—	430	156.00	156.00
1	—	395	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	430	153.00	153.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	848	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	922	680.00–685.00	683.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	825.00	825.00

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

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