Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--Steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---Steady . Slaughter cows firm and bulls 1.00 higher. -----Todays receipts : 262 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.57/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$139.57

60 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$2.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.90

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	489	140.88	689	24
Medium and Large 1-2	516	138.70	715	36

One grade step is worth $2.17/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale60 hd

139.57

—

KY average26 barns · 1,891 hd

129.67

+9.90

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	1,669	88.41	1,476	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,292	64.61	834	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,107	49.96	553	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	889	37.65	335	5thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	Lean 85-90%	—	925	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	278	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	64.26/cwt	63.50–65.00	625	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	65.18/cwt	61.50–73.00	854	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	669	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	14.86/cwt	10.00–19.00	117	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,196	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,019.52/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	12,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	115.24/cwt	109.00–117.50	681	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	824.95/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,759	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	139.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	132.84/cwt	132.00–135.00	592	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	754.71/cwt	650.00–800.00	6,792	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	975	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	559	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,005	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	9,849	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,015	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,090	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	713	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	725	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	852.32/cwt	775.00–925.00	10,339	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,880	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,393	1,067.95/cwt	950.00–1,175.00	14,877	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,320	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,540	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	52.94/cwt	52.50–53.50	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	124.06/cwt	111.00–125.50	625	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	49.30/cwt	43.00–56.00	546	9
Bulls	—	—	1,675	94.35/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,580	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	116.26/cwt	116.00–117.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	591	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	566.70/cwt	530.00–600.00	6,432	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,102	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	15,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	147.81/cwt	142.50–153.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	472	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	9,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	451	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	605	5

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 170Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 58Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 10Year ago 24

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--Steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---Steady . Slaughter cows firm and bulls 1.00 higher. -----Todays receipts : 262 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	30.00	30.00
2	—	973	63.50–65.00	64.26
2	—	788	10.00–19.00	14.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,310	61.50–73.00	65.18
1	—	1,125	59.50	59.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	52.50–53.50	52.94
9	—	1,108	43.00–56.00	49.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,675	94.00–95.00	94.35
1	—	1,725	84.00	84.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	900.00–1,125.00	1,019.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	800.00–850.00	824.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	580.00	580.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	775.00–925.00	852.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,135	530.00–600.00	566.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	650.00–800.00	754.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,393	950.00–1,175.00	1,067.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	1,060.00	1,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	980.00	980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	880.00	880.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	525.00	525.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	136.00	136.00
2	—	438	135.00	135.00
1	—	330	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	137.00–140.00	139.49
1	—	460	152.00	152.00
4	—	579	137.00	137.00
3	—	655	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	591	109.00–117.50	115.24
7	—	446	132.00–135.00	132.84
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
3	—	688	106.00	106.00
3	—	763	95.00	95.00
10	—	504	111.00–125.50	124.06
4	—	625	116.00–117.00	116.26
2	—	348	142.50	142.50
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	129.00	129.00
6	—	451	127.00	127.00
5	—	535	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	116.00	116.00
5	—	378	155.00	155.00
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
8	—	560	133.00	133.00
8	—	456	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	591	130.00	130.00
5	—	347	161.00	161.00
3	—	740	109.00	109.00
1	—	540	128.00	128.00
4	—	438	142.50–153.00	147.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	511	139.50	139.50

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle