Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---Steady to 1.00--2.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---Steady . Slaughter cows firm and No test on bulls. Todays receipts ---160 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.55/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$128.55

46 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$11.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.13

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	541	129.29	700	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	128.56	715	31
Small 2-3	475	118.00	561	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.29/cwt here — about $139 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 sale46 hd

128.55

—

KY average27 barns · 2,230 hd

128.68

−0.13

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,346	69.81	940	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	845	62.86	531	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	69.81/cwt	67.00–73.50	940	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	62.86/cwt	60.00–65.50	531	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,335	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	11,748	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,630	1,079.79/cwt	1,010.00–1,140.00	17,601	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	125.56/cwt	125.00–126.00	585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	111.00/cwt	102.00–120.00	771	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	124.62/cwt	115.00–127.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	129.16/cwt	129.00–130.00	883	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	833	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,133	1
Bulls	Small 2-3	—	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	465	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	8,928	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	953	546.77/cwt	500.00–590.00	5,211	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,065	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	5,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	104.75/cwt	94.00–110.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	128.40/cwt	114.00–131.00	665	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	137.97/cwt	134.00–142.00	814	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	127.88/cwt	125.50–129.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	124.03/cwt	122.00–125.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	147.35/cwt	146.00–150.00	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	145.31/cwt	135.00–149.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	117.08/cwt	111.00–118.00	694	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	749.54/cwt	710.00–830.00	8,755	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	4,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 262Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 33Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 44Year ago 74

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---Steady to 1.00--2.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---Steady . Slaughter cows firm and No test on bulls. Todays receipts ---160 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,346	67.00–73.50	69.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	60.00–65.50	62.86

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,630	1,010.00–1,140.00	1,079.79
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	500.00–590.00	546.77
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	520.00	520.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	620	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	930.00	930.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	590.00	590.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,168	710.00–830.00	749.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	152.00	152.00
5	—	757	110.00	110.00
14	—	518	114.00–131.00	128.40
3	—	582	125.50–129.00	127.88
3	—	624	122.00–125.00	124.03
5	—	442	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	142.00	142.00
6	—	623	119.00	119.00
1	—	350	138.00	138.00
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	125.00–126.00	125.56
2	—	695	102.00–120.00	111.00
5	—	520	115.00–127.00	124.62
5	—	352	132.00	132.00
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
11	—	593	111.00–118.00	117.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	126.00	126.00
1	—	515	84.00	84.00
3	—	574	94.00–110.00	104.75
4	—	458	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	684	129.00–130.00	129.16
11	—	590	134.00–142.00	137.97
6	—	518	146.00–150.00	147.35
4	—	460	135.00–149.00	145.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	127.00	127.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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