Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---4.00--6.00 higher and Feeder heifers Steady to 2.00--3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00--higher and bulls Firm . Todays receipts 186 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.26/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$116.26

45 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

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

$0.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.56

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	623	116.50	726	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	659	116.22	765	39

One grade step is worth $0.28/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale45 hd

116.26

—

KY average25 barns · 4,992 hd

131.82

−15.56

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	1,636	92.20	1,509	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,347	71.80	967	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	920	69.42	639	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,505	41.00	617	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,810	96.60/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,748	3
Bulls	—	—	1,115	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	881	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	617	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	63.54/cwt	63.00–64.00	844	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	72.63/cwt	65.00–88.00	980	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	69.42/cwt	68.00–71.00	639	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	690	516.44/cwt	510.00–525.00	3,563	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	840	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	6,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	111.29/cwt	110.00–114.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	855	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	888	727.34/cwt	725.00–730.00	6,459	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	660	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	139.56/cwt	137.00–146.50	715	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	155.33/cwt	155.00–156.00	839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	148.26/cwt	147.00–149.50	855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	109.04/cwt	97.00–113.00	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	135.88/cwt	131.00–141.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	148.58/cwt	142.50–155.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	716	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	601	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	846	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	739.07/cwt	660.00–780.00	8,898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	153.05/cwt	149.00–155.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	124.64/cwt	117.00–126.50	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	159.71/cwt	158.00–160.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	801	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 Jun 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 45Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 12Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 7Year ago 31

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---4.00--6.00 higher and Feeder heifers Steady to 2.00--3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00--higher and bulls Firm . Todays receipts 186 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,810	94.00–101.00	96.60
1	—	1,115	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	41.00	41.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	63.00–64.00	63.54
20	—	1,349	65.00–88.00	72.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	68.00–71.00	69.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	690	510.00–525.00	516.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	735.00	735.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	888	725.00–730.00	727.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	660	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,204	660.00–780.00	739.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	726	136.50	136.50
1	—	445	142.00	142.00
2	—	808	128.00	128.00
6	—	540	155.00–156.00	155.33
8	—	577	147.00–149.50	148.26
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
2	—	618	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	145.00	145.00
11	—	512	137.00–146.50	139.56
7	—	602	128.00	128.00
2	—	573	133.00	133.00
3	—	375	149.00–155.00	153.05
3	—	752	107.00	107.00
5	—	674	117.00–126.50	124.64
7	—	435	158.00–160.00	159.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	131.00–141.00	135.88
2	—	375	142.50–155.00	148.58
1	—	470	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	639	110.00–114.00	111.29
4	—	1,006	85.00	85.00
1	—	395	136.00	136.00
1	—	455	136.00	136.00
4	—	813	97.00–113.00	109.04
14	—	592	121.00	121.00
7	—	714	118.50	118.50
2	—	403	123.00	123.00
3	—	517	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	601	118.00	118.00
1	—	735	109.00	109.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

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