Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---2.00 lower and Feeder heifers---Steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows firm and bulls steady. Todays receipts----168 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.08/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$135.08

45 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$418

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

$5.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.20

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	380	140.00	532	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	704	134.97	950	44

One grade step is worth $5.03/cwt here — about −$418 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

135.08

—

KY average26 barns · 4,759 hd

139.28

−4.20

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	1,540	83.00	1,278	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,358	69.15	939	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	51.58	620	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	51.49	504	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	134.35/cwt	134.00–135.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	652	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	952	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	98.99/cwt	97.00–100.00	916	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	11,634	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	503	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	955	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	70.17/cwt	65.00–79.00	961	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	794	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	49.32/cwt	43.00–52.50	613	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	54.96/cwt	54.50–55.50	628	2
Bulls	—	—	1,130	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,716	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,766	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,257.70/cwt	1,225.00–1,290.00	20,123	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	22,113	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,396	1,295.23/cwt	1,210.00–1,375.00	18,081	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,520	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	17,480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	41.29/cwt	35.00–46.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	61.68/cwt	57.50–66.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	805	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	1,559.23/cwt	1,175.00–1,690.00	18,492	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,041	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	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 Jun 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 109Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 5Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 36Year ago 2

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---2.00 lower and Feeder heifers---Steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows firm and bulls steady. Todays receipts----168 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	130.50	130.50
2	—	400	153.00	153.00
3	—	467	145.00	145.00
3	—	669	120.00–121.00	120.33
1	—	540	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	152.00	152.00
1	—	440	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
3	—	628	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	513	127.00	127.00
2	—	1,045	87.50	87.50
1	—	390	134.00	134.00
3	—	925	97.00–100.00	98.99
3	—	573	120.00	120.00
2	—	605	119.00	119.00
4	—	443	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	134.00–135.00	134.35
5	—	952	121.50	121.50
2	—	598	129.00	129.00
1	—	450	151.00	151.00
1	—	725	129.00	129.00
9	—	801	130.00	130.00
2	—	380	171.00	171.00
5	—	510	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	716	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,135.00	1,135.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,600	1,225.00–1,290.00	1,257.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,396	1,210.00–1,375.00	1,295.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,186	1,175.00–1,690.00	1,559.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,520	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,369	65.00–79.00	70.17
1	—	1,280	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	43.00–52.50	49.32
2	—	1,143	54.50–55.50	54.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	35.00–46.00	41.29
2	—	1,013	57.50–66.00	61.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,950	88.00	88.00

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

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle