Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---2.00 higher and Feeder heifers---Steady to 1.00 lower, Slaughter cows Steady and bulls 1.00--2.00 higher . Todays receipts 154 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.92/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$132.92

39 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$13.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.10

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	593	134.64	799	34
Medium and Large 2-3	625	121.20	758	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.44/cwt here — about $41 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 sale39 hd

132.92

—

KY average25 barns · 2,039 hd

137.02

−4.10

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	—	Average	1,658	92.50	1,533	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,313	69.03	906	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	60.65	669	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	863	37.87	327	5thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,435	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,220	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,880	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	64.50/cwt	64.00–65.00	748	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	70.04/cwt	65.50–73.00	943	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	640	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	21.18/cwt	20.00–22.00	177	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	948	484.85/cwt	480.00–490.00	4,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	915	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	970	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	145.29/cwt	138.00–149.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	747	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	5,715	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	975	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	682	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	822	695.17/cwt	450.00–960.00	5,714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	126.09/cwt	125.50–128.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	146.57/cwt	139.00–154.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	637	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	212	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	497	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	61.22/cwt	58.50–64.50	686	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,040.04/cwt	960.00–1,120.00	10,868	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,416.24/cwt	1,140.00–1,670.00	19,445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,268	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	732.43/cwt	640.00–825.00	8,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	716	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,468	1,210.37/cwt	1,000.00–1,340.00	17,768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	649	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	1,124.55/cwt	925.00–1,260.00	12,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	128.76/cwt	126.00–138.00	886	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	140.51/cwt	138.00–141.00	732	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	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 Jul 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 157Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 16Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 27Year ago 16

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---2.00 higher and Feeder heifers---Steady to 1.00 lower, Slaughter cows Steady and bulls 1.00--2.00 higher . Todays receipts 154 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,880	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	64.00–65.00	64.50
9	—	1,347	65.50–73.00	70.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	65.00	65.00
2	—	835	20.00–22.00	21.18
1	—	705	30.00	30.00
1	—	955	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	59.50	59.50
2	—	1,120	58.50–64.50	61.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	480.00–490.00	484.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	747	765.00	765.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	822	450.00–960.00	695.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,114	640.00–825.00	732.43
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,468	1,000.00–1,340.00	1,210.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	960.00–1,120.00	1,040.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,076	925.00–1,260.00	1,124.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,373	1,140.00–1,670.00	1,416.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	143.00	143.00
2	—	515	139.00–154.00	146.57
1	—	690	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	138.00–149.00	145.29
4	—	560	138.00	138.00
1	—	750	116.00	116.00
1	—	740	114.00	114.00
13	—	688	126.00–138.00	128.76
12	—	521	138.00–141.00	140.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	132.00	132.00
1	—	430	131.00	131.00
1	—	585	111.00	111.00
2	—	745	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	559	122.00	122.00
1	—	630	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
4	—	637	125.50–128.00	126.09
1	—	445	140.50	140.50
6	—	595	132.00	132.00
4	—	536	133.00	133.00
2	—	393	145.00	145.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

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Replacement Cattle

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