Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Steer and heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls not well tested. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.98/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$125.98

80 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$15.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.47

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	543	129.62	704	49
Medium and Large 2-3	516	121.46	627	26
Large 1	562	113.80	640	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.82/cwt here — about $64 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 sale80 hd

125.98

—

KY average25 barns · 2,328 hd

131.45

−5.47

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	1,850	72.94	1,349	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	49.50	579	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	43.75	439	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	616	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	589	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	146.71/cwt	145.00–151.00	553	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	773	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	512	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	589	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	638	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	715	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	579	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	72.94/cwt	67.50–78.00	1,349	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	38.50/cwt	38.50–38.50	389	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	830.82/cwt	790.00–880.00	9,297	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	14,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	436	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	645	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	122.56/cwt	118.00–126.00	566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	721	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	868	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	121.22/cwt	121.00–122.00	721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	719	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	468	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	675	8

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 Oct 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 204Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 23Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 13Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	109.00	109.00
2	—	950	111.00	111.00
12	—	513	120.00	120.00
11	—	448	131.50	131.50
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
10	—	734	118.25	118.25
7	—	758	117.50	117.50
7	—	364	128.50	128.50
8	—	584	115.50	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	113.00	113.00
3	—	420	126.00	126.00
1	—	675	104.00	104.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
4	—	719	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	123.50	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	119.00	119.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
3	—	612	130.00–135.00	133.32
1	—	815	130.00	130.00
1	—	285	172.50	172.50
3	—	713	132.00	132.00
2	—	465	140.00	140.00
2	—	390	145.00	145.00
4	—	503	142.00	142.00
1	—	795	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	739	102.00	102.00
10	—	377	145.00–151.00	146.71
2	—	205	165.00	165.00
6	—	661	117.00	117.00
15	—	528	136.50	136.50
9	—	595	121.00–122.00	121.22
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	115.00	115.00
2	—	638	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	137.50	137.50
9	—	561	115.00	115.00
7	—	462	118.00–126.00	122.56
4	—	628	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	49.50	49.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	38.50	38.50
1	—	995	49.00	49.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,850	67.50–78.00	72.94

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,119	790.00–880.00	830.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	960.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	875.00	875.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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