Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Steer and heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower on a limited comparison from last weeks sale. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.12/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$136.12

50 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$8.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.90

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	709	137.12	972	44
Medium and Large 2-3	523	128.75	673	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.37/cwt here — about $299 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 sale50 hd

136.12

—

KY average24 barns · 6,364 hd

150.02

−13.90

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	1,765	82.40	1,454	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	54.37	863	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	43.80	537	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	37.17	413	9thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	578	124.24/cwt	124.00–125.00	718	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	122.02/cwt	120.00–123.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	136.44/cwt	126.00–138.50	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	899	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,201	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	136.14/cwt	135.50–137.50	860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	121.25/cwt	120.50–121.50	590	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	117.23/cwt	113.00–119.00	845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	121.75/cwt	118.00–123.00	818	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,797	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	82.40/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,454	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	41.95/cwt	37.00–45.50	533	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	54.37/cwt	54.00–55.00	863	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	42.80/cwt	42.00–43.50	526	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	35.56/cwt	32.00–40.00	384	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	539	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 Nov 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 94Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 40Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 16Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	124.00–125.00	124.24
2	—	423	135.00	135.00
4	—	524	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	434	120.00–123.00	122.02
5	—	671	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	127.00–128.00	127.49
3	—	390	125.00	125.00
6	—	433	125.50	125.50
1	—	835	115.50	115.50
10	—	487	120.50–121.50	121.25
7	—	721	113.00–119.00	117.23
4	—	672	118.00–123.00	121.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	120.00	120.00
2	—	605	117.00	117.00
2	—	545	110.00	110.00
3	—	285	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	138.50	138.50
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
1	—	665	123.00	123.00
2	—	480	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	798	126.00–138.50	136.44
8	—	661	136.00	136.00
3	—	428	144.00	144.00
7	—	532	142.50	142.50
13	—	893	134.50	134.50
1	—	705	132.00	132.00
6	—	632	135.50–137.50	136.14

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,182	575.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	80.00–84.00	82.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	37.00–45.50	41.95
1	—	1,135	47.50	47.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	54.00–55.00	54.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	42.00–43.50	42.80
7	—	1,079	32.00–40.00	35.56

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