Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Steer and heifer calves mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Moderate 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 $127.83/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$127.83

71 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$2.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.00

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	561	128.89	723	45
Medium and Large 2-3	467	126.00	588	26

One grade step is worth $2.89/cwt here — about $135 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 sale71 hd

127.83

—

KY average25 barns · 4,111 hd

131.83

−4.00

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	1,794	77.06	1,383	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	54.60	804	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	51.05	637	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,249	40.62	507	6thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	510	132.65/cwt	128.00–133.00	677	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	489	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	120.26/cwt	120.00–122.00	802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	123.89/cwt	123.00–124.00	644	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	505	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	39.09/cwt	37.00–42.50	473	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,328	43.67/cwt	42.50–45.00	580	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	870	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	832	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	658	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	764	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	48.58/cwt	48.00–49.00	578	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	82.09/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,318	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	63.57/cwt	56.00–70.00	1,105	2
Bulls	—	—	2,285	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,148	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,816	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	1,222.46/cwt	925.00–1,325.00	15,452	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,180.57/cwt	1,025.00–1,350.00	15,914	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	117.55/cwt	115.00–118.00	786	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	745	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	122.29/cwt	120.00–124.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	560	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	554	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	119.19/cwt	119.00–120.00	439	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 Nov 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 149Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 12Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 22Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	510	128.00–133.00	132.65
4	—	428	143.00	143.00
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
3	—	357	156.00	156.00
13	—	669	115.00–118.00	117.55
10	—	587	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	120.00	120.00
6	—	375	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
7	—	568	120.00–124.00	122.29
7	—	446	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	127.00	127.00
2	—	545	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	130.00	130.00
4	—	443	153.00	153.00
2	—	490	146.00	146.00
1	—	695	129.00	129.00
2	—	728	128.00	128.00
2	—	808	139.00	139.00
2	—	858	138.00	138.00
3	—	578	144.00	144.00
2	—	298	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	120.00	120.00
8	—	667	120.00–122.00	120.26
9	—	520	123.00–124.00	123.89
10	—	439	134.00	134.00
2	—	380	133.00	133.00
1	—	635	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,005	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	123.00	123.00
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
9	—	439	127.50	127.50
8	—	554	117.00	117.00
5	—	368	119.00–120.00	119.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	37.00–42.50	39.09
2	—	1,328	42.50–45.00	43.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,513	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,370	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,190	48.00–49.00	48.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	80.00–84.00	82.09
2	—	1,738	56.00–70.00	63.57
1	—	2,285	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,264	925.00–1,325.00	1,222.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,348	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,180.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	700.00	700.00

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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