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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 25

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← earliestJun 25Jul 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

182 head

▲ 182 vs last sale 0▲ 182 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 0▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 0▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers : 4.00-5.00 lower Heifers 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.05/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$116.05

72 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$12.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.81

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	121.95	645	39
Medium and Large 2-3	575	109.08	627	33

One grade step is worth $12.87/cwt here — about $17 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 sale72 hd

116.05

—

KY average24 barns · 3,966 hd

125.86

−9.81

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	—	High	1,733	90.14	1,562	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,269	59.47	754	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	48.09	532	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	837	34.62	290	8thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	409	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	531	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	136.50/cwt	135.00–138.00	580	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	762	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	131.05/cwt	125.00–132.00	823	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	975	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,026	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	126.47/cwt	125.00–131.00	364	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	408	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	129.18/cwt	126.00–130.00	490	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	556	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	574	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	536	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	614	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	553	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	553	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	117.35/cwt	114.00–118.00	664	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	685	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	776	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	112.87/cwt	107.50–114.00	912	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	131.95/cwt	130.00–134.00	493	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	132.01/cwt	131.00–133.00	548	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	453	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	598	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	108.66/cwt	108.00–110.00	636	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	722	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	109.06/cwt	97.00–115.00	717	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	761	98.31/cwt	95.00–99.00	748	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,733	90.14/cwt	89.50–91.00	1,562	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	837	34.62/cwt	31.00–40.50	290	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	42.13/cwt	41.50–43.00	458	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	49.79/cwt	46.00–55.50	554	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,188	63.45/cwt	63.00–64.00	754	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,309	57.48/cwt	51.50–61.00	752	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	745	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,470	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	800	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,520	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	864	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,011	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,581	2

This sale against other markets

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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers : 4.00-5.00 lower Heifers 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	133.00	133.00
1	—	565	122.00	122.00
2	—	415	131.00–133.00	132.01
3	—	657	97.00–115.00	109.06
4	—	374	130.00–134.00	131.95
5	—	602	120.00	120.00
8	—	510	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	106.00	106.00
3	—	585	108.00–110.00	108.66
6	—	453	132.00	132.00
12	—	761	95.00–99.00	98.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	116.00	116.00
1	—	535	116.00	116.00
5	—	379	126.00–130.00	129.18
6	—	288	125.00–131.00	126.47
6	—	438	127.00	127.00
6	—	566	114.00–118.00	117.35
6	—	808	107.50–114.00	112.87
8	—	636	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	127.50	127.50
2	—	478	117.00	117.00
5	—	755	111.00	111.00
6	—	628	109.00	109.00
7	—	536	114.50	114.50
11	—	553	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
3	—	303	135.00	135.00
3	—	963	106.50	106.50
4	—	393	135.00	135.00
4	—	558	136.50	136.50
6	—	425	135.00–138.00	136.50
7	—	628	125.00–132.00	131.05
7	—	793	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,385	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	864	580.00	580.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	745	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	690.00	690.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,112	46.00–55.50	49.79
2	—	1,088	41.50–43.00	42.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,309	51.50–61.00	57.48
2	—	1,188	63.00–64.00	63.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	837	31.00–40.50	34.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,733	89.50–91.00	90.14

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.