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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 16

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

234 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 250▲ 234 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 28▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 20▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 1.00-2.00 Higher, Feeder heifers steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Todays receipts 277 hd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.79/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$130.79

78 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$26.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.14

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	492	136.51	672	55
Medium and Large 2-3	468	121.36	568	14thin
Small 1-2	445	110.90	493	5thin
Small 2-3	394	110.00	433	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.51/cwt here — about $239 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 sale78 hd

130.79

—

KY average27 barns · 2,043 hd

125.64

+5.14

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	—	Low	1,756	86.66	1,522	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,102	52.67	580	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	859	43.42	373	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	988	42.31	418	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	782	65.00	508	2thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	374	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	134.00/cwt	132.00–146.00	582	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	549	12
Steers	—	Small 1-2	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	640	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	699	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	874	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,027	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	749	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	426	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	123.54/cwt	117.00–129.00	472	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	582	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	126.75/cwt	126.00–127.00	643	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	123.26/cwt	122.00–123.50	731	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	769	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	528	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	155.26/cwt	147.50–161.00	517	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	495	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	368	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	414	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	139.88/cwt	132.50–142.00	520	8
Bulls	—	Small 2-3	394	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	433	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	616	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	448	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	529	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	591	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	699	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	605	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	560	108.50/cwt	100.00–117.00	608	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	777	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	120.01/cwt	108.00–122.00	791	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	797	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	888	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	782	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	508	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,020	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	663	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,032	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,956	96.03/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,878	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	742	28.00/cwt	27.00–28.50	208	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	36.50/cwt	36.50–36.50	354	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	686	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	988	42.31/cwt	35.00–47.00	418	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,102	52.67/cwt	49.50–57.50	580	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	910	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,460	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	960	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,896	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,698	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	9,162	1

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 Jul 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 250Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 1.00-2.00 Higher, Feeder heifers steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Todays receipts 277 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,015	87.50	87.50
2	—	493	125.00	125.00
2	—	705	113.00	113.00
7	—	333	147.50–161.00	155.26
7	—	432	142.50	142.50
7	—	659	108.00–122.00	120.01
8	—	372	132.50–142.00	139.88
8	—	589	132.00	132.00
10	—	514	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	394	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	112.50	112.50
2	—	560	100.00–117.00	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	448	118.00	118.00
3	—	473	125.00	125.00
2	—	515	117.50	117.50
2	—	360	137.50	137.50
1	—	695	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	467	115.00–120.00	117.51
7	—	538	119.00	119.00
3	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	985	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	652	134.00	134.00
7	—	434	132.00–146.00	134.00
2	—	913	112.50	112.50
2	—	578	121.00	121.00
1	—	795	125.00	125.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	245	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
1	—	455	113.00	113.00
1	—	380	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	382	117.00–129.00	123.54
8	—	507	126.00–127.00	126.75
6	—	593	122.00–123.50	123.26
6	—	448	130.00	130.00
4	—	649	118.50	118.50
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	450	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	69.00	69.00
4	—	1,956	93.00–100.00	96.03
1	—	1,955	88.50	88.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	742	27.00–28.50	28.00
2	—	980	70.00	70.00
1	—	970	36.50	36.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,102	49.50–57.50	52.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	988	35.00–47.00	42.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	782	65.00	65.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	960	510.00	510.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	730.00	730.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	535.00	535.00

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.