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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 6

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

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Feeder Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 243▲ 96 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 37▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeders steers 2.00-3.00 lower and Feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady and 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 $126.75/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$126.75

33 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$30

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

$17.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.99

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	503	129.36	651	27
Medium and Large 3	533	122.00	650	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	611	111.50	681	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.86/cwt here — about −$30 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 sale33 hd

126.75

—

KY average25 barns · 5,627 hd

132.74

−5.99

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	1,858	94.31	1,752	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	64.25	858	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	972	47.81	465	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	920	47.06	433	5thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	695	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	130.57/cwt	129.00–134.00	437	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	615	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	662	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	654	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	692	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	752	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,858	94.31/cwt	88.00–98.50	1,752	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	852	40.76/cwt	37.50–45.00	347	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	972	47.81/cwt	44.00–51.50	465	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	56.50/cwt	56.00–57.00	577	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,185	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	752	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	965	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	785	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	975	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,948	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,237	861.28/cwt	710.00–975.00	10,654	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	655.51/cwt	600.00–700.00	8,620	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	905	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,181	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 Aug 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 243Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeders steers 2.00-3.00 lower and Feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady and 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	—	325	153.00	153.00
15	—	503	137.50	137.50
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
3	—	583	129.00	129.00
5	—	436	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	555	142.00	142.00
2	—	465	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	509	130.00	130.00
9	—	459	134.00	134.00
1	—	430	133.00	133.00
2	—	765	113.00	113.00
3	—	335	129.00–134.00	130.57
4	—	605	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	710	111.00	111.00
2	—	624	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,185	63.50	63.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,022	56.00–57.00	56.50
3	—	852	37.50–45.00	40.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	44.00–51.50	47.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,858	88.00–98.50	94.31

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,237	710.00–975.00	861.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,315	600.00–700.00	655.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.