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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 27

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

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Feeder Cattle receipts

251 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 152▲ 251 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 16▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 21▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---steady to 2.00 lower and Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher and Slaughter bulls firm. Todays receipts---293 hd.

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 $124.07/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$124.07

81 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$4.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

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	522	124.65	651	71
Medium and Large 2-3	513	120.00	616	10thin

One grade step is worth $4.65/cwt here — about $35 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 sale81 hd

124.07

—

KY average26 barns · 4,901 hd

126.42

−2.35

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	1,905	88.00	1,676	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	58.68	792	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,035	50.00	518	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	980	46.64	457	5thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	136.05/cwt	135.00–140.50	660	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	703	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	775	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	133.08/cwt	130.00–134.00	834	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	608	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	526	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	131.41/cwt	131.00–132.00	484	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	575	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	572	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	635	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	582	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	664	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	120.55/cwt	114.00–121.00	710	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	671	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	768	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	803	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	454	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	142.40/cwt	138.00–147.00	474	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	494	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	602	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	538	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	498	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	647	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	750	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	723	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	679	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,905	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,676	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	46.64/cwt	45.00–48.50	457	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	518	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	824	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	57.14/cwt	54.00–59.00	771	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,165	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	985	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,403	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,230	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	7,073	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,576	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	855	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,164	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	895	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,028	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	935	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,834	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	995	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,274	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,099	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,517	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,103	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	7,712	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,335	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,345	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,420	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	12,212	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 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 152Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---steady to 2.00 lower and Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher and Slaughter bulls firm. Todays receipts---293 hd.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	685.00	685.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	760.00	760.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	860.00	860.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	640.00	640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,099	775.00	775.00

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	—	895	450.00	450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	935	410.00	410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	995	530.00	530.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	370.00	370.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	93.00	93.00
2	—	333	138.00–147.00	142.40
2	—	460	117.00	117.00
5	—	657	110.00	110.00
14	—	438	137.50	137.50
24	—	577	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	116.00	116.00
2	—	675	104.00	104.00
2	—	535	110.00–114.00	111.98
2	—	313	145.00	145.00
1	—	555	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	498	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	115.00	115.00
4	—	723	111.00	111.00
5	—	368	131.00–132.00	131.41
11	—	523	127.00	127.00
14	—	442	130.00	130.00
15	—	589	114.00–121.00	120.55
1	—	455	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	506	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
2	—	363	145.00	145.00
2	—	515	113.00	113.00
2	—	613	109.50	109.50
3	—	477	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	137.00	137.00
4	—	589	130.00–132.00	131.51
5	—	485	135.00–140.50	136.05
11	—	627	130.00–134.00	133.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	980	45.00–48.50	46.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	61.00	61.00
3	—	1,350	54.00–59.00	57.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	50.00	50.00

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.