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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 24

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

313 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 163▲ 313 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 11▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 14▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 1.00-3.00 Higher and Feeder heifers : 2.00-3.00 Higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher and Slaughter bulls firm. Todays receipts 350 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 $117.14/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$117.14

111 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$9.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.01

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	562	119.15	670	88
Medium and Large 2-3	482	109.45	528	23

One grade step is worth $9.70/cwt here — about $142 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 sale111 hd

117.14

—

KY average29 barns · 6,310 hd

121.16

−4.01

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	1,753	77.00	1,350	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,314	52.61	691	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	877	43.51	381	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	43.24	484	10

Every lot

50 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	453	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	580	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	127.91/cwt	125.50–130.00	622	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	130.30/cwt	126.00–135.00	760	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	786	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	837	18
Steers	—	Small 1-2	639	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	639	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	818	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	751	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	987	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	127.01/cwt	123.50–127.50	988	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,209	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	426	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	425	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	126.74/cwt	124.50–128.50	559	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	446	109.17/cwt	103.00–110.00	487	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	127.04/cwt	125.50–129.50	606	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	119.18/cwt	113.00–122.00	621	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	553	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	115.14/cwt	108.50–119.00	655	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	116.23/cwt	109.00–119.50	724	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	109.83/cwt	109.00–115.00	796	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	875	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	901	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	955	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	123.84/cwt	118.00–125.00	443	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	394	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	673	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	108.47/cwt	106.00–111.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	108.93/cwt	95.00–111.00	717	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	681	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	613	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	738	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	664	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,753	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,350	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	35.27/cwt	34.50–36.00	309	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	528	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	43.24/cwt	38.50–46.50	484	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,303	50.72/cwt	46.00–59.00	661	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	61.10/cwt	60.00–62.00	834	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,973	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	940	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,452	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,005	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,623	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	644.87/cwt	640.00–650.00	7,223	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,355	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	9,892	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,688	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 Sep 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 163Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 1.00-3.00 Higher and Feeder heifers : 2.00-3.00 Higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher and Slaughter bulls firm. Todays receipts 350 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	108.00	108.00
16	—	521	113.00–122.00	119.18
1	—	655	104.00	104.00
10	—	477	125.50–129.50	127.04
8	—	569	108.50–119.00	115.14
18	—	441	124.50–128.50	126.74
2	—	328	130.00	130.00
21	—	623	109.00–119.50	116.23
4	—	901	106.00	106.00
7	—	725	109.00–115.00	109.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	363	117.00	117.00
4	—	680	106.00	106.00
2	—	553	97.00	97.00
8	—	446	103.00–110.00	109.17
1	—	790	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	778	123.50–127.50	127.01
8	—	624	126.00	126.00
5	—	1,016	119.00	119.00
12	—	734	134.50	134.50
13	—	486	125.50–130.00	127.91
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
24	—	583	126.00–135.00	130.30
2	—	654	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	453	128.00	128.00
3	—	677	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	632	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
4	—	639	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
2	—	588	106.00–111.00	108.47
4	—	738	90.00	90.00
5	—	475	83.00	83.00
6	—	681	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	129.00	129.00
6	—	358	118.00–125.00	123.84
8	—	580	121.00	121.00
8	—	658	95.00–111.00	108.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,303	46.00–59.00	50.72
2	—	1,365	60.00–62.00	61.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,120	38.50–46.50	43.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	34.50–36.00	35.27
1	—	880	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	77.00	77.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	640.00–650.00	644.87

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	—	1,355	730.00	730.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	460.00	460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	940	580.00	580.00

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	—	1,070	625.00	625.00

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.