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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 1

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

245 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 313▲ 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 25▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 12▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 3.00 higher and Feeder heifers 2.00--3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower and bulls 2.00 higher. Todays receipts 306 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 $113.26/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$113.26

81 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$13.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.00

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	555	113.67	631	70
Medium and Large 2-3	453	111.70	506	10thin
Small 1-2	475	100.00	475	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.67/cwt here — about $156 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

113.26

—

KY average27 barns · 6,235 hd

118.26

−5.00

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	1,588	77.93	1,238	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,223	51.32	627	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	39.69	483	5thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	579	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	131.03/cwt	127.00–132.00	711	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	741	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	129.97/cwt	127.00–132.00	816	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	846	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	925	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	748	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	733	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	877	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,020	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	353	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	413	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	461	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	482	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	515	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	113.04/cwt	107.00–117.00	589	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	108.85/cwt	106.00–114.00	641	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	114.98/cwt	113.00–118.00	704	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	110.40/cwt	107.00–115.00	730	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	112.67/cwt	112.00–113.00	859	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	130.53/cwt	127.00–135.00	473	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	532	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	136.05/cwt	130.00–137.00	604	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	634	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	681	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	559	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	447	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	114.40/cwt	114.00–115.00	673	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	707	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,557	73.49/cwt	69.50–76.00	1,144	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	84.59/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,383	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,170	58.12/cwt	53.00–64.00	680	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	39.69/cwt	38.00–42.50	483	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	49.05/cwt	46.50–52.00	608	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,319	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	802	501.12/cwt	460.00–520.00	4,019	4
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	865	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,109	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	865	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,460	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	906	630.17/cwt	425.00–685.00	5,709	8
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	938	440.13/cwt	430.00–450.00	4,128	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,085	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	6,678	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	686.57/cwt	680.00–725.00	9,049	6
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,332	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,658	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 Oct 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 313Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 3.00 higher and Feeder heifers 2.00--3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower and bulls 2.00 higher. Todays receipts 306 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	—	465	110.00	110.00
18	—	661	107.00–115.00	110.40
8	—	589	106.00–114.00	108.85
8	—	448	115.00	115.00
8	—	366	126.00	126.00
5	—	612	113.00–118.00	114.98
3	—	762	112.00–113.00	112.67
19	—	521	107.00–117.00	113.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	353	117.00	117.00
3	—	535	108.00	108.00
2	—	438	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	833	122.50	122.50
10	—	661	128.00	128.00
9	—	561	132.00	132.00
8	—	743	124.50	124.50
5	—	543	127.00–132.00	131.03
2	—	790	111.00	111.00
12	—	628	127.00–132.00	129.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	748	98.00	98.00
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
1	—	429	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	524	130.00	130.00
14	—	444	130.00–137.00	136.05
5	—	643	110.00	110.00
2	—	488	130.00	130.00
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
15	—	588	114.00–115.00	114.40
4	—	362	127.00–135.00	130.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	115.00	115.00
2	—	443	120.00	120.00
1	—	559	80.00	80.00
1	—	635	99.00	99.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	69.50–76.00	73.49
2	—	1,635	83.00–86.00	84.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,240	46.50–52.00	49.05
2	—	1,170	53.00–64.00	58.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,218	38.00–42.50	39.69

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	—	755	310.00	310.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	875.00	875.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	400.00	400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	906	425.00–685.00	630.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	802	460.00–520.00	501.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	938	430.00–450.00	440.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	865	475.00	475.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,318	680.00–725.00	686.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	530.00	530.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	500.00	500.00

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)	2	—	1,332	650.00	650.00

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.