Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2019-10-08

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 8
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
294 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 245▲ 294 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 29▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 32▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher and heifers steady to 2.00 higher . Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts 365 hd--- Last years receipts 498 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.98/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$115.98
109 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$4.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.00
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540116.5162996
Medium and Large 2-3424112.0947511thin
Small 1-2430112.004822thin
One grade step is worth $4.51/cwt here — about $147 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 sale109 hd
115.98
—
KY average26 barns · 5,009 hd
118.98
−3.00
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,86172.851,3564thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45549.027138thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13842.414837thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05031.173272thin

Every lot

65 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383130.00/cwt130.00–130.004982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478138.23/cwt134.00–142.506612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525138.00/cwt138.00–138.007259
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2592132.72/cwt127.50–139.5078617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600106.00/cwt106.00–106.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671129.23/cwt121.00–135.0086721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728131.00/cwt131.00–131.009543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2793132.25/cwt132.25–132.251,0499
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,0731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1462
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368120.00/cwt120.00–120.0044211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379116.00/cwt116.00–116.004407
Heifers—Small 1-2385114.00/cwt114.00–114.004391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433106.00/cwt106.00–106.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2442117.87/cwt110.00–119.5052116
Heifers—Small 1-2475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2495116.50/cwt116.50–116.505774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533118.14/cwt115.00–120.2563028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540103.00/cwt103.00–103.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586111.29/cwt101.00–112.0065215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600106.00/cwt106.00–106.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606117.00/cwt117.00–117.007097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669105.51/cwt105.00–106.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713117.00/cwt117.00–117.0083412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860102.00/cwt102.00–102.008771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245152.50/cwt152.50–152.503741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3329127.50/cwt127.50–127.504191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371141.00/cwt141.00–141.005237
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3399120.00/cwt120.00–120.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2441136.00/cwt136.00–136.006008
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-350094.00/cwt94.00–94.004701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514120.00/cwt120.00–120.0061714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578109.27/cwt108.00–110.006328
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-364392.00/cwt92.00–92.005923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665102.46/cwt100.00–105.0068110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-374095.00/cwt95.00–95.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-274196.00/cwt96.00–96.007114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276589.00/cwt89.00–89.006811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59068.70/cwt62.00–74.001,0922
Bulls——1,88578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,4701
Bulls——2,38076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,8091
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%98545.00/cwt45.00–45.004431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05031.17/cwt30.00–32.503272
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16441.98/cwt39.00–44.504896
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42351.50/cwt51.50–51.507333
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47447.53/cwt44.50–49.507015
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Large 11,8851,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0024,9761
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2785390.00/cwt390.00–390.003,0621
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2795435.00/cwt435.00–435.003,4581
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2883369.58/cwt360.00–380.003,2632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,2801
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2973465.87/cwt400.00–525.004,5332
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2973396.27/cwt350.00–440.003,8562
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,028568.98/cwt550.00–590.005,8492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060460.00/cwt460.00–460.004,8761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,072519.67/cwt450.00–625.005,5713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105861.73/cwt630.00–925.009,5225
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125870.00/cwt870.00–870.009,7884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250620.00/cwt620.00–620.007,7501
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,389800.05/cwt710.00–870.0011,1137
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,430780.00/cwt780.00–780.0011,1541
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,248742.89/cwt580.00–900.009,2712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,465950.00/cwt950.00–950.0013,9181

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.