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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 22

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

301 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 379▲ 301 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 42▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 26▲ 57 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 2.00-3.00 lower and Feeder heifers 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower on a light test and bulls light test no trends. Todays receipts 372 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 $115.73/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$115.73

94 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$22.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.04

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	529	118.29	626	78
Medium and Large 1	345	111.00	383	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	95.50	535	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.79/cwt here — about $91 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 sale94 hd

115.73

—

KY average27 barns · 6,384 hd

119.77

−4.04

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	—	Low	1,380	57.00	787	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,260	44.00	554	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	36.14	487	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	35.00	317	1thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	316	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	353	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	445	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	130.03/cwt	121.00–133.00	467	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	129.01/cwt	105.00–135.00	550	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	527	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	602	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	744	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	121.46/cwt	115.00–128.00	780	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	693	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	797	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	902	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	383	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	444	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	539	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	427	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	119.76/cwt	117.50–122.00	628	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	116.79/cwt	114.50–117.00	688	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	709	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	756	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	803	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	706	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,025	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	457	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	523	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	562	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	627	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	549	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	582	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	113.88/cwt	109.00–118.00	658	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	732	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,017	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	787	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	317	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	554	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	38.18/cwt	36.50–40.00	494	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	452	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	845	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	3,211	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	960	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,840	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,035	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,951	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,420	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,080	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,344	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	611.78/cwt	470.00–750.00	6,870	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,159	577.93/cwt	460.00–800.00	6,698	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,788	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,316	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	7,238	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,375	616.44/cwt	450.00–700.00	8,476	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,720	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	870	577.21/cwt	525.00–640.00	5,022	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	910	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,370	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	793.12/cwt	575.00–1,100.00	9,652	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	5,856	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 Oct 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 379Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	549	106.00	106.00
2	—	430	120.00	120.00
6	—	363	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	90.00	90.00
6	—	672	109.00	109.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
1	—	715	108.00	108.00
7	—	429	131.00	131.00
9	—	390	134.00	134.00
10	—	578	109.00–118.00	113.88
16	—	518	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
38	—	524	117.50–122.00	119.76
2	—	663	114.00	114.00
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,220	84.00	84.00
1	—	720	111.50	111.50
9	—	440	122.50	122.50
7	—	361	123.00	123.00
6	—	633	112.00	112.00
12	—	589	114.50–117.00	116.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	345	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	96.00	96.00
1	—	395	95.00	95.00
3	—	575	95.00	95.00
2	—	735	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	116.00	116.00
2	—	670	117.00	117.00
1	—	275	115.00	115.00
2	—	588	126.00–127.00	126.50
2	—	513	115.00–120.00	117.44
3	—	450	117.00	117.00
4	—	359	121.00–133.00	130.03
4	—	642	115.00–128.00	121.46
5	—	426	105.00–135.00	129.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	353	126.00	126.00
3	—	693	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	36.50–40.00	38.18
1	—	1,505	30.00	30.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,316	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,123	470.00–750.00	611.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	660.00	660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,159	460.00–800.00	577.93

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	—	845	380.00	380.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	575.00	575.00

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)	3	—	1,375	450.00–700.00	616.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	640.00	640.00

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	—	1,100	450.00	450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	480.00	480.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,217	575.00–1,100.00	793.12

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	—	910	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	525.00–640.00	577.21

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.