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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 29

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

236 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 301▲ 236 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 14▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 57▲ 26 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 higher and Feeder heifers ---2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 295 hd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $119.79/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$119.79

79 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$2.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

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	540	120.12	649	68
Medium and Large 1	400	118.00	472	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	468	117.67	551	9thin

One grade step is worth $2.46/cwt here — about $98 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 sale79 hd

119.79

—

KY average28 barns · 3,710 hd

118.95

+0.84

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	1,736	63.58	1,104	5thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	341	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	426	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	590	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	659	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	534	112.59/cwt	107.00–117.00	601	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	116.07/cwt	111.00–121.00	721	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	709	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	653	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	666	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	328	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	416	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	473	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	425	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	546	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	458	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	110.27/cwt	98.00–115.50	576	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	660	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	111.00/cwt	109.00–112.00	716	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	102.41/cwt	102.00–103.00	681	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	743	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	698	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	800	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	294	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	406	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	343	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	425	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	487	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	413	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	128.70/cwt	118.00–132.00	568	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	452	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	547	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	613	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	723	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	746	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	781	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	907	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	63.46/cwt	62.50–65.00	1,093	3
Bulls	—	—	1,890	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,351	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	790	614.59/cwt	550.00–680.00	4,855	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	885	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,292	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	965	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,404	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	990	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,326	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,031	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,015	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	742.82/cwt	615.00–800.00	8,854	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,960	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	913	665.75/cwt	485.00–810.00	6,078	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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 301Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 57Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 295 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	530	116.00	116.00
5	—	781	100.00	100.00
3	—	348	140.00	140.00
6	—	568	108.00	108.00
3	—	605	112.00	112.00
2	—	678	110.00	110.00
4	—	294	138.00	138.00
12	—	441	118.00–132.00	128.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	118.00	118.00
1	—	450	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	124.00	124.00
1	—	760	96.00	96.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
5	—	452	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	593	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	341	125.00	125.00
2	—	633	112.00	112.00
5	—	534	107.00–117.00	112.59
2	—	653	102.00	102.00
2	—	488	121.00	121.00
2	—	725	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	134.00	134.00
1	—	510	132.00	132.00
3	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	124.00	124.00
2	—	621	111.00–121.00	116.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	109.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	290	113.00	113.00
6	—	453	120.50	120.50
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
14	—	522	98.00–115.50	110.27
14	—	589	112.00	112.00
2	—	748	107.00	107.00
7	—	388	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	102.00–103.00	102.41
2	—	458	100.00	100.00
2	—	743	94.00	94.00
4	—	368	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	107.00	107.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	965	560.00	560.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	485.00	485.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	790	550.00–680.00	614.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	740.00	740.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,245	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	615.00–800.00	742.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	485.00–810.00	665.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	71.50	71.50
3	—	1,723	62.50–65.00	63.46
1	—	1,620	56.00	56.00

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.