Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2019-11-05

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 5
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
287 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 236▲ 287 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 33▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 26▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --3.00-4.00 higher and Feeder heifers--2.00 higher. --Slaughter cows 2.00 lower and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Todays receipts 435 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.72/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$112.72
82 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$522
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$37.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.60
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2464115.7253666
Medium and Large 2-3438103.5545414thin
Medium and Large 363378.004942thin
One grade step is worth $37.72/cwt here — about $43 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 sale82 hd
112.72
—
KY average26 barns · 5,701 hd
118.32
−5.60
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—High1,62157.1692611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41441.395859thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18832.2338310
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96522.312158thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368132.50/cwt132.50–132.504882
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2444134.00/cwt134.00–134.0059510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486133.99/cwt133.00–135.006514
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515118.00/cwt118.00–118.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530136.26/cwt122.00–141.007227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571132.00/cwt132.00–132.0075410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601137.00/cwt137.00–137.0082318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650123.00/cwt123.00–123.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773123.00/cwt123.00–123.009514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2303105.00/cwt105.00–105.003186
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3349109.50/cwt109.50–109.503827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378119.87/cwt108.00–127.0045311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433118.02/cwt105.00–120.0051122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475101.44/cwt90.00–109.004825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524117.27/cwt114.50–117.5061417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573110.67/cwt105.00–112.006346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-359595.00/cwt95.00–95.005651
Heifers—Medium and Large 363378.00/cwt78.00–78.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658111.48/cwt105.00–118.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715106.00/cwt106.00–106.007582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372081.00/cwt81.00–81.005831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250107.50/cwt107.50–107.502691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330116.00/cwt116.00–116.003831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3353110.00/cwt110.00–110.003884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2362124.89/cwt110.00–130.004528
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433125.29/cwt116.00–129.005439
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455124.00/cwt124.00–124.005645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508124.15/cwt112.00–126.5063113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528116.00/cwt116.00–116.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577120.88/cwt119.00–125.5069717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675102.34/cwt92.00–105.006915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685104.00/cwt104.00–104.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-274590.00/cwt90.00–90.006712
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39248.86/cwt44.00–55.006805
Bulls——1,73056.65/cwt52.00–59.009803
Bulls——1,85570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,2991
Bulls——1,89574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,4021
Bulls——1,93070.50/cwt70.50–70.501,3611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88017.19/cwt15.00–20.001512
Cows—Lean 85-90%96025.46/cwt24.00–27.002442
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01023.30/cwt20.00–25.002354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18832.23/cwt26.00–38.0038310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38040.22/cwt35.00–43.505557
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53345.50/cwt45.50–45.506982
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2738435.00/cwt435.00–435.003,2102
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2755450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,3981
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2800530.00/cwt440.00–600.004,2402
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2957500.95/cwt420.00–600.004,7947
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,009433.30/cwt335.00–675.004,37217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060360.00/cwt360.00–360.003,8161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090640.00/cwt640.00–640.006,9761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125404.22/cwt370.00–440.004,5472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,143597.96/cwt450.00–685.006,8356
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190544.82/cwt500.00–650.006,48315
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200675.00/cwt675.00–675.008,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200630.00/cwt630.00–630.007,5601
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,412714.59/cwt680.00–730.0010,0903
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2730775.00/cwt775.00–775.005,6581
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2875930.00/cwt930.00–930.008,1381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2915775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,0911
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2945791.06/cwt690.00–930.007,4763
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,183668.16/cwt600.00–730.007,9042

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.