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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 19

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

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Feeder Cattle receipts

365 head

▲ 289 vs last sale 76▲ 365 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 4▲ 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 6▲ 27 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 3.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---Steady to 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher and bulls 2.00 higher. Todays receipts 476 hd. Last years receipts 387 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 $117.32/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$117.32

132 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$4.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.10

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	548	119.16	654	83
Medium and Large 2-3	505	114.22	577	49

One grade step is worth $4.93/cwt here — about $76 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 sale132 hd

117.32

—

KY average27 barns · 3,807 hd

122.43

−5.10

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	1,748	71.54	1,251	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,348	48.12	649	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,134	39.00	442	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	30.05	308	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,095	52.00	569	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	476	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	610	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	571	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	746	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	125.85/cwt	124.00–130.00	784	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,086	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	366	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	432	12
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	455	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	117.41/cwt	107.00–119.50	522	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	532	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	116.95/cwt	115.00–128.00	594	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	559	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	530	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	472	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	117.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	679	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	689	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	653	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	555	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	744	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	623	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	358	114.75/cwt	100.00–117.00	411	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	500	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	112.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	478	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	457	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	567	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	525	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	122.44/cwt	115.00–123.00	648	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	539	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	604	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	116.15/cwt	108.00–118.00	684	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	632	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	632	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	105.00/cwt	102.00–106.00	693	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	751	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	751	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	752	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,095	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	569	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,564	67.94/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,063	5
Bulls	—	—	1,925	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,386	1
Bulls	—	—	1,997	77.40/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,546	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	226	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	30.89/cwt	27.00–35.00	322	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	37.56/cwt	30.00–43.50	425	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	50.51/cwt	48.00–52.50	581	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	44.70/cwt	41.00–50.00	592	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	54.97/cwt	49.00–60.00	767	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3Thin Fleshed	685	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,226	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	865	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	928	478.50/cwt	375.00–575.00	4,440	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	978	418.66/cwt	325.00–500.00	4,094	3
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,055	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	6,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,960	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,064	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,159	595.41/cwt	475.00–725.00	6,901	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,455	767.55/cwt	760.00–775.00	11,168	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,465	727.52/cwt	670.00–775.00	10,658	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,500	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	19,875	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 Nov 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 76Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 4Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	110.00–116.00	112.04
14	—	529	115.00–123.00	122.44
24	—	589	108.00–118.00	116.15
2	—	643	100.00	100.00
4	—	376	133.00	133.00
18	—	450	135.00	135.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
3	—	752	100.00	100.00
14	—	660	102.00–106.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	751	100.00	100.00
4	—	539	112.00	112.00
9	—	632	100.00	100.00
3	—	482	109.00	109.00
8	—	358	100.00–117.00	114.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	457	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	117.00–120.00	117.50
10	—	445	122.00	122.00
2	—	373	122.00	122.00
7	—	664	112.00	112.00
17	—	508	115.00–128.00	116.95
11	—	451	118.00	118.00
6	—	610	110.00–116.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
6	—	522	107.00	107.00
4	—	653	85.00	85.00
18	—	445	107.00–119.50	117.41
1	—	760	82.00	82.00
12	—	366	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
3	—	530	89.00	89.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	134.00	134.00
1	—	785	123.00	123.00
5	—	574	130.00	130.00
1	—	685	128.00	128.00
5	—	439	139.00	139.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
2	—	920	118.00	118.00
7	—	623	124.00–130.00	125.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
1	—	505	113.00	113.00
2	—	395	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,564	65.00–70.00	67.94
1	—	1,925	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,997	76.00–80.00	77.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,395	49.00–60.00	54.97
16	—	1,325	41.00–50.00	44.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,044	27.00–35.00	30.89
1	—	905	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	48.00–52.50	50.51
16	—	1,132	30.00–43.50	37.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	52.00	52.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,455	760.00–775.00	767.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,465	670.00–775.00	727.52

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,159	475.00–725.00	595.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	360.00	360.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	928	375.00–575.00	478.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	978	325.00–500.00	418.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	590.00	590.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	685	325.00	325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,325.00	1,325.00

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.