Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2019-12-17

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 17
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 148▲ 158 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 42▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 25▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --2.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady and bulls firm. Todays receipts 218 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.11/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$114.11
52 head · 579 lb average
Value per head Derived
$661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.78
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2618117.1772435
Medium and Large 2-3500107.8153917thin
One grade step is worth $9.36/cwt here — about $186 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 sale52 hd
114.11
—
KY average30 barns · 7,543 hd
122.89
−8.78
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—High1,90571.751,3672thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,10042.394663thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13035.864052thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low87829.202566thin

Every lot

56 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 1-2355130.00/cwt130.00–130.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2457137.00/cwt137.00–137.006266
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3474133.00/cwt133.00–133.006304
Steers—Small 1-2475115.00/cwt115.00–115.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513121.00/cwt121.00–121.006215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572136.65/cwt134.00–140.007829
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632134.00/cwt134.00–134.008473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675134.00/cwt134.00–134.009056
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2816134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,14082.50/cwt82.50–82.509411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368110.00/cwt110.00–110.004053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3436110.94/cwt110.00–113.004846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2446126.00/cwt126.00–126.005628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545119.00/cwt119.00–119.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568112.53/cwt110.00–120.006396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573127.00/cwt127.00–127.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606118.00/cwt118.00–118.007155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362582.00/cwt82.00–82.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673116.14/cwt111.00–117.007827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717108.80/cwt104.00–115.007805
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374080.00/cwt80.00–80.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778109.50/cwt109.00–110.008524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,02085.00/cwt85.00–85.008671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367125.00/cwt125.00–125.004593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438122.69/cwt121.00–126.005373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495134.00/cwt134.00–134.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006002
Bulls—Small 1-2500105.00/cwt105.00–105.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630117.00/cwt117.00–117.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2749105.00/cwt105.00–105.007865
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75074.50/cwt74.50–74.501,3041
Bulls——2,06069.00/cwt69.00–69.001,4211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%68037.00/cwt37.00–37.002521
Cows—Lean 85-90%86727.40/cwt25.00–29.002383
Cows—Lean 85-90%90525.00/cwt25.00–25.002261
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08031.00/cwt31.00–31.003351
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,10042.39/cwt40.00–47.004663
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13035.86/cwt33.00–38.504052
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2790600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,7401
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975480.00/cwt480.00–480.004,6801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2893398.46/cwt350.00–450.003,5582
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2982610.92/cwt410.00–720.005,9993
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,5701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,072488.26/cwt450.00–510.005,2343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105430.00/cwt430.00–430.004,7521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,121723.61/cwt600.00–800.008,1126
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203653.12/cwt550.00–750.007,8572
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,460775.00/cwt775.00–775.0011,3151
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2935620.00/cwt620.00–620.005,7971
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2955625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,9691
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2960600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,7601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,270750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,410950.00/cwt950.00–950.0013,3951

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.