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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 7

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

272 head

▲ 114 vs last sale 158▲ 272 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 15▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 45▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends, due to closed for Christmas and New Years Holidays. Todays receipts 324 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 $119.96/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$119.96

104 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$5.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.61

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	546	120.50	658	94
Medium and Large 2-3	452	114.90	519	10thin

One grade step is worth $5.60/cwt here — about $138 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 sale104 hd

119.96

—

KY average18 barns · 4,958 hd

124.57

−4.61

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	1,492	66.00	985	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,347	49.82	671	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	41.21	527	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	30.00	348	1thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	668	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	613	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	807	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	133.08/cwt	129.00–135.00	832	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	133.74/cwt	123.00–139.00	911	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	945	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	452	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	531	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	127.27/cwt	125.00–128.00	579	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	505	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	601	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	117.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	619	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	116.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	671	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	115.20/cwt	112.50–118.00	780	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	668	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	155.36/cwt	154.00–156.00	606	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	593	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	569	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	651	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	136.59/cwt	132.00–141.00	671	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	121.17/cwt	121.00–122.00	652	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	784	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	811	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	113.49/cwt	110.00–117.00	815	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	843	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	879	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,102	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	348	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,248	54.78/cwt	54.50–55.00	684	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	41.21/cwt	39.50–43.00	527	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,362	49.06/cwt	43.00–55.00	668	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	720	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,060	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	785	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,396	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	862	423.43/cwt	260.00–660.00	3,650	7
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	950	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,420	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,000	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	660.62/cwt	500.00–750.00	7,386	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,147	516.40/cwt	400.00–585.00	5,923	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,315	671.88/cwt	660.00–685.00	8,835	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 Jan 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 158Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 45Year ago 0

No trends, due to closed for Christmas and New Years Holidays. Todays receipts 324 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	127.00	127.00
1	—	650	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	681	123.00–139.00	133.74
5	—	721	131.00	131.00
5	—	589	137.00	137.00
3	—	625	129.00–135.00	133.08
2	—	450	148.50	148.50
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
1	—	510	135.00	135.00
1	—	385	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	455	125.00–128.00	127.27
12	—	527	115.00–118.00	117.48
1	—	640	111.00	111.00
28	—	576	110.00–120.00	116.53
1	—	740	103.00	103.00
18	—	677	112.50–118.00	115.20
2	—	768	87.00	87.00
10	—	379	140.00	140.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	111.00	111.00
3	—	377	120.00	120.00
3	—	523	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	390	154.00–156.00	155.36
7	—	654	124.00	124.00
6	—	538	121.00–122.00	121.17
2	—	718	110.00–117.00	113.49
1	—	570	121.00	121.00
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
12	—	443	147.00	147.00
29	—	491	132.00–141.00	136.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	116.00	116.00
2	—	428	133.00	133.00
1	—	795	106.00	106.00
2	—	390	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	594	132.00	132.00

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	—	1,315	660.00–685.00	671.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	560.00	560.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	360.00	360.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	862	260.00–660.00	423.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	735.00	735.00

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)	3	—	1,118	500.00–750.00	660.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,147	400.00–585.00	516.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,280	39.50–43.00	41.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	54.50–55.00	54.78
13	—	1,362	43.00–55.00	49.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,500	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,510	73.00	73.00

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.