Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2020-01-14

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 14
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
126 head
▼ 146 vs last sale 272▲ 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 26▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 26▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers :---2.00-3.00 lower----Feeder heifers ---steady 1.00 higher-----Slaughter cows and bulls --firm. Todays receipts 174 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.68/cwt on 30 head.
Average price
$128.68
30 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$588
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$82
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$8.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.09
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3404133.6254013thin
Medium and Large 1-2498124.9162217thin
One grade step is worth $8.70/cwt here — about −$82 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 sale30 hd
128.68
—
KY average28 barns · 9,227 hd
125.59
+3.09
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—High1,79972.061,2965thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46151.0974715
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23240.084945thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13924.242764thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,31061.508061thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277157.50/cwt157.50–157.504363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310157.50/cwt157.50–157.504881
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375137.50/cwt137.50–137.505162
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425146.00/cwt146.00–146.006215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578133.00/cwt133.00–133.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685128.00/cwt128.00–128.008771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710125.00/cwt125.00–125.0088811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362129.75/cwt129.00–132.004704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379137.00/cwt137.00–137.0051910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2449129.50/cwt129.50–129.505814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2502125.50/cwt125.50–125.506305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545117.00/cwt117.00–117.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662116.00/cwt116.00–116.007683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720111.00/cwt111.00–111.007991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365134.00/cwt134.00–134.004891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419145.69/cwt145.50–146.006105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475136.50/cwt136.50–136.506481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545118.00/cwt118.00–118.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2586125.50/cwt125.50–125.507356
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665113.00/cwt113.00–113.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677118.50/cwt118.50–118.508023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720110.50/cwt110.50–110.507965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,03880.00/cwt80.00–80.008304
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,31061.50/cwt61.50–61.508061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,73670.07/cwt66.50–71.501,2164
Bulls——2,05080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,6401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00319.49/cwt19.00–20.001952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23240.08/cwt35.50–44.504945
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27528.99/cwt26.00–32.003702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45849.46/cwt44.00–54.5072111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47055.59/cwt53.00–59.008174
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2810411.88/cwt400.00–425.003,3362
Bred Cows—Small 1-2835360.00/cwt360.00–360.003,0061
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2895361.17/cwt350.00–370.003,2322
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2925580.00/cwt580.00–580.005,3651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095610.00/cwt610.00–610.006,6801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,6951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160400.00/cwt400.00–400.004,6401
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,390698.97/cwt580.00–825.009,7162
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2865725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,2711
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,120725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,1201

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.