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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 3

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Feb 25Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 143▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 10▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 11▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : No trends due to muddy conditions , light run. Todays receipts : 79 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 $119.50/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$119.50

14 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$89

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

$9.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.42

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	448	124.67	558	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	559	115.63	647	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.03/cwt here — about −$89 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 sale14 hd

119.50

—

KY average28 barns · 3,391 hd

127.92

−8.42

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	1,862	89.58	1,668	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	58.24	831	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,082	47.80	517	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	922	35.97	332	3thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	453	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	557	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	682	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	961	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	573	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	453	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	124.02/cwt	123.00–124.50	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	654	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	712	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	846	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	946	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	307	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,854	92.09/cwt	83.00–98.00	1,707	5
Bulls	—	—	1,900	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,463	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	262	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	37.95/cwt	35.00–41.00	369	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	530	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	47.12/cwt	42.00–49.50	514	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	852	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	54.97/cwt	53.00–56.50	807	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,040	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,784	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	849.05/cwt	740.00–950.00	10,469	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	683	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	3,893	3

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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 53Last week 143Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last week : No trends due to muddy conditions , light run. Todays receipts : 79 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	575	122.00	122.00
1	—	600	126.00	126.00
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
2	—	768	105.00	105.00
2	—	970	97.50	97.50
4	—	915	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	503	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	118.00	118.00
2	—	788	122.00	122.00
1	—	480	136.00	136.00
1	—	645	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	128.00	128.00
3	—	487	123.00–124.50	124.02
1	—	635	103.00	103.00
1	—	665	107.00	107.00
1	—	818	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	123.00	123.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	102.00	102.00
2	—	330	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	460.00	460.00

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)	2	—	1,233	740.00–950.00	849.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	683	570.00	570.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	61.50	61.50
2	—	1,468	53.00–56.50	54.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	32.00	32.00
2	—	973	35.00–41.00	37.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	50.50	50.50
4	—	1,090	42.00–49.50	47.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	77.00	77.00
5	—	1,854	83.00–98.00	92.09

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.