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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 31

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 9▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 21▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons due to low receipts.

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 $131.07/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$131.07

26 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.33

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	525	131.07	688	26

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

131.07

—

KY average28 barns · 1,735 hd

132.40

−1.33

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	1,763	79.31	1,398	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,311	52.86	693	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	39.23	490	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	891	34.29	306	4thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	454	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	470	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	597	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	634	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	650	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 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	366	146.21/cwt	145.00–147.50	535	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	681	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	678	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	128.17/cwt	128.00–129.00	731	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	764	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,632	74.97/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,224	3
Bulls	—	—	1,893	83.64/cwt	79.50–87.00	1,583	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	419	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	31.08/cwt	30.00–32.00	267	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,000	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	675	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	232	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	39.23/cwt	35.00–46.00	490	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	50.77/cwt	47.00–56.00	688	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,342	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	13,286	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	873	525.04/cwt	520.00–530.00	4,584	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,023	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,844	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,555	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,995	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 Mar 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 9Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 0

No comparisons due to low receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
1	—	495	137.50	137.50
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
4	—	653	117.00	117.00
6	—	366	145.00–147.50	146.21
6	—	523	129.00–130.00	129.66
6	—	570	128.00–129.00	128.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	97.00	97.00
2	—	288	157.50	157.50
2	—	333	140.00–142.50	141.22
3	—	582	109.00	109.00
4	—	482	117.00–120.00	118.48
7	—	519	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,342	990.00	990.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,555	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	580.00	580.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	520.00–530.00	525.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,355	47.00–56.00	50.77
1	—	1,000	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	53.00	53.00
1	—	1,055	22.00	22.00
2	—	860	30.00–32.00	31.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,248	35.00–46.00	39.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	71.00–79.00	74.97
3	—	1,893	79.50–87.00	83.64

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.