Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2020-04-14

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 14
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 71▲ 113 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 34▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 10▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to low receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.60/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$107.60
50 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$622
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.94
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2577108.7862847
Medium and Large 2-359789.175323thin
One grade step is worth $19.61/cwt here — about $96 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 sale50 hd
107.60
—
KY average26 barns · 3,827 hd
121.54
−13.94
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21953.476526thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31052.006811thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14246.755343thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410143.50/cwt143.50–143.505882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2454160.00/cwt160.00–160.007267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508139.16/cwt132.00–141.007075
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568130.38/cwt127.00–134.007419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668121.00/cwt121.00–121.008082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820105.00/cwt105.00–105.008611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340112.50/cwt112.50–112.503831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379122.92/cwt117.50–130.004666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2444124.20/cwt123.00–126.005515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477120.00/cwt120.00–120.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516116.00/cwt116.00–116.005995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572110.31/cwt109.50–112.006316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628103.00/cwt103.00–103.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672100.21/cwt98.00–101.0067315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372577.50/cwt77.50–77.505622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-273890.50/cwt90.50–90.506684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-289581.00/cwt81.00–81.007251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427132.03/cwt127.50–137.505643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453140.00/cwt136.00–144.006344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524129.52/cwt122.00–132.006794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2554120.00/cwt120.00–120.006654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605116.50/cwt116.00–117.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623106.50/cwt106.50–106.506633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682108.00/cwt108.00–108.007373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277094.00/cwt94.00–94.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283582.50/cwt82.50–82.506891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286385.00/cwt85.00–85.007344
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14246.75/cwt45.50–48.505343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21754.66/cwt52.00–56.506655
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23047.50/cwt47.50–47.505841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31052.00/cwt52.00–52.006811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2690500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,3791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,7632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,308636.64/cwt590.00–675.008,3272
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690560.00/cwt560.00–560.003,8641
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2800900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,7501

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.