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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, May 12

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 135▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 11▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 7▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays receipts --132 hd.

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers steady Slaughter cows steady bulls firm.

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 $113.89/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$113.89

48 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$9.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.41

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	593	115.04	683	42
Medium and Large 2-3	588	105.85	622	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.19/cwt here — about $61 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 sale48 hd

113.89

—

KY average26 barns · 4,261 hd

123.30

−9.41

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	—	High	1,740	88.08	1,533	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,254	56.55	709	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	720	51.00	367	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,011	48.70	493	7thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	790	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	119.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	906	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	586	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	643	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	119.69/cwt	108.00–122.00	675	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	107.64/cwt	106.00–109.00	688	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	685	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	92.03/cwt	90.00–93.00	672	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	101.20/cwt	101.00–102.00	766	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	571	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	653	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	127.81/cwt	123.00–129.00	721	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	118.58/cwt	112.00–122.00	727	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	769	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	88.08/cwt	83.50–92.00	1,533	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	720	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	367	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	45.99/cwt	42.00–48.00	460	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	55.48/cwt	51.00–60.00	577	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,203	53.00/cwt	51.00–55.00	638	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,274	57.97/cwt	55.00–60.00	739	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	995	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,706	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,005	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,296	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	912.50/cwt	900.00–925.00	10,311	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,285	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,171	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	835	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,424	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,691	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	890	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,806	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	940	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,405	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,536	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	605	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,420	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 May 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 135Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 7Year ago 0

Todays receipts --132 hd.

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers steady Slaughter cows steady bulls firm.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	900.00–925.00	912.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	875.00	875.00

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	—	955	475.00	475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	530.00	530.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	540.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	410.00	410.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	400.00	400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	107.50	107.50
2	—	500	132.00	132.00
3	—	613	112.00–122.00	118.58
5	—	477	137.00	137.00
5	—	564	123.00–129.00	127.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
1	—	415	137.50	137.50
2	—	745	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	123.00	123.00
3	—	678	101.00	101.00
5	—	757	101.00–102.00	101.20
7	—	447	131.00	131.00
11	—	639	106.00–109.00	107.64
14	—	564	108.00–122.00	119.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	127.00	127.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	112.00	112.00
3	—	730	90.00–93.00	92.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
3	—	622	127.00	127.00
8	—	759	115.00–120.00	119.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	83.50–92.00	88.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	51.00–60.00	55.48
5	—	1,000	42.00–48.00	45.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	51.00–55.00	53.00
5	—	1,274	55.00–60.00	57.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	51.00	51.00

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.