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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, May 19

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 94▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 14▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 24▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays receipts : 192 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 $121.51/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$121.51

38 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$1.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.98

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	518	121.77	631	29
Medium and Large 2-3	517	120.67	624	9thin

One grade step is worth $1.11/cwt here — about $6 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 sale38 hd

121.51

—

KY average29 barns · 6,735 hd

124.49

−2.98

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	1,660	96.37	1,600	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	57.57	795	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,050	50.00	525	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	775	41.00	318	1thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	700	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	538	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	464	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	575	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	128.77/cwt	121.50–131.00	608	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	645	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	635	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	706	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	147.68/cwt	141.00–150.00	530	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	682	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	759	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	793	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	855	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	96.37/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,600	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	775	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	318	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	525	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	60.07/cwt	55.00–66.00	828	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	53.06/cwt	48.50–55.00	735	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,874	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	770	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,390	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	918	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,262	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,005	1,051.02/cwt	875.00–1,150.00	10,563	11
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,127	995.77/cwt	775.00–1,100.00	11,222	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	15,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	1,086.38/cwt	975.00–1,200.00	13,667	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,337	882.31/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	11,796	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	908	963.25/cwt	820.00–1,070.00	8,746	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	980	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	785	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	8,635	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,301	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,033	1,019.92/cwt	850.00–1,250.00	10,536	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	16,616	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,370.00/cwt	1,370.00–1,370.00	17,331	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,575	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	23,625	2

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 94Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 24Year ago 0

Todays receipts : 192 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	113.00	113.00
1	—	795	107.50	107.50
4	—	359	141.00–150.00	147.68
6	—	661	120.00	120.00
7	—	464	147.00	147.00
7	—	515	139.00	139.00
9	—	588	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	119.50	119.50
8	—	557	114.00	114.00
9	—	472	121.50–131.00	128.77
2	—	448	127.00	127.00
2	—	648	109.00	109.00
2	—	665	108.00	108.00
3	—	390	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	124.00	124.00
5	—	560	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,386	48.50–55.00	53.06
9	—	1,378	55.00–66.00	60.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	91.00–102.00	96.37

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,005	875.00–1,150.00	1,051.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	918	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00

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)	11	—	1,337	800.00–1,075.00	882.31

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	975.00–1,200.00	1,086.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,127	775.00–1,100.00	995.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,220.00	1,220.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	770	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	908	820.00–1,070.00	963.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	625.00	625.00

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	2	—	1,575	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	—	1,005	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,072	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	1,370.00	1,370.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	850.00–1,250.00	1,019.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,245	1,275.00	1,275.00

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.