Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2020-07-28

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 28
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 71▼ 124 vs year ago 243 · −51.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 4▼ 25 vs year ago 37 · −67.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 16▲ 4 vs year ago 20 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----4.00--6.00 higher and Feeder heifers---4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00--3.00 higher and bulls 2.00 higher. Todays receipts : 155 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.56/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$131.56
42 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$675
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$8
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.80
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2499135.5767727
Medium and Large 2-3537124.3366815thin
One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about $8 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 sale42 hd
131.56
—
KY average28 barns · 1,745 hd
126.76
+4.80
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
Bulls—High1,645105.501,7351thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,23966.888299thin
CowsLean 85-90%High89053.004722thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423148.00/cwt148.00–148.006266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465142.50/cwt142.50–142.506631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540142.00/cwt142.00–142.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575146.00/cwt146.00–146.008404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610134.00/cwt134.00–134.008171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382142.50/cwt142.50–142.505445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3393127.00/cwt127.00–127.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2448130.00/cwt130.00–130.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3454130.50/cwt130.50–130.505924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473126.00/cwt126.00–126.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525123.00/cwt123.00–123.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634122.26/cwt120.00–124.007757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655118.00/cwt118.00–118.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730117.00/cwt117.00–117.008541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760105.00/cwt105.00–105.007981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278172.50/cwt172.50–172.504802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330152.50/cwt152.50–152.505031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2359155.00/cwt155.00–155.005564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395147.50/cwt147.50–147.505831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455136.59/cwt125.00–139.006216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3487118.00/cwt118.00–118.005753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529128.04/cwt127.00–129.006778
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532127.00/cwt127.00–127.006768
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615123.50/cwt123.50–123.507601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620107.50/cwt107.50–107.506671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655119.50/cwt119.50–119.507831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730114.00/cwt114.00–114.008324
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,645105.50/cwt105.50–105.501,7351
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84549.00/cwt49.00–49.004141
Cows—Lean 85-90%93557.00/cwt57.00–57.005331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,12057.00/cwt57.00–57.006381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25468.12/cwt64.50–72.008548
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2975910.00/cwt910.00–910.008,8731
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,2361
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2985710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,9941
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2640575.00/cwt575.00–575.003,6801
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2820600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,9201
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2930700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,5101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0761,168.51/cwt1,050.00–1,225.0012,5737
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,016.34/cwt950.00–1,075.0011,1594
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,5001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0015,7502

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.