Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2020-09-15

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 15
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 102▼ 40 vs year ago 163 · −24.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 12▲ 1 vs year ago 11 · +9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 21▲ 30 vs year ago 14 · +214.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers-----2.00--3.00 higher----Feeder heifers --Steady to 2.00 higher . Slaughter cows 1.00--higher and bulls--firm. Todays receipts ----176 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.63/cwt on 46 head.
Average price
$122.63
46 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.87
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552123.6868335
Medium and Large 2-3496119.2659211thin
One grade step is worth $4.43/cwt here — about $91 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 sale46 hd
122.63
—
KY average27 barns · 4,488 hd
128.50
−5.87
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—High1,78291.751,6353thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48863.189403thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12751.255774thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average90042.003781thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440137.00/cwt137.00–137.006031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532135.13/cwt128.00–137.0071914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625136.00/cwt136.00–136.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675136.00/cwt136.00–136.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711137.50/cwt137.50–137.509786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320128.00/cwt128.00–128.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370126.00/cwt126.00–126.004662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430121.00/cwt121.00–121.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431124.00/cwt124.00–124.005344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453129.82/cwt125.50–132.005886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515124.91/cwt120.00–128.006438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3569114.64/cwt114.00–118.006526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583121.00/cwt121.00–121.007054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618122.08/cwt117.00–124.0075410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660118.00/cwt118.00–118.007791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717118.32/cwt117.00–119.008483
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390147.00/cwt147.00–147.005731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438144.97/cwt131.00–147.006358
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527127.00/cwt127.00–127.006693
Bulls—Small 1-2585117.00/cwt117.00–117.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595119.00/cwt119.00–119.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605128.67/cwt117.00–131.0077812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658123.28/cwt117.00–126.0081110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715113.00/cwt113.00–113.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810111.00/cwt111.00–111.008991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,78291.75/cwt89.50–96.501,6353
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90042.00/cwt42.00–42.003781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11250.50/cwt50.50–50.505623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17053.50/cwt53.50–53.506261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48863.18/cwt62.00–65.509403
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1-21,5151,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0021,5891
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.0016,6631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2371,738.78/cwt1,400.00–2,025.0021,5099
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3581,946.55/cwt1,750.00–1,985.0026,4347
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4351,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0018,6551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29921,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,1682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,9931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,2191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,192847.12/cwt780.00–925.0010,0983
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,433924.61/cwt725.00–1,100.0013,2502
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,495910.00/cwt910.00–910.0013,6051
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240760.00/cwt760.00–760.009,4243
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240760.00/cwt760.00–760.009,4243

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.