Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2020-09-29

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 29
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 193▼ 101 vs year ago 245 · −41.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 14▼ 13 vs year ago 29 · −44.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 16▼ 11 vs year ago 32 · −34.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers ---steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00--3.00 lower and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts ---182 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.00/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$131.00
58 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$675
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.89
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520132.1368748
Medium and Large 2-3493125.6061910thin
One grade step is worth $6.53/cwt here — about $68 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 sale58 hd
131.00
—
KY average27 barns · 2,729 hd
127.11
+3.89
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—High1,82788.851,6233thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38954.747607thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24745.535686thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average68539.002671thin

Every lot

48 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 1-2347158.70/cwt148.00–164.005513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2448143.00/cwt143.00–143.006413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488137.50/cwt137.50–137.506712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500132.00/cwt132.00–132.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668132.06/cwt129.50–137.008823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780123.00/cwt123.00–123.009592
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375112.00/cwt112.00–112.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385132.00/cwt132.00–132.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2446129.50/cwt129.50–129.505787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455119.00/cwt119.00–119.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3464123.50/cwt123.50–123.505734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524121.32/cwt120.00–122.006369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2594118.00/cwt118.00–118.007017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630107.00/cwt107.00–107.006741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668118.51/cwt116.50–120.5079212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714116.00/cwt115.50–117.008283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378585.00/cwt85.00–85.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810118.50/cwt118.50–118.509602
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2299152.00/cwt152.00–152.004544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345136.00/cwt136.00–136.004692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373145.00/cwt145.00–145.005412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436138.13/cwt133.50–140.006027
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3438135.50/cwt135.50–135.505932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510130.34/cwt121.00–133.5066516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3541120.00/cwt120.00–120.006495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581126.31/cwt120.50–127.007349
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655113.00/cwt113.00–113.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656125.50/cwt125.50–125.5082310
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,80091.27/cwt90.00–93.001,6432
Bulls——1,88084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,5791
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%68539.00/cwt39.00–39.002671
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22845.30/cwt41.00–49.005564
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25542.00/cwt42.00–42.005271
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31550.00/cwt50.00–50.006581
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32653.54/cwt51.50–55.507104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47256.33/cwt56.00–56.508293
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2905450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,0731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130752.88/cwt725.00–775.008,5082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205470.00/cwt470.00–470.005,6641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,6801
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,363735.17/cwt730.00–740.0010,0202
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,410820.00/cwt820.00–820.0011,5621
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2735700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,1451
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,090700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,6301
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115730.00/cwt730.00–730.008,1401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2647533.40/cwt380.00–675.003,4514
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,165785.00/cwt785.00–785.009,1451

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.