Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2020-11-03

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 3
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 165▼ 190 vs year ago 287 · −66.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 9▼ 68 vs year ago 99 · −68.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 23▼ 12 vs year ago 49 · −24.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers--3.00--4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher ,bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 165

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.37/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$122.37
38 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$215
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 2
$31.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.96
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3431127.065489thin
Medium and Large 1-2531121.8164628
Medium and Large 279596.007631thin
One grade step is worth $31.06/cwt here — about −$215 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
122.37
—
KY average27 barns · 2,483 hd
121.42
+0.96
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—Low1,72967.021,1599thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45256.108157thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14943.3749813
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04526.332753thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505129.00/cwt129.00–129.006511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619131.00/cwt131.00–131.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725121.00/cwt121.00–121.008771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760119.00/cwt119.00–119.009041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3359116.00/cwt116.00–116.004164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395123.50/cwt123.50–123.504881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423122.73/cwt122.00–123.505194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425108.00/cwt108.00–108.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519115.44/cwt113.00–116.005999
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573113.00/cwt113.00–113.006477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690107.00/cwt107.00–107.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-278095.00/cwt95.00–95.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291495.50/cwt95.50–95.508734
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370127.50/cwt127.50–127.504721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433133.08/cwt130.00–136.005769
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3439127.00/cwt127.00–127.005588
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516121.00/cwt121.00–121.006245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584116.43/cwt116.00–116.506807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2644111.00/cwt111.00–111.007155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740103.00/cwt103.00–103.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 279596.00/cwt96.00–96.007631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67344.74/cwt30.00–60.007493
Bulls——1,69475.47/cwt68.50–79.001,2784
Bulls——1,88583.56/cwt81.50–85.501,5752
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01034.00/cwt34.00–34.003431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05516.00/cwt16.00–16.001691
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07029.00/cwt29.00–29.003101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08036.00/cwt36.00–36.003891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12142.13/cwt37.50–46.504728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22147.70/cwt46.50–50.005824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33549.00/cwt49.00–49.006541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47257.28/cwt55.00–60.008436
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,020775.00/cwt760.00–790.007,9052
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,020460.00/cwt460.00–460.004,6921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110540.00/cwt540.00–540.005,9941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,294743.39/cwt670.00–770.009,6194
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320660.00/cwt660.00–660.008,7121
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,345789.89/cwt640.00–880.0010,6243
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,455830.00/cwt830.00–830.0012,0771
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,590800.00/cwt800.00–800.0012,7201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2985675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,6491
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,105875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,6691
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,145960.00/cwt960.00–960.0010,9921
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4151,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0015,5651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2658472.67/cwt375.00–500.003,1104
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2685350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3981
Stock Cows—Small 1-2885425.00/cwt425.00–425.003,7611

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.