Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2020-11-10

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 10
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 97▲ 94 vs year ago 76 · +123.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 31▲ 49 vs year ago 4 · +1,225.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 37▲ 6 vs year ago 6 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --4.00--5.00 higher and Feeder heifers --2.00--4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bulls firm. Todays receipts 235 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.87/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$116.87
48 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$32.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.20
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2511117.6460238
Medium and Large 2-3428117.175029thin
Medium and Large 257585.004891thin
One grade step is worth $32.64/cwt here — about $113 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 sale48 hd
116.87
—
KY average26 barns · 5,113 hd
122.07
−5.20
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—High1,93887.751,7002thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43156.3780617
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12545.7251523
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low85138.503284thin

Every lot

51 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 1-2335132.50/cwt132.50–132.504441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531136.26/cwt135.00–140.007244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622129.49/cwt129.00–130.008056
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685121.99/cwt118.00–123.008366
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282125.00/cwt125.00–125.003532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365120.50/cwt120.50–120.504405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441125.97/cwt120.00–129.005569
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460112.00/cwt112.00–112.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468104.00/cwt104.00–104.004872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518118.83/cwt118.00–119.0061612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555114.00/cwt114.00–114.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 257585.00/cwt85.00–85.004891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587116.00/cwt116.00–116.006815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624104.55/cwt100.00–112.506525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007432
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323142.50/cwt142.50–142.504602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367141.88/cwt135.00–143.505215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457139.50/cwt139.50–139.506383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007145
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528120.80/cwt115.00–127.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576126.00/cwt122.00–128.0072612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585112.50/cwt112.50–112.506582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663115.00/cwt115.00–115.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720105.00/cwt105.00–105.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2748106.50/cwt106.50–106.507976
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,83578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,4311
Bulls——2,04097.50/cwt97.50–97.501,9891
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%71540.00/cwt40.00–40.002861
Cows—Lean 85-90%82031.00/cwt31.00–31.002541
Cows—Lean 85-90%83529.00/cwt29.00–29.002421
Cows—Boner 80-85%97539.00/cwt39.00–39.003801
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03554.00/cwt54.00–54.005591
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11845.39/cwt42.50–48.5050718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19648.89/cwt47.50–50.005854
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22550.18/cwt50.00–50.506153
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27353.04/cwt52.00–53.506753
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53058.96/cwt55.00–63.0090211
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2835800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,6801
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4001
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2935546.79/cwt380.00–810.005,1123
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,5251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2750390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,9251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2925610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,6431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060690.00/cwt690.00–690.007,3141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,292670.00/cwt670.00–670.008,6562
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2855650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,5581

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.