Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2020-11-17

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 17
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
189 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 170▼ 176 vs year ago 365 · −48.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 53▼ 38 vs year ago 84 · −45.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 12▲ 10 vs year ago 27 · +37.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----steady and Feeder heifers---steady to 1.00 higher . Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Todays receipts : 272 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.56/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$129.56
72 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$664
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$51
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$9.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.70
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3467135.1163128
Medium and Large 1-2541126.0368244
One grade step is worth $9.07/cwt here — about −$51 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 sale72 hd
129.56
—
KY average25 barns · 2,975 hd
125.86
+3.70
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—High1,82092.891,6913thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37156.2277112
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17544.5652428
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low90731.222835thin

Every lot

58 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 1-2513134.07/cwt125.00–137.006884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565124.02/cwt122.00–126.007012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630121.90/cwt116.00–128.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655125.34/cwt125.00–126.008213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725121.00/cwt121.00–121.008772
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278122.50/cwt122.50–122.503413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3374129.00/cwt129.00–129.004828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378112.05/cwt111.00–113.004242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433122.00/cwt122.00–122.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459122.40/cwt119.00–126.505629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524121.41/cwt119.00–122.006365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2543117.00/cwt117.00–117.006353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3546115.00/cwt115.00–115.006287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583114.00/cwt114.00–114.006656
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362292.00/cwt92.00–92.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628110.32/cwt104.00–117.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735102.00/cwt102.00–102.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2887104.00/cwt104.00–104.009223
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230147.50/cwt147.50–147.503391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3356137.00/cwt137.00–137.004886
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377136.41/cwt134.00–139.005146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435141.00/cwt141.00–141.006133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455128.00/cwt128.00–128.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460139.00/cwt139.00–139.0063915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534128.82/cwt125.50–134.506888
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545129.00/cwt129.00–129.007036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2586124.68/cwt119.00–125.5073116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2637117.69/cwt113.00–120.007503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673104.00/cwt104.00–104.007003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763105.00/cwt105.00–105.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770102.00/cwt102.00–102.007851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,82092.89/cwt88.00–98.001,6913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77033.00/cwt33.00–33.002541
Cows—Lean 85-90%85525.03/cwt24.00–26.002142
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02836.52/cwt35.00–38.503752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05536.59/cwt36.00–37.003863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11343.38/cwt37.50–46.0048316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22049.50/cwt49.50–49.506041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32549.31/cwt46.00–55.006539
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36546.00/cwt46.00–46.006281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38757.91/cwt53.00–63.0080310
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,015550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,5831
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,055700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,3851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,105750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,2881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2590375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2131
Bred Cows—Small 1-2690412.07/cwt370.00–460.002,8432
Bred Cows—Small 1-2773341.80/cwt210.00–435.002,6422
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2930575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,3481
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2943508.01/cwt490.00–525.004,7912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055561.35/cwt525.00–590.005,9222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,116727.79/cwt435.00–890.008,1226
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,5731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,7101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240480.00/cwt480.00–480.005,9521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245620.00/cwt620.00–620.007,7191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290890.00/cwt890.00–890.0011,4811
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,406708.15/cwt650.00–800.009,9575

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.