Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2021-01-12

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 12
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 99▼ 61 vs year ago 126 · −48.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 30▲ 5 vs year ago 27 · +18.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 8▼ 3 vs year ago 21 · −14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady : Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bulls steady. Todays receipts-- 115 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.18/cwt on 26 head.
Average price
$126.18
26 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$697
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$21
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 1-2
$34.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.46
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3496134.316668thin
Medium and Large 1-2573123.8971017thin
Small 1-2645100.006451thin
One grade step is worth $34.31/cwt here — about $21 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 sale26 hd
126.18
—
KY average26 barns · 2,724 hd
125.71
+0.46
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—Average1,65877.211,2803thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,30554.007051thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35253.2572016
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16245.1552511
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04532.783434thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517131.36/cwt125.00–138.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570129.00/cwt129.00–129.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610129.00/cwt129.00–129.007871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373130.00/cwt130.00–130.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378130.00/cwt130.00–130.004912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433130.00/cwt130.00–130.005636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465116.00/cwt116.00–116.005393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545108.00/cwt108.00–108.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562119.00/cwt119.00–119.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630111.00/cwt111.00–111.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660108.00/cwt108.00–108.007131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380152.50/cwt152.50–152.505802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3452142.50/cwt142.50–142.506445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477134.92/cwt128.00–142.506444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515122.97/cwt120.00–126.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588120.38/cwt120.00–120.507084
Bulls—Small 1-2645100.00/cwt100.00–100.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685106.00/cwt106.00–106.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695111.00/cwt111.00–111.007712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768104.00/cwt104.00–104.007993
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,65877.21/cwt74.50–79.001,2803
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98027.00/cwt27.00–27.002651
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06734.71/cwt34.00–35.003703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13343.69/cwt41.50–46.504956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17041.00/cwt41.00–41.004801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20348.37/cwt47.00–50.005824
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,30554.00/cwt54.00–54.007051
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32254.83/cwt52.50–59.0072511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37547.50/cwt47.50–47.506531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42950.33/cwt49.00–52.507194
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2890735.00/cwt735.00–735.006,5421
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2943763.99/cwt650.00–875.007,2042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115872.61/cwt810.00–925.009,7303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,5881
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,505950.00/cwt950.00–950.0014,2981
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,505890.00/cwt890.00–890.0013,3951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2770650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,0051
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,6651
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,090875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,5382

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.