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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 9

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Feb 2Feb 9Feb 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 132▼ 69 vs year ago 118 · −58.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 14▲ 6 vs year ago 8 · +75.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 28▲ 27 vs year ago 11 · +245.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers -----No trends due to light run . Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher bulls 2.00 higher . Todays receipts 101 hd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.00/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$130.00

16 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$114

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$13.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.86

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	459	137.50	631	6thin
Small 1-2	410	137.00	562	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	599	124.22	745	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.28/cwt here — about −$114 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 sale16 hd

130.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,404 hd

126.14

+3.86

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,732	83.64	1,448	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	63.79	891	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	940	58.00	545	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	38.50	395	1thin

Every lot

38 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	623	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	448	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	119.85/cwt	119.00–121.00	576	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	96.91/cwt	94.00–100.00	560	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	393	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	593	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	644	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	615	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	697	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	837	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	74.63/cwt	69.50–80.50	1,092	3
Bulls	—	—	2,000	92.64/cwt	87.50–99.50	1,853	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	545	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	38.50/cwt	38.50–38.50	395	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	63.79/cwt	59.00–73.50	891	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	635	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,921	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	726	493.02/cwt	350.00–560.00	3,579	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	845	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,972	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	871	737.81/cwt	720.00–750.00	6,426	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	823.16/cwt	775.00–910.00	7,326	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	895	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,086	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	976	750.18/cwt	575.00–925.00	7,322	5
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	995	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,468	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,695	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	744.80/cwt	740.00–750.00	8,491	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	741.24/cwt	650.00–825.00	8,673	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,450	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,413	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	620	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	800.79/cwt	775.00–825.00	8,849	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,512	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,880	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Feb 9, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 132Year ago 118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 14Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 28Year ago 11

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers -----No trends due to light run . Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher bulls 2.00 higher . Todays receipts 101 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,000	87.50–99.50	92.64
3	—	1,463	69.50–80.50	74.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	38.50	38.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,397	59.00–73.50	63.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	58.00	58.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	635	460.00	460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	726	350.00–560.00	493.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	470.00	470.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	871	720.00–750.00	737.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	976	575.00–925.00	750.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	740.00–750.00	744.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	650.00–825.00	741.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	775.00–910.00	823.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	775.00–825.00	800.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	850.00	850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	103.00	103.00
4	—	481	119.00–121.00	119.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	94.00–100.00	96.91
2	—	635	100.00	100.00
1	—	320	132.00	132.00
2	—	448	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	143.00	143.00
2	—	393	151.00	151.00
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
1	—	508	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	790	106.00	106.00
5	—	524	133.00	133.00
1	—	700	113.00	113.00
1	—	625	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	137.00	137.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.