Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2021-04-13

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 13
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 108▼ 21 vs year ago 113 · −18.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 17▲ 29 vs year ago 11 · +263.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 25▲ 21 vs year ago 10 · +210.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --- steady to 2.00 higher and feeder heifers ---2.00--3.00 higher. Slaughter cows --2.00--3.00 higher and bulls 4.00 higher . Todays receipts --163 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $158.94/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$158.94
41 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$771
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$70
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.27
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3441165.8273119thin
Medium and Large 1-2523153.0080122
One grade step is worth $12.82/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale41 hd
158.94
—
KY average27 barns · 3,086 hd
145.67
+13.27
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—Average1,71297.331,6663thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,28968.5588420
CowsLean 85-90%High95056.255344thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08053.165745thin

Every lot

42 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 1-2540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673128.45/cwt124.00–133.008642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740126.00/cwt126.00–126.009321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330156.00/cwt156.00–156.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3349160.00/cwt160.00–160.005585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370149.00/cwt149.00–149.005514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417145.00/cwt145.00–145.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430147.00/cwt147.00–147.006325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633122.50/cwt122.50–122.507753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633108.00/cwt108.00–108.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660121.50/cwt121.50–121.508022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738116.00/cwt116.00–116.008562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379591.00/cwt91.00–91.007231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3359180.50/cwt180.50–180.506488
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363181.00/cwt181.00–181.006576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426165.00/cwt165.00–165.007034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528155.50/cwt155.50–155.508214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3543149.50/cwt149.50–149.508127
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577142.56/cwt142.00–144.008237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630131.00/cwt131.00–131.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713119.68/cwt118.00–121.008533
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,4241
Bulls——1,768101.49/cwt95.00–107.501,7942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67023.00/cwt23.00–23.001541
Cows—Boner 80-85%95059.50/cwt59.50–59.505651
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04367.33/cwt67.00–68.007023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11351.58/cwt38.00–65.505744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28968.55/cwt62.00–79.0088420
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2838660.82/cwt625.00–700.005,5382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,089849.93/cwt725.00–925.009,2565
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0015,3231
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2870650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,6551
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28701,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.009,1351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28901,370.00/cwt1,370.00–1,370.0012,1931
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29951,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,1941
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0013,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,337.30/cwt1,250.00–1,425.0014,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,5601

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.