Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2021-05-11

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, May 11
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
262 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 170▲ 168 vs year ago 94 · +178.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 58▲ 19 vs year ago 14 · +135.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 10▲ 20 vs year ago 24 · +83.3%
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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 firm and bulls 1.00 higher. -----Todays receipts : 262 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.57/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$139.57
60 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$705
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$26
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$2.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.90
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3489140.8868924
Medium and Large 1-2516138.7071536
One grade step is worth $2.17/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale60 hd
139.57
—
KY average26 barns · 1,891 hd
129.67
+9.90
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—Low1,66988.411,4765thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29264.6183410
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10749.9655311
CowsLean 85-90%Low88937.653355thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330147.50/cwt147.50–147.504871
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438135.00/cwt135.00–135.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460152.00/cwt152.00–152.006991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532139.49/cwt137.00–140.007426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579137.00/cwt137.00–137.007934
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585136.00/cwt136.00–136.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655130.50/cwt130.50–130.508553
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2348142.50/cwt142.50–142.504962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3366129.00/cwt129.00–129.004724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2446132.84/cwt132.00–135.005927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450115.00/cwt115.00–115.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3451127.00/cwt127.00–127.005736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2504124.06/cwt111.00–125.5062510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535113.00/cwt113.00–113.006055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2591115.24/cwt109.00–117.5068111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625116.26/cwt116.00–117.007274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688106.00/cwt106.00–106.007293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740105.00/cwt105.00–105.007771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276395.00/cwt95.00–95.007253
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2347161.00/cwt161.00–161.005595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3378155.00/cwt155.00–155.005865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438147.81/cwt142.50–153.006474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3456145.00/cwt145.00–145.006618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511139.50/cwt139.50–139.5071316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540128.00/cwt128.00–128.006911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560133.00/cwt133.00–133.007458
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2591130.00/cwt130.00–130.007687
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3658116.00/cwt116.00–116.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740109.00/cwt109.00–109.008073
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1961
Bulls——1,67594.35/cwt94.00–95.001,5803
Bulls——1,72584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,4491
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78814.86/cwt10.00–19.001172
Cows—Lean 85-90%92530.00/cwt30.00–30.002781
Cows—Lean 85-90%97364.26/cwt63.50–65.006252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10552.94/cwt52.50–53.505852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10849.30/cwt43.00–56.005469
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,12559.50/cwt59.50–59.506691
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31065.18/cwt61.50–73.008549
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2900754.71/cwt650.00–800.006,7923
Bred Cows—Small 1-2975560.00/cwt560.00–560.005,4601
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,015600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,0901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,8801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135890.00/cwt890.00–890.0010,1021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135566.70/cwt530.00–600.006,4322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145580.00/cwt580.00–580.006,6411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,183824.95/cwt800.00–850.009,7592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,213852.32/cwt775.00–925.0010,3392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,019.52/cwt900.00–1,125.0012,6732
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,320950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,5401
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3931,067.95/cwt950.00–1,175.0014,8772
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4301,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0015,1581
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,005980.00/cwt980.00–980.009,8491
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,095880.00/cwt880.00–880.009,6361
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,4541
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2770525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,0431

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.