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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, May 25

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 128▼ 330 vs year ago 404 · −81.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 10▼ 1 vs year ago 10 · −10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 22▼ 7 vs year ago 15 · −46.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last week : Feeder steers and Feeder heifers 2.00--3.00 Higher and Slaughter cows Firm and bulls 2.00--higher . Todays receipts 88 hd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.56/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$129.56

25 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$23.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	467	135.28	632	18thin
Medium and Large 2	447	119.00	532	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	518	111.75	579	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.53/cwt here — about $54 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 sale25 hd

129.56

—

KY average26 barns · 4,647 hd

131.33

−1.77

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	1,655	99.00	1,638	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,155	76.03	878	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	730	50.00	365	1thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	753	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	522	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	136.48/cwt	133.00–140.00	598	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	447	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	532	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	706	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	548	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	614	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	729	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	147.83/cwt	136.00–156.00	550	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	143.47/cwt	141.00–146.00	588	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	135.63/cwt	129.00–138.00	701	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	781	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	791	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,638	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	730	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	365	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,155	76.03/cwt	66.50–86.00	878	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	490	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,793	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	15,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,590	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	22,260	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	630	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,150	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 May 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 128Year ago 404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 22Year ago 15

Compared to Last week : Feeder steers and Feeder heifers 2.00--3.00 Higher and Slaughter cows Firm and bulls 2.00--higher . Todays receipts 88 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	133.00–140.00	136.48
4	—	583	125.00	125.00
5	—	523	135.00	135.00
7	—	370	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
2	—	548	112.00	112.00
1	—	400	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	110.00	110.00
5	—	372	136.00–156.00	147.83
3	—	592	132.00	132.00
4	—	517	129.00–138.00	135.63
2	—	648	122.00	122.00
2	—	410	141.00–146.00	143.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	131.00	131.00
2	—	375	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	147.00	147.00
2	—	445	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	—	490	570.00	570.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,590	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,155	66.50–86.00	76.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	99.00	99.00

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.