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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 15

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 142▼ 28 vs year ago 137 · −20.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 31▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 13▲ 26 vs year ago 10 · +260.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---Steady------ Feeder heifers Steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00--2.00 lower and Bulls 1.00 lower. Todays receipts 150 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 $135.25/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$135.25

42 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$10.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

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	569	135.50	771	41
Medium and Large 2-3	525	125.00	656	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.50/cwt here — about $115 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 sale42 hd

135.25

—

KY average27 barns · 1,909 hd

134.07

+1.18

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	1,675	97.00	1,625	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,265	70.00	886	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,018	50.50	514	2thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	436	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	823	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	860	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	928	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	986	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	636	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	706	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	123.80/cwt	117.00–126.50	724	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	739	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	339	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	551	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	144.32/cwt	135.00–145.00	766	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	799	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	127.97/cwt	126.00–128.50	810	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	813	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,675	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,625	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,018	50.50/cwt	49.00–52.00	514	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	886	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	905	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,607	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	930	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,673	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,010	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,767	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,804	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,980	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,383	1,050.23/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	14,525	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,385	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	16,759	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	785	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	5,652	1
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,570	1,270.00/cwt	1,270.00–1,270.00	19,939	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	855	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,617	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	940	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,332	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	990	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,811	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,781	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2-3	600	350.46/cwt	300.00–380.00	2,103	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	940	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	4,136	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 Jun 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 142Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 31Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 13Year ago 10

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---Steady------ Feeder heifers Steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00--2.00 lower and Bulls 1.00 lower. Todays receipts 150 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	49.00–52.00	50.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,383	875.00–1,100.00	1,050.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,210.00	1,210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	730.00	730.00

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	—	1,010	670.00	670.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,570	1,270.00	1,270.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	720.00	720.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	540.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	780.00	780.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	990	890.00	890.00

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	2	—	1,058	830.00	830.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	600	300.00–380.00	350.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	440.00	440.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	124.00	124.00
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
1	—	260	167.50	167.50
6	—	577	149.00	149.00
4	—	519	158.50	158.50
2	—	685	135.50	135.50
1	—	415	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
2	—	643	115.00	115.00
5	—	453	140.50	140.50
1	—	400	136.00	136.00
7	—	585	117.00–126.50	123.80
1	—	325	136.00	136.00
5	—	543	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	115.00	115.00
2	—	440	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	135.50	135.50
2	—	353	156.00	156.00
1	—	215	157.50	157.50
15	—	531	135.00–145.00	144.32
4	—	440	150.00	150.00
9	—	633	126.00–128.50	127.97
7	—	746	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	125.00	125.00

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.