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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 12

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

204 head

▲ 117 vs last sale 87▲ 93 vs year ago 111 · +83.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 9▲ 2 vs year ago 21 · +9.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 16▼ 2 vs year ago 15 · −13.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Steer and bull calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

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 $129.61/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$129.61

68 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

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

$22.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.82

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	496	134.61	668	45
Medium and Large 2-3	527	120.17	633	22
Large 1	635	112.00	711	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.61/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale68 hd

129.61

—

KY average26 barns · 3,045 hd

130.42

−0.82

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	—	Low	1,395	74.00	1,032	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,205	67.00	807	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,318	52.31	690	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	51.22	610	7thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	142.65/cwt	142.00–144.00	738	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	130.59/cwt	129.50–131.00	893	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	359	128.25/cwt	126.00–129.00	460	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	584	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	457	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	571	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	685	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	776	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	719	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	853	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	474	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	572	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	634	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	128.59/cwt	125.00–129.50	595	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	666	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	629	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	552	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	651	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	736	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	626	106.38/cwt	104.00–107.00	666	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	753	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,032	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	46.58/cwt	45.00–48.50	528	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,145	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	676	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,192	55.28/cwt	53.50–57.50	659	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,205	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	807	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	53.07/cwt	51.00–57.00	644	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	47.11/cwt	45.00–48.50	708	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,440	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,640	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,956	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	11,424	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 Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 87Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 9Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 16Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	649	116.00	116.00
5	—	750	104.00	104.00
6	—	362	158.00	158.00
7	—	314	151.00	151.00
6	—	598	123.00	123.00
6	—	516	129.00	129.00
11	—	448	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	118.00	118.00
5	—	552	118.00	118.00
5	—	626	104.00–107.00	106.38
10	—	463	125.00–129.50	128.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	131.00	131.00
1	—	430	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	142.00–144.00	142.65
6	—	684	129.50–131.00	130.59
1	—	575	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	131.00	131.00
4	—	504	136.00	136.00
2	—	383	137.00	137.00
2	—	648	112.00	112.00
7	—	571	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	457	125.00	125.00
4	—	359	126.00–129.00	128.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	660	129.25	129.25
14	—	554	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,440	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	840.00	840.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,213	51.00–57.00	53.07
2	—	1,133	45.00–48.50	46.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,192	53.50–57.50	55.28
1	—	1,145	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,502	45.00–48.50	47.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	67.00	67.00

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.