Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2021-11-02

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 2
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 94▲ 52 vs year ago 97 · +53.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 40▼ 19 vs year ago 31 · −61.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 16▼ 15 vs year ago 37 · −40.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Steer and heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower on a limited comparison from last weeks sale. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.12/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$136.12
50 head · 687 lb average
Value per head Derived
$934
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$299
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.90
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2709137.1297244
Medium and Large 2-3523128.756736thin
One grade step is worth $8.37/cwt here — about $299 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 sale50 hd
136.12
—
KY average24 barns · 6,364 hd
150.02
−13.90
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—Average1,76582.401,4542thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58854.378633thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22543.805373thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11237.174139thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428144.00/cwt144.00–144.006163
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480128.00/cwt128.00–128.006142
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530138.50/cwt138.50–138.507341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532142.50/cwt142.50–142.507587
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632136.14/cwt135.50–137.508606
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661136.00/cwt136.00–136.008998
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665123.00/cwt123.00–123.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705132.00/cwt132.00–132.009311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2798136.44/cwt126.00–138.501,0896
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2893134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,20113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285110.00/cwt110.00–110.003143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433125.50/cwt125.50–125.505436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487121.25/cwt120.50–121.5059010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605117.00/cwt117.00–117.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615127.49/cwt127.00–128.007842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672121.75/cwt118.00–123.008184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721117.23/cwt113.00–119.008457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835115.50/cwt115.50–115.509641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423135.00/cwt135.00–135.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3434122.02/cwt120.00–123.005303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524132.50/cwt132.50–132.506944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578124.24/cwt124.00–125.007188
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3671110.00/cwt110.00–110.007385
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,76582.40/cwt80.00–84.001,4542
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07935.56/cwt32.00–40.003847
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13547.50/cwt47.50–47.505391
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22842.80/cwt42.00–43.505262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27041.95/cwt37.00–45.505332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58854.37/cwt54.00–55.008633
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,182575.00/cwt575.00–575.006,7973

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.