Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2021-11-09

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 9
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
222 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 149▲ 52 vs year ago 170 · +30.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 12▼ 22 vs year ago 53 · −41.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 22▲ 1 vs year ago 12 · +8.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Steer and heifer calves mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.83/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$127.83
71 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$673
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$2.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.00
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561128.8972345
Medium and Large 2-3467126.0058826
One grade step is worth $2.89/cwt here — about $135 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 sale71 hd
127.83
—
KY average25 barns · 4,111 hd
131.83
−4.00
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—Average1,79477.061,3835thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47254.608045thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24851.056373thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24940.625076thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2298160.00/cwt160.00–160.004772
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400127.00/cwt127.00–127.005081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443153.00/cwt153.00–153.006784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490146.00/cwt146.00–146.007152
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545133.00/cwt133.00–133.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578144.00/cwt144.00–144.008323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633130.00/cwt130.00–130.008233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695129.00/cwt129.00–129.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728128.00/cwt128.00–128.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2858138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1842
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368119.19/cwt119.00–120.004395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380133.00/cwt133.00–133.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439134.00/cwt134.00–134.0058810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3439127.50/cwt127.50–127.505609
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465123.00/cwt123.00–123.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520123.89/cwt123.00–124.006449
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3554117.00/cwt117.00–117.006488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576120.00/cwt120.00–120.006917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620112.00/cwt112.00–112.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635118.00/cwt118.00–118.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667120.26/cwt120.00–122.008028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,00595.00/cwt95.00–95.009552
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2357156.00/cwt156.00–156.005573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375130.50/cwt130.00–131.004896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428143.00/cwt143.00–143.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3446131.00/cwt131.00–131.005847
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3456120.00/cwt120.00–120.005475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510132.65/cwt128.00–133.0067714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568122.29/cwt120.00–124.006957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587127.00/cwt127.00–127.0074510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669117.55/cwt115.00–118.0078613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760105.00/cwt105.00–105.007981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60582.09/cwt80.00–84.001,3182
Bulls——1,73863.57/cwt56.00–70.001,1052
Bulls——2,28594.00/cwt94.00–94.002,1481
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19048.58/cwt48.00–49.005782
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21039.09/cwt37.00–42.504734
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32843.67/cwt42.50–45.005802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36556.00/cwt56.00–56.007641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37048.00/cwt48.00–48.006581
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45060.00/cwt60.00–60.008701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51355.00/cwt55.00–55.008323
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,8161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2641,222.46/cwt925.00–1,325.0015,4526
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,315700.00/cwt700.00–700.009,2051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3481,180.57/cwt1,025.00–1,350.0015,9142

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.