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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 3

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 251▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 12▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 30▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeders steers : 4.00--5.00 lower and Feeders heifers 2.00--3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 169 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 $120.85/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$120.85

48 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$0.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.29

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	547	120.86	661	37
Medium and Large 2-3	483	120.82	583	11thin

One grade step is worth $0.04/cwt here — about $78 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 sale48 hd

120.85

—

KY average18 barns · 1,463 hd

126.14

−5.29

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	—	Average	1,757	85.79	1,507	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,331	59.47	791	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	52.28	576	3thin

Every lot

41 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 2-3	325	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	447	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	591	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	127.28/cwt	126.00–130.00	617	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	658	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first

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 Sep 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 251Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeders steers : 4.00--5.00 lower and Feeders heifers 2.00--3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 169 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	102.00–105.00	104.50
6	—	593	113.00–126.00	123.88
3	—	748	89.00	89.00
2	—	473	120.00–121.00	120.48
1	—	330	153.00	153.00
11	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	298	127.50	127.50
7	—	426	134.00	134.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt

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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 3

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 251▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 12▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 30▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeders steers : 4.00--5.00 lower and Feeders heifers 2.00--3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 169 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 $120.85/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$120.85

48 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$0.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.29

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	547	120.86	661	37
Medium and Large 2-3	483	120.82	583	11thin

One grade step is worth $0.04/cwt here — about $78 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 sale48 hd

120.85

—

KY average18 barns · 1,463 hd

126.14

−5.29

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	—	Average	1,757	85.79	1,507	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,331	59.47	791	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	52.28	576	3thin

Every lot

41 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 2-3	325	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	447	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	591	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	127.28/cwt	126.00–130.00	617	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	658	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first

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 Sep 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 251Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeders steers : 4.00--5.00 lower and Feeders heifers 2.00--3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 169 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	102.00–105.00	104.50
6	—	593	113.00–126.00	123.88
3	—	748	89.00	89.00
2	—	473	120.00–121.00	120.48
1	—	330	153.00	153.00
11	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	298	127.50	127.50
7	—	426	134.00	134.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	82.62/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,326	2
Bulls	—	—	1,908	88.96/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,697	2

Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	47.17/cwt	42.50–51.00	487	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	775	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	54.97/cwt	52.50–56.00	712	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,346	61.40/cwt	59.00–66.00	826	7

Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	710	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,337	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,160	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	905	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,163	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,231	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,585	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	14,899	1

5	—	447	127.00	127.00
3	—	342	145.00	145.00
2	—	640	90.00	90.00
1	—	770	79.00	79.00

Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	380	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	505	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	342	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	496	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	571	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	447	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	568	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	120.48/cwt	120.00–121.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	123.88/cwt	113.00–126.00	735	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	104.50/cwt	102.00–105.00	695	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	666	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	608	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	651	112.00	112.00
4	—	360	134.00	134.00
3	—	732	100.50–101.50	101.18
1	—	755	107.50	107.50
1	—	315	117.00	117.00
11	—	440	125.00–126.00	125.91
8	—	577	111.00–115.00	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
1	—	365	134.00	134.00
1	—	315	134.00	134.00
1	—	650	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	500	131.50	131.50
3	—	485	126.00–130.00	127.28
2	—	678	111.00	111.00
2	—	428	138.00	138.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	137.50	137.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	470.00	470.00

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	—	905	460.00	460.00

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)	3	—	1,033	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,585	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	81.00–84.00	82.62
2	—	1,908	88.00–90.00	88.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,346	59.00–66.00	61.40
3	—	1,295	52.50–56.00	54.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	42.50–51.00	47.17
1	—	1,240	62.50	62.50