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United Producers Inc. · Tue, Sep 10

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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 10

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 132▲ 139 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 17▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers :2.00-4.00 lower and Feeders heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts 161 hd. Last years receipts 566 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 $117.98/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$117.98

52 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$1.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.63

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	539	118.54	640	35
Medium and Large 2-3	500	116.83	584	17thin

One grade step is worth $1.71/cwt here — about $55 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 sale52 hd

117.98

—

KY average27 barns · 2,819 hd

122.61

−4.63

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	1,711	81.50	1,394	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,261	53.51	675	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	44.30	497	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	41.61	432	5thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	129.34/cwt	124.00–132.00	895	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	367	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	404	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	119.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	509	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	448	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	479	2

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 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 132Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	117.00	117.00
7	—	663	108.50	108.50
6	—	573	117.00	117.00
3	—	645	108.50	108.50
11	—	428	126.00–130.00	129.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	109.00–115.00	110.92
1	—	750	93.00	93.00
1	—	730	88.00	88.00
1	—	670	86.00

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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 10

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 132▲ 139 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 17▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $117.98/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$117.98

52 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$1.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.63

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	539	118.54	640	35
Medium and Large 2-3	500	116.83	584	17thin

One grade step is worth $1.71/cwt here — about $55 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 sale52 hd

117.98

—

KY average27 barns · 2,819 hd

122.61

−4.63

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	1,711	81.50	1,394	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,261	53.51	675	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	44.30	497	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	41.61	432	5thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	129.34/cwt	124.00–132.00	895	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	367	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	404	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	119.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	509	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	448	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	479	2

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 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 132Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	117.00	117.00
7	—	663	108.50	108.50
6	—	573	117.00	117.00
3	—	645	108.50	108.50
11	—	428	126.00–130.00	129.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	109.00–115.00	110.92
1	—	750	93.00	93.00
1	—	730	88.00	88.00
1	—	670	86.00

Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	47.23/cwt	46.00–48.50	437	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	37.86/cwt	35.00–43.00	421	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	44.30/cwt	43.00–47.00	497	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,185	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	551	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,195	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	723	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	54.91/cwt	49.00–58.50	717	5

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,305	49.00–58.50	54.91
2	—	1,185	46.50	46.50
1	—	1,195	60.50	60.50

Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	359	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	485	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	129.63/cwt	126.00–130.00	555	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	442	122.06/cwt	110.00–125.00	540	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	670	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	110.92/cwt	109.00–115.00	636	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	700	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	719	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	642	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	698	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,711	81.50/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,394	3

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	107.00	107.00
1	—	613	100.00	100.00
1	—	487	120.00	120.00
9	—	590	109.00–112.00	110.32
1	—	385	124.00	124.00
9	—	426	115.00–120.00	119.45
4	—	517	108.00–114.00	111.07
2	—	728	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	709	89.00	89.00
1	—	520	95.00	95.00
5	—	367	110.00	110.00
2	—	563	100.00	100.00
2	—	448	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	124.00–132.00	129.34
1	—	645	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	35.00–43.00	37.86
2	—	925	46.00–48.50	47.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,123	43.00–47.00	44.30