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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 4

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 157▲ 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 57▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 44▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : --Feeder steers-- steady to 3.00 higher---Feeder heifers---2.00--3.00 higher. Slaughter cows firm--bulls-- no test. Todays receipts 175 hd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.94/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$123.94

57 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$6.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.26

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	515	125.14	645	46
Medium and Large 2-3	458	118.91	545	11thin

One grade step is worth $6.23/cwt here — about $100 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 sale57 hd

123.94

—

KY average27 barns · 5,522 hd

127.20

−3.26

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,322	51.55	681	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	43.61	503	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	970	42.00	407	1thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	820	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	931	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	939	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	472	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	131.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	490	7

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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 157Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 44Year ago 0

Compared to last week : --Feeder steers-- steady to 3.00 higher---Feeder heifers---2.00--3.00 higher. Slaughter cows firm--bulls-- no test. Todays receipts 175 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,521	54.00–63.00	59.12
9	—	1,233	44.50–54.50	48.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	42.50–43.50	43.14
1	—	1,275	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	42.00

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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 4

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 157▲ 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 57▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 44▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : --Feeder steers-- steady to 3.00 higher---Feeder heifers---2.00--3.00 higher. Slaughter cows firm--bulls-- no test. Todays receipts 175 hd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.94/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$123.94

57 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$6.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.26

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	515	125.14	645	46
Medium and Large 2-3	458	118.91	545	11thin

One grade step is worth $6.23/cwt here — about $100 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 sale57 hd

123.94

—

KY average27 barns · 5,522 hd

127.20

−3.26

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,322	51.55	681	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	43.61	503	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	970	42.00	407	1thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	820	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	931	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	939	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	472	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	131.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	490	7

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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 157Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 44Year ago 0

Compared to last week : --Feeder steers-- steady to 3.00 higher---Feeder heifers---2.00--3.00 higher. Slaughter cows firm--bulls-- no test. Todays receipts 175 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,521	54.00–63.00	59.12
9	—	1,233	44.50–54.50	48.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	42.50–43.50	43.14
1	—	1,275	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	42.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	512	138.00	138.00
8	—	450	149.00	149.00
7	—	604	128.00	128.00
4	—	375	156.00	156.00
3	—	328	167.50	167.50
1	—	740	111.00	111.00
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
1	—	585	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	584	125.00	125.00
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
1	—	720	111.00	111.00
1	—	295	137.50	137.50
4	—	531	120.00	120.00
15	—	475	129.00	129.00
7	—	606	116.00	116.00
7	—	371	131.00–135.00	131.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	128.00	128.00
2	—	525	85.00	85.00
2	—	363	130.00	130.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	143.00	143.00
2	—	742	126.50	126.50
1	—	420	157.50	157.50
7	—	554	148.00	148.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	530.00	530.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	475.00–675.00	582.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,028	385.00–610.00	517.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,118	480.00–620.00	556.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,178	510.00–860.00	658.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,463	680.00–940.00	826.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	640	500.00	500.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	510.00	510.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	650.00	650.00

Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	549	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	585	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	671	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	707	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	773	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	407	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	43.14/cwt	42.50–43.50	480	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,233	48.18/cwt	44.50–54.50	594	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	574	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	59.12/cwt	54.00–63.00	899	4

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	810	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,293	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	943	582.16/cwt	475.00–675.00	5,490	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,028	517.67/cwt	385.00–610.00	5,322	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	556.26/cwt	480.00–620.00	6,219	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	658.12/cwt	510.00–860.00	7,753	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,463	826.24/cwt	680.00–940.00	12,088	6

Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	640	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	690	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,519	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	965	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,273	1