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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 13

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

111 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 229▼ 268 vs year ago 379 · −70.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 26▼ 21 vs year ago 42 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 11 vs year ago 26 · −42.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trend on feeder steers due to limited amount of comparable receipts. Feeder heifers sold steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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 $117.40/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$117.40

37 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

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

$25.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.06

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	490	122.99	603	29
Medium and Large 2-3	746	97.13	725	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.87/cwt here — about −$122 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 sale37 hd

117.40

—

KY average27 barns · 2,782 hd

123.46

−6.06

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	1,745	75.33	1,315	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	50.50	800	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	46.16	573	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	42.50	448	1thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	393	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	541	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	121.74/cwt	114.00–127.00	756	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	503	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	121.50/cwt	119.00–124.00	556	4

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 Oct 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 229Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 26Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,202	550.00–725.00	630.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	650.00–820.00	766.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	72.00	72.00

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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 13

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

111 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 229▼ 268 vs year ago 379 · −70.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 26▼ 21 vs year ago 42 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 11 vs year ago 26 · −42.3%

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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 $117.40/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$117.40

37 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

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

$25.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.06

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	490	122.99	603	29
Medium and Large 2-3	746	97.13	725	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.87/cwt here — about −$122 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 sale37 hd

117.40

—

KY average27 barns · 2,782 hd

123.46

−6.06

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	1,745	75.33	1,315	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	50.50	800	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	46.16	573	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	42.50	448	1thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	393	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	541	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	121.74/cwt	114.00–127.00	756	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	503	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	121.50/cwt	119.00–124.00	556	4

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 Oct 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 229Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 26Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,202	550.00–725.00	630.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	650.00–820.00	766.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	119.00	119.00
4	—	468	124.00	124.00
4	—	665	107.00–109.50	108.88
5	—	359	125.00–131.00	127.08
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
7	—	524	115.00–121.50	118.62
5	—	444	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	85.00	85.00
2	—	830	91.00	91.00
1	—	965	90.00	90.00
2	—	370	115.00	115.00
2	—	765	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	107.00	107.00
4	—	458	119.00–124.00	121.50
6	—	591	117.50	117.50
6	—	515	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	103.00–105.00	103.67
3	—	445	113.00	113.00
1	—	820	95.00	95.00
1	—	760	97.50	97.50
1	—	485	107.50	107.50
1	—	585	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
5	—	621	114.00–127.00	121.74
1	—	307	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	119.00	119.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,887	77.11/cwt	75.00–78.50	1,455	3

Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	127.08/cwt	125.00–131.00	456	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	606	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	580	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	118.62/cwt	115.00–121.50	622	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	688	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	108.88/cwt	107.00–109.50	724	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	755	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,075	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	914	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	448	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	42.50/cwt	41.50–43.00	526	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	663	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	47.07/cwt	46.00–48.00	585	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	800	2

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	766.01/cwt	650.00–820.00	7,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	630.20/cwt	550.00–725.00	7,575	5

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	673	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	42.50	42.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	41.50–43.00	42.50
4	—	1,243	46.00–48.00	47.07
1	—	1,240	53.50	53.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	50.50	50.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,887	75.00–78.50	77.11
1	—	1,320	70.00	70.00