Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed for the Holiday break.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.87/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$136.87

83 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$23.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	514	139.17	715	75
Medium and Large 2-3	523	115.32	603	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.85/cwt here — about $112 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 sale83 hd

136.87

—

KY average12 barns · 2,281 hd

140.61

−3.74

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	—	Low	1,533	76.33	1,170	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,586	55.65	883	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	47.99	579	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	44.66	435	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,400	80.00	1,120	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	116.29/cwt	115.00–123.00	862	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	651	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	141.12/cwt	139.50–142.50	749	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	682	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	134.56/cwt	129.50–136.00	850	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	139.04/cwt	132.50–140.00	585	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	141.06/cwt	140.00–141.50	750	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	126.27/cwt	125.00–127.50	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	140.38/cwt	135.00–145.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	141.94/cwt	133.00–147.50	383	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	158.18/cwt	152.50–162.50	495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	906.60/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	7,498	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,145.98/cwt	800.00–1,450.00	12,468	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	743.39/cwt	410.00–975.00	7,850	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	734.19/cwt	575.00–950.00	8,796	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	880.24/cwt	450.00–1,100.00	9,947	8
Bulls	—	—	1,440	67.66/cwt	67.00–68.50	974	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,381	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	46.68/cwt	44.50–50.00	456	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	493	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	42.26/cwt	41.50–44.00	414	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	42.94/cwt	40.00–46.00	502	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	718	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	51.49/cwt	47.50–55.00	635	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	741	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	57.56/cwt	56.00–58.50	926	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,490	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,267	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,310	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	983	1

How this sale compares

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 Jan 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 83Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 17Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 9Year ago 8

No trend due to being closed for the Holiday break.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	741	115.00–123.00	116.29
10	—	431	151.00	151.00
17	—	531	139.50–142.50	141.12
4	—	649	130.00	130.00
5	—	468	135.00–145.00	140.38
5	—	572	140.00	140.00
2	—	675	126.00	126.00
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
2	—	378	160.00	160.00
4	—	313	152.50–162.50	158.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	90.00	90.00
2	—	558	122.50	122.50
1	—	610	117.50	117.50
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	477	143.00	143.00
2	—	765	130.00	130.00
18	—	632	129.50–136.00	134.56
8	—	421	132.50–140.00	139.04
17	—	532	140.00–141.50	141.06
3	—	593	137.00	137.00
4	—	373	135.00–140.00	137.60
5	—	270	133.00–147.50	141.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	750	102.50	102.50
2	—	280	130.00	130.00
2	—	310	125.00–127.50	126.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	122.50	122.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	975.00	975.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	827	800.00–1,025.00	906.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,088	800.00–1,450.00	1,145.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,056	410.00–975.00	743.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,198	575.00–950.00	734.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,130	450.00–1,100.00	880.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	67.00–68.50	67.66
2	—	1,625	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	44.50–50.00	46.68
1	—	930	53.00	53.00
6	—	980	41.50–44.00	42.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,169	40.00–46.00	42.94
13	—	1,233	47.50–55.00	51.49
2	—	1,278	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	48.00	48.00
4	—	1,609	56.00–58.50	57.56
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,310	75.00	75.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle