Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.41/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$145.41

52 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$24.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.66

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	523	146.81	767	49
Large 2	600	122.50	735	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.31/cwt here — about $32 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

145.41

—

KY average25 barns · 6,185 hd

149.07

−3.66

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	—	High	1,870	104.25	1,949	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	80.05	1,261	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	69.69	836	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	60.01	581	3thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	360	176.62/cwt	175.00–177.50	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	913	4
Bulls	Large 2	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	161.09/cwt	150.00–162.00	823	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	143.80/cwt	139.00–146.00	848	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	149.27/cwt	149.00–150.00	554	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	435	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	150.09/cwt	147.00–163.00	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	890	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,369.21/cwt	1,325.00–1,410.00	18,690	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	997.04/cwt	685.00–1,175.00	11,606	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	933.01/cwt	740.00–1,130.00	12,241	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	734.76/cwt	440.00–1,200.00	6,099	7
Bulls	—	—	1,815	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,987	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	74.40/cwt	72.50–76.00	971	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	82.38/cwt	80.00–85.00	950	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	60.01/cwt	56.00–64.00	581	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,906	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	59.82/cwt	55.00–63.00	684	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	75.60/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,176	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	83.38/cwt	82.00–84.50	1,327	4

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 Feb 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 75Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 9Year 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
3	—	360	175.00–177.50	176.62
4	—	599	152.50	152.50
13	—	511	150.00–162.00	161.09
2	—	638	149.00	149.00
1	—	755	122.50	122.50
6	—	436	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	152.00	152.00
2	—	683	138.00	138.00
15	—	590	139.00–146.00	143.80
7	—	371	149.00–150.00	149.27
5	—	462	150.00	150.00
10	—	518	147.00–163.00	150.09
5	—	631	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	127.50	127.50
2	—	683	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	162.50	162.50
3	—	303	190.00	190.00
1	—	680	142.50	142.50
3	—	420	167.50	167.50
1	—	515	160.00	160.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,365	1,325.00–1,410.00	1,369.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	1,164	685.00–1,175.00	997.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	1,312	740.00–1,130.00	933.01
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	830	440.00–1,200.00	734.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	109.50	109.50
1	—	1,925	99.00	99.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	72.50–76.00	74.40
2	—	1,153	80.00–85.00	82.38
4	—	1,143	55.00–63.00	59.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	968	56.00–64.00	60.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	68.00–79.00	75.60
4	—	1,591	82.00–84.50	83.38

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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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