Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.87/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$129.87

23 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$12.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.43

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	631	131.42	829	18thin
Large 2	595	128.00	762	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	118.75	618	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $211 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 sale23 hd

129.87

—

KY average21 barns · 6,324 hd

148.30

−18.43

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	1,474	103.08	1,520	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	870	83.00	722	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	79.68	1,197	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	61.33	717	3thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	121.12/cwt	120.50–123.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	817	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Steers	Large 2	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	682	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	183.46/cwt	180.00–190.00	697	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	465	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	548	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	830	760.59/cwt	675.00–825.00	6,313	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	796.72/cwt	630.00–970.00	7,872	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	3,371	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	635	362.52/cwt	235.00–440.00	2,302	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	82.65/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,264	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	73.75/cwt	71.00–76.50	1,069	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,903	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	122.88/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,779	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	84.07/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,093	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	56.50/cwt	56.00–57.00	624	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	722	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	919	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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 103Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 38Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	826	120.50–123.00	121.12
7	—	624	131.00	131.00
1	—	455	154.00	154.00
5	—	567	129.00	129.00
1	—	390	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	112.50	112.50
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	133.00	133.00
2	—	665	140.00	140.00
1	—	295	195.00	195.00
1	—	530	159.00	159.00
3	—	447	152.50	152.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	180.00–190.00	183.46
2	—	715	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	182.50	182.50
1	—	670	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	102.50	102.50

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	830	675.00–825.00	760.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	535.00	535.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	988	630.00–970.00	796.72
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	635	235.00–440.00	362.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,529	81.00–84.00	82.65
2	—	1,450	71.00–76.50	73.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	56.00–57.00	56.50
1	—	1,295	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	83.00	83.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	101.50	101.50
2	—	1,448	120.00–126.00	122.88
2	—	1,300	80.00–87.50	84.07

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

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