Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.34/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$143.34

73 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$1.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.90

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	598	143.45	858	68
Medium and Large 2-3	422	141.90	599	5thin

One grade step is worth $1.55/cwt here — about $259 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 sale73 hd

143.34

—

KY average24 barns · 6,959 hd

148.25

−4.90

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	1,787	100.17	1,790	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	85.22	1,262	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	78.36	916	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	68.51	618	3thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 2-3	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	806	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	803	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,121	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	163.12/cwt	162.50–165.00	790	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	897	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	141.88/cwt	141.50–145.00	908	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,009	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	147.74/cwt	144.50–154.50	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	148.69/cwt	148.50–149.00	793	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	171.87/cwt	165.00–173.00	875	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	167.55/cwt	158.00–168.75	1,024	17
Steers	Large 2	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	175.61/cwt	150.00–185.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	139.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	825	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	614	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,007.59/cwt	700.00–1,200.00	10,912	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	855	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,634	1
Bulls	—	—	2,305	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	2,501	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,820	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,146	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	62.28/cwt	56.50–67.50	729	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	82.00/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,232	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	88.43/cwt	86.50–90.50	1,289	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	736	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	64.02/cwt	63.00–65.00	562	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	77.76/cwt	72.50–80.50	923	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	87.76/cwt	85.50–90.00	988	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 Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 109Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 14Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	150.00	150.00
3	—	463	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	576	140.00	140.00
2	—	620	134.50	134.50
6	—	938	119.50	119.50
1	—	820	122.50	122.50
6	—	344	167.50	167.50
1	—	850	118.00	118.00
7	—	776	130.00	130.00
13	—	533	148.50–149.00	148.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	502	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
8	—	484	162.50–165.00	163.12
21	—	534	168.00	168.00
9	—	640	141.50–145.00	141.88
4	—	378	150.00–185.00	175.61
5	—	561	135.00–140.00	139.02
8	—	446	185.00	185.00
1	—	730	126.00	126.00
7	—	323	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	144.50–154.50	147.74
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
7	—	509	165.00–173.00	171.87
1	—	475	169.00	169.00
1	—	360	190.00	190.00
17	—	611	158.00–168.75	167.55
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	132.00	132.00

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	1,083	700.00–1,200.00	1,007.59
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	855	425.00	425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,305	108.50	108.50
1	—	1,640	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,415	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	56.50–67.50	62.28
9	—	1,187	72.50–80.50	77.76
4	—	1,126	85.50–90.00	87.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	80.00–84.00	82.00
2	—	1,458	86.50–90.50	88.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	77.50	77.50
2	—	878	63.00–65.00	64.02

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