Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to lack of comparable receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.86/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$149.86

50 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$9.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.97

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	666	150.80	1,004	45
Medium and Large 2-3	617	141.40	873	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.40/cwt here — about $132 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 sale50 hd

149.86

—

KY average25 barns · 4,938 hd

162.83

−12.97

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	1,490	108.00	1,609	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	79.96	1,202	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	66.50	748	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	884	56.58	500	5thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	575	135.71/cwt	133.00–137.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	529	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	778	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	142.21/cwt	135.00–145.50	1,040	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	154.49/cwt	146.50–157.00	1,035	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	159.67/cwt	151.00–162.50	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	144.41/cwt	143.00–150.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,139	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	139.52/cwt	138.00–141.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	942	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	752	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,000	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	790	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	762	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	47.97/cwt	46.00–50.00	433	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,073	1
Bulls	—	—	1,225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,348	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,860	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	670	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	436	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	773	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	81.61/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,247	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	769.37/cwt	600.00–900.00	8,794	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	838.96/cwt	700.00–975.00	9,883	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,155	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,603	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	798	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	97.52/cwt	95.00–100.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	849	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 Apr 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 175Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 30Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 49

No trends available due to lack of comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	133.00–137.00	135.71
4	—	340	151.00–162.50	159.67
5	—	457	143.00–150.00	144.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	102.50	102.50
1	—	355	147.50	147.50
1	—	495	137.00	137.00
1	—	790	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	529	147.00	147.00
4	—	465	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	150.50	150.50
1	—	720	126.00	126.00
2	—	508	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	731	135.00–145.50	142.21
13	—	670	146.50–157.00	154.49
2	—	618	158.00	158.00
1	—	455	162.00	162.00
2	—	573	162.50	162.50
1	—	825	138.00	138.00
6	—	530	160.00	160.00
1	—	935	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	139.00	139.00
1	—	790	117.50	117.50
1	—	450	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	138.00–141.00	139.52
6	—	589	160.00	160.00
5	—	432	168.00	168.00
10	—	518	154.00	154.00
6	—	388	182.00	182.00
2	—	930	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,023	95.00–100.00	97.52
1	—	680	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	752	133.00	133.00
1	—	300	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	64.50	64.50
1	—	1,105	69.00	69.00
1	—	1,045	66.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	902	46.00–50.00	47.97
1	—	670	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,045	74.00	74.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,528	81.00–82.00	81.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,755	106.00	106.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	600.00–900.00	769.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	700.00–975.00	838.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	580.00	580.00

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle