Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Bull calves sold 2.00-4.00 higher with a good demand on all feeder calf classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light supply.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.06/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$150.06

44 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$15.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.80

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	579	150.78	873	42
Medium and Large 2-3	590	135.00	797	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.78/cwt here — about $76 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 sale44 hd

150.06

—

KY average25 barns · 2,110 hd

155.86

−5.80

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	1,460	107.95	1,576	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	83.31	1,283	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	78.43	965	4thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	280	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	161.44/cwt	159.00–162.50	857	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	95.11/cwt	90.00–100.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	148.70/cwt	137.00–151.00	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	143.52/cwt	141.00–149.50	761	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	139.00/cwt	138.50–140.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	161.05/cwt	158.00–165.00	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	172.45/cwt	167.50–175.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	142.67/cwt	142.00–143.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	124.99/cwt	123.50–126.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	152.48/cwt	147.50–157.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	146.53/cwt	144.00–152.50	993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	164.79/cwt	155.00–169.00	715	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	961	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	996.54/cwt	830.00–1,190.00	12,038	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,152.19/cwt	1,090.00–1,200.00	13,653	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	10,241	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,535	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,465	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	780.30/cwt	720.00–790.00	6,796	7
Bulls	—	—	1,243	101.93/cwt	97.50–106.00	1,267	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	76.57/cwt	73.50–80.00	955	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	991	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	83.31/cwt	80.50–85.00	1,283	3
Bulls	—	—	1,895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,274	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 May 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 211Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 12Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 16Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	192.50	192.50
10	—	531	159.00–162.50	161.44
2	—	383	182.50	182.50
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
2	—	870	90.00–100.00	95.11
6	—	593	137.00–151.00	148.70
3	—	740	135.00	135.00
2	—	473	147.50–157.00	152.48
7	—	434	155.00–169.00	164.79
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
7	—	663	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	162.00	162.00
3	—	592	159.00	159.00
1	—	705	137.00	137.00
3	—	605	156.00	156.00
3	—	779	138.50–140.00	139.00
2	—	400	166.00	166.00
4	—	678	144.00–152.50	146.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	742	122.00	122.00
17	—	530	141.00–149.50	143.52
9	—	438	158.00–165.00	161.05
3	—	387	167.50–175.00	172.45
3	—	553	142.00–143.00	142.67
1	—	605	124.00	124.00
5	—	660	123.50–126.00	124.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	125.00	125.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,208	830.00–1,190.00	996.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,090.00–1,200.00	1,152.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	980.00	980.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	871	720.00–790.00	780.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	97.50–106.00	101.93
1	—	1,895	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	73.50–80.00	76.57
1	—	1,180	84.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	80.50–85.00	83.31

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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Bulls · 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