Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: All feeder cattle classes sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady. No test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.10/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$139.10

30 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.01

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	612	139.10	852	30

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale30 hd

139.10

—

KY average26 barns · 4,876 hd

151.11

−12.01

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	84.98	1,154	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	77.50	889	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,690	116.00	1,960	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,115	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,086	$1,428	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,251	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,135	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	777	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	128.69/cwt	128.00–130.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	818	84.22/cwt	82.50–86.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,250.86/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,251	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,462.50/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,463	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,050.20/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,114.91/head	810.00–1,275.00	1,115	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,322.56/head	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,323	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	780	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	986	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	84.98/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,154	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,960	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 Jun 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 39Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 34Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 19Year ago 13

Compared to last Tuesday: All feeder cattle classes sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady. No test on slaughter bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	165.00	165.00
1	—	420	167.50	167.50
4	—	910	97.50	97.50
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
1	—	450	165.00	165.00
1	—	630	146.00	146.00
2	—	678	117.00	117.00
2	—	373	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	127.50	127.50
1	—	690	112.50	112.50
1	—	450	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	110.00	110.00
3	—	833	110.50	110.50
11	—	460	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	112.50	112.50
3	—	624	128.00–130.00	128.69
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
2	—	445	162.50	162.50
2	—	395	159.00	159.00
2	—	1,183	90.00	90.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	82.50–86.00	84.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,462.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,322.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	810.00–1,275.00	1,114.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,095	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	84.00–86.00	84.98
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	116.00	116.00

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

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