Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: All feeder calf classes sold steady with a few value-added groups selling 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder calf buyers showed strong interest despite temperatures in the mid 90's. Slaughter cows traded steady on a mostly plain offering. The slaughter bulls sold very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.28/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$145.28

111 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$24.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

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	584	147.27	860	102
Medium and Large 2-3	592	122.78	727	9thin

One grade step is worth $24.49/cwt here — about $133 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 sale111 hd

145.28

—

KY average23 barns · 3,032 hd

147.54

−2.25

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	2,032	128.11	2,603	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	86.53	1,211	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	73.88	881	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	64.42	702	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$813	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,190	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$775	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	760	$675	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	725	$610	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	962	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	981	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,087	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	854	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,150	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,095	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	158.46/cwt	150.00–165.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	134.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	76.36/cwt	73.50–81.00	903	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	65.35/cwt	59.00–69.00	786	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	56.55/cwt	55.50–57.50	625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	72.29/cwt	69.00–76.00	777	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	79.58/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,168	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	93.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,245	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,099	1
Bulls	—	—	2,032	128.11/cwt	125.00–133.00	2,603	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	813.29/head	775.00–850.00	813	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	856	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	989	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	784	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	122.27/cwt	119.00–127.00	900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.22/cwt	130.00–142.00	733	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	139.98/cwt	139.00–141.00	946	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	150.02/cwt	148.00–155.00	875	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	967	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 Jun 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 113Year ago 103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 7Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 9Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	144.00	144.00
1	—	290	147.50	147.50
5	—	359	164.00	164.00
7	—	750	119.00	119.00
10	—	714	138.50	138.50
17	—	530	130.00–142.00	138.22
10	—	676	139.00–141.00	139.98
1	—	845	123.00	123.00
14	—	583	148.00–155.00	150.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	652	147.50	147.50
11	—	448	167.00	167.00
11	—	517	165.50	165.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	120.00	120.00
2	—	583	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	141.00	141.00
1	—	255	167.50	167.50
1	—	575	152.00	152.00
7	—	521	164.00	164.00
4	—	421	178.00	178.00
2	—	665	149.00	149.00
3	—	397	182.00	182.00
3	—	722	143.00	143.00
4	—	620	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	187.50	187.50
9	—	655	166.00	166.00
13	—	747	154.00	154.00
13	—	592	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
3	—	373	150.00–165.00	158.46
2	—	450	160.00	160.00
2	—	553	130.00–140.00	134.98
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
1	—	650	123.00	123.00
2	—	840	110.00–112.50	111.25
11	—	526	149.00	149.00
7	—	736	119.00–127.00	122.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	595	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,183	73.50–81.00	76.36
3	—	1,202	59.00–69.00	65.35
1	—	1,195	92.00	92.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	55.50–57.50	56.55
2	—	1,075	69.00–76.00	72.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	77.00–83.00	79.58
3	—	1,332	90.00–95.00	93.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,032	125.00–133.00	128.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	775.00–850.00	813.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	1,190.00	1,190.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

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