Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.68/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$147.68

51 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$12.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.98

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	499	151.87	758	34
Medium and Large 2-3	507	139.29	706	17thin

One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about $52 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 sale51 hd

147.68

—

KY average25 barns · 3,728 hd

150.66

−2.98

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	1,827	127.32	2,326	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,840	97.57	1,795	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,343	83.84	1,126	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	932	68.07	635	5thin

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,207	$1,013	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$970	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	153.48/cwt	149.00–161.00	718	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	555	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	555	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	1,125.89/head	994.00–1,290.00	1,126	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	710	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	883	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	166.96/cwt	162.00–177.50	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	141.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,043	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	142.96/cwt	138.00–145.00	832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	154.74/cwt	146.00–158.00	817	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	165.22/cwt	164.00–167.00	881	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.67/cwt	125.00–129.00	843	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	132.14/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,597	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	76.67/cwt	73.50–80.00	1,003	2
Bulls	—	—	1,689	122.50/cwt	120.00–128.00	2,069	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	710	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	373	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	71.96/cwt	70.00–73.50	711	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,254	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	93.71/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,474	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,092	105.67/cwt	104.00–108.00	2,211	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,308	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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 231Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 20Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 14Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
6	—	545	135.00	135.00
9	—	445	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	351	158.00	158.00
8	—	582	138.00–145.00	142.96
3	—	423	162.50	162.50
10	—	528	146.00–158.00	154.74
3	—	457	162.00	162.00
3	—	647	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	132.00	132.00
2	—	668	122.00	122.00
1	—	405	137.00	137.00
2	—	355	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	153.00	153.00
11	—	468	149.00–161.00	153.48
2	—	635	139.00	139.00
7	—	585	151.00	151.00
1	—	830	112.00	112.00
2	—	288	172.50	172.50
3	—	390	162.00–177.50	166.96
3	—	660	125.00–129.00	127.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	182.50	182.50
3	—	632	140.00–145.00	141.68
16	—	700	149.00	149.00
2	—	435	177.50	177.50
4	—	663	156.00	156.00
3	—	572	164.00	164.00
5	—	533	164.00–167.00	165.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
1	—	355	132.50	132.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,372	994.00–1,290.00	1,125.89
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	710	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	970.00	970.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,965	130.00–134.00	132.14
4	—	1,689	120.00–128.00	122.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	73.50–80.00	76.67
2	—	1,378	91.00	91.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	52.50	52.50
4	—	988	70.00–73.50	71.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	91.00–97.00	93.71
3	—	2,092	104.00–108.00	105.67
1	—	1,615	81.00	81.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle