Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to the market being closed for the July 4th holiday last week. Buyers showed good demand for an average quality offering of feeder calves. The high dressing breaker cows sold very good with strong demand. The remainder of the slaughter cows were very plain and the buyer's interest was low on the offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.83/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$139.83

77 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$12.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.18

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	619	140.79	872	71
Medium and Large 2-3	563	128.50	723	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.29/cwt here — about $149 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 sale77 hd

139.83

—

KY average20 barns · 5,737 hd

154.01

−14.18

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	1,650	129.50	2,137	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,493	92.32	1,378	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	78.83	938	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	56.32	569	6thin

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	138.78/cwt	135.50–141.00	815	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,104	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,016	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	140.99/cwt	139.00–145.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	157.79/cwt	150.00–166.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	952	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	149.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	132.02/cwt	126.00–135.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	130.39/cwt	120.00–133.00	876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	47.19/cwt	45.00–50.00	498	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	646	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	57.52/cwt	52.50–64.50	583	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,094	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	968	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	758	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,018	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	95.25/cwt	92.50–100.00	1,449	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	87.39/cwt	82.50–91.00	1,262	8
Bulls	—	—	1,650	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	2,137	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	139.36/cwt	130.00–143.00	822	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	147.78/cwt	143.00–149.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	145.53/cwt	134.00–149.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,023	2

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 Jul 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 177Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 23Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	661	157.50	157.50
5	—	507	166.50	166.50
4	—	756	144.00	144.00
2	—	478	150.00–166.00	157.79
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
13	—	577	165.00	165.00
1	—	315	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	587	135.50–141.00	138.78
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
3	—	371	139.00–145.00	140.99
2	—	288	145.00	145.00
4	—	529	142.00	142.00
2	—	712	134.00	134.00
1	—	975	110.00	110.00
4	—	455	146.00	146.00
5	—	411	134.00–149.00	145.53
2	—	875	115.00–119.00	116.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	818	135.00	135.00
22	—	696	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	130.00	130.00
3	—	647	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	145.00–155.00	149.92
6	—	544	126.00–135.00	132.02
5	—	672	120.00–133.00	130.39
3	—	378	140.00–145.00	141.61
4	—	441	160.00	160.00
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
8	—	590	130.00–143.00	139.36
5	—	485	143.00–149.00	147.78
1	—	1,020	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	45.00–50.00	47.19
1	—	910	71.00	71.00
3	—	1,013	52.50–64.50	57.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,180	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,175	64.50	64.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	76.00	76.00
19	—	1,521	92.50–100.00	95.25
8	—	1,444	82.50–91.00	87.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	129.50	129.50

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	750.00	750.00

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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