Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: All classes of feeder cattle sold fully steady with good demand despite very warm temperatures in the forecast. Slaughter cows traded 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cow buyer interest was low due to the large number of cows waiting to be processed at the slaughter plants. Low receipts of slaughter bulls last week did not allow for a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.32/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$137.32

57 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$7.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.12

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	553	137.45	760	56
Medium and Large 2-3	310	130.00	403	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.45/cwt here — about $357 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 sale57 hd

137.32

—

KY average26 barns · 6,553 hd

155.44

−18.12

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	1,770	123.15	2,180	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	75.73	1,136	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	67.92	812	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	59.10	604	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,298	105.00	1,363	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$1,163	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,121	$1,088	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$680	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,213	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$690	3thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	740	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	144.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	825	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	136.07/cwt	132.00–143.00	716	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	149.14/cwt	144.00–160.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	166.51/cwt	166.00–167.00	861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	160.36/cwt	156.00–169.00	728	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	787	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	141.58/cwt	136.00–147.00	689	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,163.34/head	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,163	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	689.88/head	625.00–760.00	690	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	1,196.11/head	900.00–1,440.00	1,196	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,248.04/head	970.00–1,440.00	1,248	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	1,088.30/head	975.00–1,200.00	1,088	9
Bulls	—	—	1,685	118.76/cwt	116.00–121.00	2,001	4
Bulls	—	—	1,827	126.07/cwt	125.00–127.00	2,303	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	78.70/cwt	77.50–80.00	974	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	68.12/cwt	66.50–70.50	789	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	56.73/cwt	55.00–58.50	698	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	78.74/cwt	75.50–83.00	1,162	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,298	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,363	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	65.28/cwt	61.00–69.00	653	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	799	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	56.18/cwt	52.50–59.00	582	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,636	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	69.14/cwt	68.00–71.50	993	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	451	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 Jul 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 176Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 42Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 3Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	740	121.00	121.00
7	—	591	143.50	143.50
19	—	526	132.00–143.00	136.07
3	—	420	144.00–160.00	149.14
8	—	659	131.00–133.00	132.00
2	—	373	150.00	150.00
12	—	487	136.00–147.00	141.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	572	140.00–145.00	144.27
3	—	625	130.00	130.00
1	—	370	151.00	151.00
1	—	770	119.00	119.00
1	—	310	167.00	167.00
9	—	454	156.00–169.00	160.36
5	—	651	136.00	136.00
8	—	523	150.50	150.50
1	—	400	151.00	151.00
2	—	840	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	152.00	152.00
1	—	495	151.00	151.00
6	—	517	166.00–167.00	166.51
3	—	578	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	182.50	182.50

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,078	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,163.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,121	975.00–1,200.00	1,088.30
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	988	625.00–760.00	689.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	924	900.00–1,440.00	1,196.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	970.00–1,440.00	1,248.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,685	116.00–121.00	118.76
6	—	1,827	125.00–127.00	126.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	77.50–80.00	78.70
4	—	1,158	66.50–70.50	68.12
2	—	1,230	55.00–58.50	56.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,476	75.50–83.00	78.74
1	—	1,880	87.00	87.00
4	—	1,436	68.00–71.50	69.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	61.00–69.00	65.28
1	—	1,065	75.00	75.00
8	—	1,036	52.50–59.00	56.18
1	—	940	48.00	48.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	105.00	105.00

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

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