Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder cattle sold fully steady. Slaughter cows traded steady on a low number of receipts. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Buyer interest was lower on all cattle today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.62/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$137.62

64 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$26.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.75

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	570	140.47	800	57
Medium and Large 2-3	606	114.43	693	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.04/cwt here — about $107 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 sale64 hd

137.62

—

KY average24 barns · 4,868 hd

158.37

−20.75

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	—	Low	1,833	117.01	2,145	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	80.00	984	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	79.17	1,226	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	62.81	665	3thin

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)	1,038	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$1,089	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,363	6

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	767	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	143.29/cwt	136.00–145.00	831	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	742	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	160.75/cwt	160.00–161.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	128.99/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	145.83/cwt	140.00–151.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	875	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	551	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	857	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	129.57/cwt	122.50–136.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	815	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,362.92/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,363	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,088.95/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,089	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	117.28/cwt	110.00–121.00	2,097	12
Bulls	—	—	2,188	123.93/cwt	123.00–125.00	2,712	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	984	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	79.17/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,226	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	66.97/cwt	65.00–69.00	719	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	561	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 144Year ago 50

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 44Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 37Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	131.00	131.00
1	—	375	137.50	137.50
15	—	520	147.50	147.50
21	—	580	136.00–145.00	143.29
3	—	712	122.00	122.00
4	—	480	143.00	143.00
11	—	668	131.00	131.00
1	—	275	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	742	108.00	108.00
5	—	551	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	167.00	167.00
3	—	652	150.00	150.00
2	—	943	125.00–133.00	128.99
1	—	830	136.00	136.00
5	—	622	140.00–151.00	145.83
2	—	798	141.50	141.50
1	—	455	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	298	160.00	160.00
2	—	343	150.00	150.00
2	—	410	160.00	160.00
3	—	727	125.00	125.00
4	—	474	160.00–161.00	160.75
4	—	639	134.00	134.00
11	—	585	146.50	146.50
13	—	530	160.00	160.00
1	—	672	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	122.50–136.00	129.57
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
1	—	665	122.50	122.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,055	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,362.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,156	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,088.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	100.00	100.00
12	—	1,788	110.00–121.00	117.28
2	—	2,188	123.00–125.00	123.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,548	78.00–80.00	79.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	65.00–69.00	66.97
1	—	1,030	54.50	54.50

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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Replacement Cattle

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