Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder heifers sold 7.00-9.00 higher on strong buyer interest. Bull calves traded steady with moderate demand. No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a good quality offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.63/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$160.63

66 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$30.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.53

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	537	162.97	876	61
Medium and Large 2-3	528	132.03	697	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.95/cwt here — about $179 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 sale66 hd

160.63

—

KY average23 barns · 4,817 hd

167.16

−6.53

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	1,757	124.16	2,182	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	91.56	1,376	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	82.63	992	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	76.50	803	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,398	$1,525	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,372	$1,442	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,342	$1,251	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,007	$1,238	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	154.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,004	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	169.34/cwt	166.00–172.50	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	173.47/cwt	172.50–175.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	173.53/cwt	167.50–175.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	750	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	123.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,181	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	939	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	449	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	828	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	342	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	677	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	803	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,220	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	77.45/cwt	75.50–79.50	929	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,116	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	126.91/cwt	124.00–131.00	2,193	10
Bulls	—	—	1,840	120.36/cwt	119.00–121.00	2,215	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,708	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	91.64/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,365	14
Bulls	—	—	1,800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,944	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	1,250.53/head	975.00–1,450.00	1,251	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	1,442.41/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	150.02/cwt	147.50–152.50	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	163.51/cwt	159.00–168.00	858	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	994	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	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 Aug 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 132Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 45Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 22Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	652	150.00–155.00	154.00
6	—	516	166.00–172.50	169.34
5	—	438	167.50–175.00	173.53
1	—	1,095	110.00	110.00
1	—	835	112.50	112.50
6	—	340	192.50	192.50
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,190	117.50	117.50
1	—	1,100	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,295	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	192.50	192.50
2	—	623	157.50	157.50
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	449	184.50	184.50
3	—	450	184.00	184.00
3	—	342	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	147.50–152.50	150.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
3	—	626	120.00–130.00	123.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	172.50–175.00	173.47
3	—	738	144.00	144.00
2	—	673	150.00	150.00
12	—	444	169.00	169.00
5	—	467	169.00	169.00
3	—	603	158.00	158.00
1	—	325	172.50	172.50
1	—	280	177.50	177.50
4	—	754	143.00	143.00
2	—	598	159.00	159.00
12	—	525	159.00–168.00	163.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	610	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	656	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	172.50	172.50
3	—	732	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	76.50	76.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,725	99.00	99.00
14	—	1,489	86.00–96.00	91.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	75.50–79.50	77.45
1	—	1,200	93.00	93.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,728	124.00–131.00	126.91
3	—	1,840	119.00–121.00	120.36
1	—	1,800	108.00	108.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,104	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,342	975.00–1,450.00	1,250.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,398	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,372	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,442.41

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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Slaughter Cattle

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