Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder heifers sold 8.00-10.00 higher with strong demand. Bull calves traded 5.00-7.00 lower on moderate buyer interest. No trend on feeder steers, slaughter cows, and slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.74/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$154.74

32 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$10.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.71

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	568	156.42	888	27
Medium and Large 2-3	390	145.70	568	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about $320 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 sale32 hd

154.74

—

KY average17 barns · 3,587 hd

165.45

−10.71

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	1,560	110.00	1,716	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	85.31	1,238	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	77.70	949	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	73.76	804	20

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,161	$1,404	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$980	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,147	$876	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,056	$800	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,490	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,198	$1,417	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,278	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,099	$1,689	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$1,537	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,391	12
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	1,198	1,417.12/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	860	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	151.31/cwt	150.00–153.00	869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	166.01/cwt	164.00–169.00	950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	176.77/cwt	175.00–180.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	294	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	614	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	73.73/cwt	70.00–79.00	801	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	66.52/cwt	65.00–68.00	744	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	81.26/cwt	81.00–81.50	884	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	77.98/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,220	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,502	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	85.81/cwt	81.00–88.50	1,225	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	84.24/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,089	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	75.95/cwt	71.00–79.50	914	15
Bulls	—	—	1,560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,716	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	875.99/head	700.00–970.00	876	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	799.89/head	730.00–850.00	800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,537.65/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,538	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,537.09/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,537	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,403.79/head	1,025.00–1,550.00	1,404	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,664.13/head	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,664	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 Sep 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 102Year ago 62

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 28Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 53Year ago 32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,198	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,417.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,490	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,147	700.00–970.00	875.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,056	730.00–850.00	799.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,161	1,025.00–1,550.00	1,403.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,252	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	988	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,537.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,156	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,243	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,537.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,106	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,278	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,075	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,664.13
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	775.00	775.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	132.50	132.50
3	—	333	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	166.00	166.00
3	—	462	172.00	172.00
2	—	725	130.00	130.00
6	—	658	152.00	152.00
1	—	275	177.50	177.50
9	—	574	150.00–153.00	151.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	127.50	127.50
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
4	—	435	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	541	164.00	164.00
3	—	418	175.00–180.00	176.77
4	—	550	150.00	150.00
2	—	602	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	294	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	667	166.00	166.00
2	—	350	182.50	182.50
2	—	530	170.00	170.00
3	—	460	181.00	181.00
5	—	572	164.00–169.00	166.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,087	70.00–79.00	73.73
2	—	1,118	65.00–68.00	66.52
2	—	1,088	81.00–81.50	81.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	77.00–79.00	77.98
1	—	1,650	91.00	91.00
18	—	1,427	81.00–88.50	85.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	82.50–85.00	84.24
15	—	1,203	71.00–79.50	75.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	110.00	110.00

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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