Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No test on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers sold 8.00-10.00 lower and bull calves were steady. Feeder cattle quality was very plain. Slaughter cows were 10.00-12.00 lower on a low quality offering and slaughter bulls were fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.27/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$145.27

80 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$24.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.26

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	550	148.63	818	69
Medium and Large 2-3	573	124.20	711	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.43/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 sale80 hd

145.27

—

KY average25 barns · 5,480 hd

154.53

−9.26

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	1,732	114.75	1,988	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	72.54	907	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,338	67.70	906	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	62.56	651	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,176	$1,141	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$995	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$725	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,325	$1,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,535	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,189	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	972	$750	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$754	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$638	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	661	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	939	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	173.72/cwt	162.00–176.00	764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	142.88/cwt	140.00–152.50	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	128.52/cwt	127.00–129.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,043	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	117.29/cwt	115.00–118.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	147.86/cwt	140.00–155.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	804	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	137.07/cwt	123.00–144.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	860	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	63.37/cwt	60.00–68.00	651	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	649	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	67.70/cwt	65.00–70.00	906	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	76.33/cwt	76.00–77.00	956	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	117.66/cwt	117.00–118.00	2,036	3
Bulls	—	—	1,733	113.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,970	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	65.59/cwt	64.00–68.00	813	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,140.57/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,141	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	753.65/head	725.00–775.00	754	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	994.53/head	880.00–1,175.00	995	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,189.07/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,189	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	638.13/head	625.00–650.00	638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	133.05/cwt	126.00–140.00	496	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 Sep 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 109Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 25Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 29Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	661	142.00	142.00
4	—	365	177.00	177.00
4	—	578	154.00	154.00
6	—	440	162.00–176.00	173.72
18	—	521	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	140.00–152.50	142.88
1	—	565	141.00	141.00
3	—	525	123.00–144.00	137.07
1	—	225	145.00	145.00
2	—	488	129.00	129.00
2	—	373	126.00–140.00	133.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	440	156.00	156.00
1	—	285	157.50	157.50
3	—	330	140.00	140.00
7	—	516	140.00	140.00
2	—	368	140.00–155.00	147.86
10	—	574	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	482	127.00–129.00	128.52
4	—	687	115.00–118.00	117.29
1	—	570	121.00	121.00
1	—	765	122.00	122.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	713	146.25	146.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	368	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	176.00	176.00
1	—	815	151.00	151.00
4	—	580	164.00	164.00
1	—	480	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,027	60.00–68.00	63.37
1	—	1,110	58.50	58.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	65.00–70.00	67.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,252	76.00–77.00	76.33
3	—	1,240	64.00–68.00	65.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,730	117.00–118.00	117.66
8	—	1,733	110.00–115.00	113.66

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,176	900.00–1,200.00	1,140.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,214	880.00–1,175.00	994.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,175.00	1,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	725.00–775.00	753.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	625.00–650.00	638.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,189.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	972	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,535	1,700.00	1,700.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,325	1,750.00	1,750.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

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