Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder heifers and bull calves sharply lower on low demand. No test on feeder steers. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 lower on a very plain offering.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.08/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$139.08

75 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$23.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.44

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	555	140.96	783	69
Medium and Large 2-3	549	117.51	645	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.45/cwt here — about $138 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 sale75 hd

139.08

—

KY average25 barns · 3,106 hd

144.53

−5.44

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	1,653	112.55	1,861	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	74.93	1,046	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	68.16	796	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	56.98	563	5thin

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)	1,350	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$890	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,096	$970	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$860	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$899	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$730	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1-2Fancy	—	454	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	763	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	516	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	808	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	125.71/cwt	120.00–132.50	664	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	117.64/cwt	115.00–119.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	115.52/cwt	110.00–127.50	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	117.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	737	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	117.62/cwt	114.00–121.00	967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	148.62/cwt	137.50–152.50	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	132.81/cwt	125.00–134.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	124.13/cwt	121.00–127.50	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	142.77/cwt	139.00–143.00	852	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	114.36/cwt	107.50–118.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	898	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	898.75/head	850.00–950.00	899	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,148	1
Bulls	—	—	1,644	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,874	9
Bulls	—	—	1,782	117.37/cwt	117.00–118.00	2,092	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	54.30/cwt	54.00–55.00	512	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	68.16/cwt	65.00–72.00	796	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	76.51/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,071	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	921	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	449	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	832	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 Oct 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 157Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 63Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 39Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	454	168.00	168.00
9	—	516	156.50	156.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	142.00	142.00
11	—	528	120.00–132.50	125.71
3	—	723	115.00–119.00	117.64
1	—	905	107.50	107.50
3	—	822	114.00–121.00	117.62
3	—	638	124.00	124.00
4	—	377	137.50–152.50	148.62
4	—	428	147.00	147.00
17	—	597	139.00–143.00	142.77
2	—	788	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	442	126.00	126.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
3	—	580	107.50–118.00	114.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
3	—	665	117.00	117.00
5	—	595	132.00	132.00
2	—	838	105.00	105.00
3	—	388	131.00	131.00
12	—	517	142.50	142.50
7	—	438	125.00–134.00	132.81
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
2	—	468	121.00–127.50	124.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	122.50	122.50
6	—	574	110.00–127.50	115.52
2	—	535	115.00–119.00	117.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	135.00	135.00

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	—	830	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,096	970.00	970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	890.00	890.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	850.00–950.00	898.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	85.00	85.00
9	—	1,644	113.00–115.00	114.00
3	—	1,782	117.00–118.00	117.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	942	54.00–55.00	54.30
1	—	1,070	42.00	42.00
1	—	1,040	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	65.00–72.00	68.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,400	74.00–79.00	76.51
1	—	1,375	67.00	67.00

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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Bulls · 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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