Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No test on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher and bull calves were 6.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.67/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$130.67

93 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$18.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.40

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	557	131.48	733	89
Medium and Large 2-3	514	112.75	580	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.73/cwt here — about $153 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 sale93 hd

130.67

—

KY average25 barns · 5,178 hd

144.08

−13.40

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	1,799	110.34	1,985	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	72.97	1,136	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	65.91	840	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	53.29	604	8thin

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)	990	$930	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$827	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$623	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	865	$500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	916	$1,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	917	$804	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$540	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	363	131.14/cwt	120.00–135.00	476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	577	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	136.42/cwt	124.00–142.00	783	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	131.23/cwt	120.00–132.50	883	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	733	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	150.80/cwt	143.00–162.50	572	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	119.15/cwt	117.50–120.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	144.87/cwt	131.00–146.00	753	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	132.72/cwt	120.00–134.00	689	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	134.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	813	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	127.39/cwt	124.00–128.00	932	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	118.65/cwt	115.00–122.50	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	124.69/cwt	110.00–126.00	833	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	827.01/head	700.00–950.00	827	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	622.67/head	580.00–660.00	623	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	804.17/head	740.00–860.00	804	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	540.00/head	540.00–540.00	540	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	108.97/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,829	5
Bulls	—	—	1,870	113.94/cwt	113.50–114.00	2,131	7
Bulls	—	—	1,910	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,757	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	69.79/cwt	68.00–72.50	891	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	55.97/cwt	52.00–60.00	641	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	45.23/cwt	45.00–45.50	494	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	48.47/cwt	45.00–52.00	611	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	72.97/cwt	68.00–77.50	1,136	23

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 174Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 26Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 13

Compared to last Tuesday: No test on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher and bull calves were 6.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	363	120.00–135.00	131.14
9	—	434	133.00	133.00
3	—	740	115.00	115.00
23	—	519	120.00–134.00	132.72
34	—	606	130.00–140.00	134.17
12	—	668	110.00–126.00	124.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	116.00	116.00
1	—	525	109.00	109.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	574	124.00–142.00	136.42
19	—	673	120.00–132.50	131.23
8	—	447	164.00	164.00
9	—	379	143.00–162.50	150.80
13	—	520	131.00–146.00	144.87
13	—	732	124.00–128.00	127.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	574	117.50–120.00	119.15
2	—	468	115.00–122.50	118.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	147.00	147.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	916	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	700.00–950.00	827.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	580.00–660.00	622.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	930.00	930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	917	740.00–860.00	804.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	540.00	540.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,678	105.00–110.00	108.97
7	—	1,870	113.50–114.00	113.94
1	—	1,910	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,277	68.00–72.50	69.79
2	—	1,260	45.00–52.00	48.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,146	52.00–60.00	55.97
2	—	1,093	45.00–45.50	45.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,557	68.00–77.50	72.97

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

Slaughter Cattle