Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: All classes of feeder cattle sold unevenly steady on a plain quality offering. Demand on the feeder cattle remained low. Slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.47/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$135.47

107 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$22.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.76

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	530	141.10	747	80
Medium and Large 2-3	511	118.76	607	27

One grade step is worth $22.34/cwt here — about $140 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 sale107 hd

135.47

—

KY average24 barns · 2,799 hd

138.23

−2.76

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	1,713	105.91	1,814	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	69.48	1,006	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	63.01	727	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	61.57	639	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,645	$1,060	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	725	$650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,124	$619	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$610	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$560	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	511	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	664	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	145.04/cwt	142.50–147.50	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	730	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	109.44/cwt	108.00–110.00	726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	116.61/cwt	111.00–118.00	438	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	129.04/cwt	115.00–135.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	598	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	132.62/cwt	123.00–135.00	767	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	122.02/cwt	115.00–132.50	449	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	104.50/cwt	103.00–106.00	563	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	618.69/head	550.00–680.00	619	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,147	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	62.88/cwt	61.00–65.00	646	5
Bulls	—	—	1,345	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,143	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	105.67/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,802	8
Bulls	—	—	1,798	110.47/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,986	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	68.92/cwt	64.50–72.00	989	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	602	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	68.35/cwt	65.00–70.00	788	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	55.00/cwt	54.00–56.00	634	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 Oct 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 190Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 56Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	511	130.00	130.00
2	—	263	130.00	130.00
6	—	363	141.00	141.00
19	—	453	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	107.00	107.00
7	—	376	111.00–118.00	116.61
1	—	675	101.00	101.00
5	—	577	113.00	113.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
10	—	539	103.00–106.00	104.50
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	142.50–147.50	145.04
13	—	430	165.00	165.00
24	—	518	141.00	141.00
5	—	656	126.00	126.00
34	—	578	123.00–135.00	132.62
2	—	388	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	663	108.00–110.00	109.44
1	—	785	103.00	103.00
3	—	603	114.00	114.00
6	—	462	115.00–135.00	129.04
2	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.56
8	—	368	115.00–132.50	122.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	706	143.00	143.00
1	—	370	157.50	157.50
2	—	543	135.00	135.00
2	—	618	146.00	146.00
1	—	865	139.50	139.50
1	—	550	142.50	142.50
1	—	470	142.50	142.50

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)	5	—	1,124	550.00–680.00	618.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	560.00	560.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,645	1,060.00	1,060.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	74.00	74.00
8	—	1,435	64.50–72.00	68.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,027	61.00–65.00	62.88
1	—	1,095	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	65.00–70.00	68.35
2	—	1,153	54.00–56.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	85.00	85.00
8	—	1,705	105.00–108.00	105.67
5	—	1,798	110.00–112.00	110.47

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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