Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No test on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower and feeder bulls under 500 lbs. were sharply lower with the feeder bulls over 500 lbs. trading 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand for all feeder cattle continued to be low to moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.95/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$134.95

78 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$49.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.20

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	562	140.63	790	69
Medium and Large 2-3	827	91.45	756	9thin

One grade step is worth $49.18/cwt here — about $34 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 sale78 hd

134.95

—

KY average23 barns · 3,038 hd

141.15

−6.20

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	1,725	100.17	1,727	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	65.40	987	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	61.69	774	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	54.56	549	7thin

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)	1,307	$1,095	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,077	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,342	$904	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$831	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$774	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$693	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$670	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$730	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	995	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,520	$1,360	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$690	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2-3	—	815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	141.71/cwt	136.50–144.00	833	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	134.20/cwt	128.00–135.00	894	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	153.57/cwt	137.50–157.00	568	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.20/cwt	131.00–137.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	138.07/cwt	132.50–141.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	135.56/cwt	130.00–137.00	710	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	139.39/cwt	134.00–140.00	613	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	149.25/cwt	137.00–153.00	778	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	141.31/cwt	136.00–151.00	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	806	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	67.77/cwt	66.50–69.00	966	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	70.24/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,125	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	53.45/cwt	49.00–56.00	540	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	63.35/cwt	60.00–66.00	810	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	56.53/cwt	54.00–58.00	690	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	64.55/cwt	62.00–67.00	662	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	374	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	940	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	702	1
Bulls	—	—	1,681	99.48/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,672	7
Bulls	—	—	1,825	106.01/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,935	11
Bulls	—	—	1,458	80.34/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,171	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	903.50/head	650.00–1,000.00	904	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	831.17/head	660.00–925.00	831	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	670.00/head	670.00–670.00	670	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	693.29/head	650.00–725.00	693	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,076.98/head	650.00–1,260.00	1,077	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	1,095.39/head	690.00–1,275.00	1,095	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	690.13/head	680.00–700.00	690	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	773.52/head	675.00–840.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	872	91.67/cwt	90.00–92.50	799	3

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 260Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 37Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 20Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,085	75.00	75.00
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
1	—	775	87.50	87.50
1	—	405	112.50	112.50
3	—	872	90.00–92.50	91.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	588	136.50–144.00	141.71
6	—	370	137.50–157.00	153.57
22	—	521	137.00–153.00	149.25
11	—	660	132.00	132.00
7	—	725	125.00	125.00
7	—	424	136.00–151.00	141.31
3	—	643	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
2	—	810	117.00–118.00	117.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	600	131.00	131.00
9	—	666	128.00–135.00	134.20
5	—	475	131.00–137.00	132.20
3	—	372	132.50–141.00	138.07
17	—	524	130.00–137.00	135.56
3	—	577	130.00	130.00
10	—	440	134.00–140.00	139.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
2	—	240	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
3	—	350	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	148.00	148.00
6	—	581	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	58.00	58.00
4	—	1,425	66.50–69.00	67.77
4	—	1,601	70.00–71.00	70.24
1	—	1,595	44.00	44.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	49.00–56.00	53.45
2	—	1,025	62.00–67.00	64.55
1	—	960	39.00	39.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,279	60.00–66.00	63.35
4	—	1,221	54.00–58.00	56.53
1	—	1,270	74.00	74.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,681	96.00–100.00	99.48
11	—	1,825	103.00–110.00	106.01
3	—	1,458	76.00–86.00	80.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,342	650.00–1,000.00	903.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,248	660.00–925.00	831.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	670.00	670.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	650.00–725.00	693.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,310	650.00–1,260.00	1,076.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,307	690.00–1,275.00	1,095.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	675.00–840.00	773.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	680.00–700.00	690.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,520	1,360.00	1,360.00

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

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