Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No test on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher and bull calves were 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand for feeder cattle was moderate on an average quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.55/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$134.55

38 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$26.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.76

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	549	136.63	750	35
Medium and Large 2-3	645	110.33	712	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.29/cwt here — about $39 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 sale38 hd

134.55

—

KY average24 barns · 5,274 hd

148.31

−13.76

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	—	Average	1,600	98.92	1,582	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,547	68.03	1,053	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	59.71	733	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,081	52.70	570	4thin

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)	860	$694	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,114	$662	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	973	$939	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,184	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,316	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,144	$920	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,193	$1,173	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$660	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 1-2	—	653	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	911	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	159.93/cwt	157.50–162.50	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	147.39/cwt	142.00–153.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	817	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	944	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	153.96/cwt	152.00–155.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	137.83/cwt	136.00–138.00	704	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	662.12/head	600.00–740.00	662	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	694.48/head	690.00–700.00	694	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	939.27/head	875.00–1,000.00	939	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,172.61/head	1,055.00–1,275.00	1,173	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	820	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	66.74/cwt	62.00–70.00	1,029	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	71.79/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,125	8
Bulls	—	—	1,701	99.03/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,685	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	72.38/cwt	70.00–75.00	965	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	61.48/cwt	58.00–68.00	719	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	42.65/cwt	40.00–45.50	469	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	54.24/cwt	53.00–55.00	689	4
Bulls	—	—	1,663	106.69/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,774	7
Bulls	—	—	1,317	80.64/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,062	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	45.48/cwt	45.00–46.00	538	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	753	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	583	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 Nov 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 176Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 53Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 41Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	653	139.50	139.50
2	—	473	157.50–162.50	159.93
2	—	515	142.00–153.00	147.39
1	—	390	152.50	152.50
2	—	763	120.00	120.00
3	—	588	143.00	143.00
4	—	443	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	141.00	141.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	588	139.00	139.00
2	—	385	137.50	137.50
3	—	427	136.00	136.00
6	—	663	129.50	129.50
12	—	511	136.00–138.00	137.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
1	—	555	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	594	159.00	159.00
3	—	615	152.00–155.00	153.96
7	—	446	173.00	173.00
1	—	310	163.00	163.00
1	—	520	160.00	160.00

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	—	1,184	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,316	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,144	920.00	920.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,114	600.00–740.00	662.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	860	690.00–700.00	694.48
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	973	875.00–1,000.00	939.27
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	660.00	660.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,193	1,055.00–1,275.00	1,172.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	56.00	56.00
14	—	1,542	62.00–70.00	66.74
8	—	1,567	71.00–73.00	71.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	70.00–75.00	72.38
7	—	1,169	58.00–68.00	61.48
4	—	1,270	53.00–55.00	54.24
2	—	1,183	45.00–46.00	45.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	40.00–45.50	42.65
1	—	1,075	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,050	55.50	55.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,701	95.00–100.00	99.03
7	—	1,663	105.00–108.00	106.69
3	—	1,317	75.00–90.00	80.64

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

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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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