Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No test on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher and bull calves traded 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher on a good quality offering.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.42/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$139.42

42 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$17.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.63

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	529	143.63	760	32
Medium and Large 2-3	456	125.96	575	10thin

One grade step is worth $17.66/cwt here — about $185 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 sale42 hd

139.42

—

KY average23 barns · 2,437 hd

146.05

−6.63

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	1,610	104.36	1,680	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	75.09	1,122	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	63.51	766	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	43.41	472	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)	1,256	$1,143	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,090	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$874	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$784	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$701	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$575	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,515	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$1,383	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	882	$1,222	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,234	$1,071	8
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$754	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	961	$735	9
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	745	$675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	1,515	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	129.87/cwt	127.50–135.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	163.78/cwt	160.00–167.50	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,132	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	144.22/cwt	140.00–145.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,289	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	116.31/cwt	107.50–125.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	743	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	670	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	49.60/cwt	46.50–53.00	536	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	64.12/cwt	61.00–66.50	787	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	34.67/cwt	34.00–36.00	386	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	663	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	75.73/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,148	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	921	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	56.32/cwt	55.00–57.00	645	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	71.88/cwt	67.50–76.00	875	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,180	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	112.01/cwt	108.00–116.00	2,011	6
Bulls	—	—	1,500	102.81/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,542	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	873.58/head	775.00–1,175.00	874	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	700.78/head	675.00–750.00	701	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	735.35/head	675.00–775.00	735	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	1,143.00/head	750.00–1,250.00	1,143	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	783.62/head	675.00–950.00	784	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	1,147.70/head	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,148	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,090.27/head	600.00–1,350.00	1,090	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	753.59/head	700.00–800.00	754	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,065.08/head	875.00–1,275.00	1,065	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	1,313.11/head	1,150.00–1,525.00	1,313	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	1,384.42/head	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,384	5

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 165Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 26Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 128Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,515	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,148	775.00–1,175.00	873.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,178	675.00–750.00	700.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,256	750.00–1,250.00	1,143.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,180	675.00–950.00	783.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,035	600.00–1,350.00	1,090.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,505	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,156	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	907	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,147.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,220	875.00–1,275.00	1,065.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,044	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	923	1,150.00–1,525.00	1,313.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	684	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,074	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,384.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	961	675.00–775.00	735.35
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	700.00–800.00	753.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	120.00–125.00	122.51
2	—	558	110.00	110.00
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
3	—	422	127.50–135.00	129.87
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	125.00	125.00
3	—	602	131.00	131.00
1	—	565	134.00	134.00
2	—	278	160.00–167.50	163.78
3	—	650	128.00	128.00
15	—	516	144.00	144.00
4	—	376	170.00	170.00
1	—	470	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	126.00	126.00
4	—	669	128.00	128.00
3	—	603	136.00	136.00
7	—	528	146.00	146.00
11	—	375	165.00	165.00
6	—	441	140.00–145.00	144.22
2	—	482	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	730	155.00	155.00
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
3	—	620	149.00	149.00
9	—	889	145.00	145.00
2	—	400	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	107.50–125.00	116.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	46.50–53.00	49.60
4	—	1,113	34.00–36.00	34.67
1	—	1,005	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,227	61.00–66.50	64.12
3	—	1,145	55.00–57.00	56.32
2	—	1,218	67.50–76.00	71.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,516	75.00–78.00	75.73
1	—	1,315	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	74.00	74.00
6	—	1,795	108.00–116.00	112.01
10	—	1,500	100.00–106.00	102.81

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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