Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to the sale being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday. Demand for feeder calves was low to moderate on a very plain offering.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.05/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$144.05

47 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$15.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.08

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	565	147.11	831	38
Medium and Large 2-3	543	131.16	713	9thin

One grade step is worth $15.95/cwt here — about $118 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 sale47 hd

144.05

—

KY average13 barns · 1,559 hd

144.14

−0.08

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	2,125	95.00	2,019	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	60.04	709	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,610	57.00	918	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	56.25	585	9thin

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)	881	$881	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$850	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	715	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,247	$1,136	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$785	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	782	$700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	577	145.20/cwt	139.00–147.00	838	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	920	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	149.65/cwt	143.00–153.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	158.42/cwt	145.00–160.00	732	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	140.94/cwt	137.00–142.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	148.61/cwt	147.00–149.00	987	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	140.52/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	134.51/cwt	129.00–141.00	619	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	136.22/cwt	129.00–140.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	128.67/cwt	124.00–131.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	146.21/cwt	145.00–147.50	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	832	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,267.07/head	1,190.00–1,410.00	1,267	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,141.55/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,142	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	784.56/head	775.00–800.00	785	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	770	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	888	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	882	865.00/head	725.00–960.00	865	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	918	1
Bulls	—	—	2,125	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,019	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	790	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	55.08/cwt	53.00–57.00	672	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	695	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	61.48/cwt	60.00–63.00	627	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	70.87/cwt	67.00–73.00	785	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	513	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	39.90/cwt	34.00–45.00	399	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 Nov 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 216Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 50Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 128Year ago 16

No trend due to the sale being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday. Demand for feeder calves was low to moderate on a very plain offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	577	139.00–147.00	145.20
9	—	655	140.50	140.50
4	—	725	124.50	124.50
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
3	—	542	143.00–153.00	149.65
10	—	462	145.00–160.00	158.42
1	—	360	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
3	—	665	124.00–131.00	128.67
1	—	705	111.00	111.00
2	—	325	145.00–147.50	146.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	137.00–142.00	140.94
19	—	460	129.00–141.00	134.51
3	—	528	129.00–140.00	136.22
5	—	603	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	121.00	121.00
1	—	645	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	664	147.00–149.00	148.61
2	—	553	166.00	166.00
2	—	715	139.00–142.00	140.52
2	—	783	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	112.50	112.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,308	1,190.00–1,410.00	1,267.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,188	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,141.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	775.00–800.00	784.56
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	782	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	770	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	888	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	882	725.00–960.00	865.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	953	940.00	940.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	69.00	69.00
2	—	1,220	53.00–57.00	55.08
1	—	1,140	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	60.00–63.00	61.48
3	—	1,107	67.00–73.00	70.87
1	—	1,005	51.00	51.00
3	—	1,000	34.00–45.00	39.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,125	95.00	95.00

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

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

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