Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.37/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$135.37

105 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$28.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.38

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	575	139.46	802	90
Medium and Large 2-3	583	110.79	646	15thin

One grade step is worth $28.67/cwt here — about $156 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 sale105 hd

135.37

—

KY average26 barns · 8,861 hd

148.75

−13.38

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	1,776	101.76	1,807	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	69.47	1,118	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	61.98	806	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	54.23	537	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$1,039	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$952	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$808	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$801	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,280	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$981	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,071	$965	10

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,096	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	111.25/cwt	107.50–115.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	698	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	156.29/cwt	154.00–158.00	964	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	119.57/cwt	112.50–130.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	127.31/cwt	110.00–135.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	161.91/cwt	155.00–163.00	886	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	118.37/cwt	102.50–125.00	843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	922	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,015	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	956	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	70.65/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,154	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	118.12/cwt	113.00–122.00	869	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	58.98/cwt	58.00–60.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	112.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	53.28/cwt	52.00–54.00	497	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	514	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	63.46/cwt	58.00–69.00	864	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	54.76/cwt	51.00–57.00	659	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	68.13/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,078	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,559	87.77/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,368	6
Bulls	—	—	2,000	110.25/cwt	110.00–111.00	2,205	4
Bulls	—	—	1,809	105.93/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,916	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,039.41/head	850.00–1,190.00	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	911	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,182	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,067	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	522	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	752	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	802	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	800.61/head	710.00–850.00	801	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	965.46/head	775.00–1,170.00	965	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	951.81/head	875.00–1,025.00	952	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	807.88/head	675.00–975.00	808	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	981.03/head	940.00–1,020.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	137.03/cwt	131.00–145.00	795	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	158.00/cwt	147.50–165.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	122.81/cwt	115.00–130.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 125Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 19Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 40Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	641	171.00	171.00
14	—	524	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	107.50–115.00	111.25
1	—	855	117.50	117.50
4	—	280	174.00	174.00
7	—	617	154.00–158.00	156.29
2	—	705	153.00	153.00
9	—	547	155.00–163.00	161.91
9	—	780	151.50	151.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	112.50–130.00	119.57
4	—	614	110.00–135.00	127.31
6	—	712	102.50–125.00	118.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	506	138.00	138.00
10	—	650	130.00	130.00
1	—	785	117.50	117.50
1	—	340	122.00	122.00
1	—	710	122.50	122.50
2	—	413	131.00	131.00
15	—	622	146.50	146.50
10	—	450	140.00	140.00
9	—	581	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	720	109.00	109.00
4	—	663	106.00	106.00
2	—	503	120.00	120.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
4	—	579	110.00–115.00	112.46
2	—	618	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	757	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	144.00	144.00
1	—	320	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	125.00	125.00
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
1	—	800	113.00	113.00
1	—	850	112.50	112.50
7	—	736	113.00–122.00	118.12
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	127.50	127.50
1	—	1,045	115.00	115.00
12	—	580	131.00–145.00	137.03
1	—	905	107.50	107.50
5	—	448	147.50–165.00	158.00
5	—	510	150.50	150.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	170.00	170.00
2	—	325	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	110.00–114.00	112.03
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,045	102.50	102.50
1	—	540	102.50	102.50
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
2	—	423	115.00–130.00	122.81
1	—	855	107.50	107.50
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	360	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,633	70.00–73.50	70.65
7	—	1,583	66.00–69.00	68.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	58.00–60.00	58.98
4	—	933	52.00–54.00	53.28
2	—	1,048	49.00	49.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,361	58.00–69.00	63.46
6	—	1,203	51.00–57.00	54.76
1	—	1,105	86.00	86.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,559	80.00–95.00	87.77
4	—	2,000	110.00–111.00	110.25
12	—	1,809	100.00–108.00	105.93

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,445	850.00–1,190.00	1,039.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,028	710.00–850.00	800.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	875.00–1,025.00	951.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	910	675.00–975.00	807.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,071	775.00–1,170.00	965.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,160	940.00–1,020.00	981.03
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,280	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle