Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No test on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher and bull calves were sharply lower. The demand for feeder cattle was low possibly because of incoming frigid temperatures. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.42/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$132.42

61 head · 746 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$498

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

$15.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.39

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	798	134.96	1,077	51
Medium and Large 2-3	484	119.49	579	10thin

One grade step is worth $15.47/cwt here — about $498 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 sale61 hd

132.42

—

KY average20 barns · 4,020 hd

147.81

−15.39

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	—	High	1,779	106.28	1,891	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	66.46	940	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	62.71	776	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	58.85	590	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$763	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$760	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$635	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	982	$770	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,298	$1,575	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,550	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,373	$1,225	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	330	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.50	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	144.96/cwt	142.50–147.50	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	146.03/cwt	144.00–150.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	124.93/cwt	122.50–127.50	347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,202	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	111.82/cwt	107.50–114.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	955	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	64.16/cwt	62.00–66.00	837	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	47.34/cwt	43.00–49.00	472	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	69.99/cwt	67.00–73.00	692	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	59.12/cwt	58.00–60.00	602	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,143	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	63.95/cwt	60.00–68.00	876	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	55.61/cwt	52.00–59.00	636	2
Bulls	—	—	1,936	109.73/cwt	104.00–114.00	2,124	4
Bulls	—	—	1,150	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,064	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	870	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,045	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	965	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	982	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,050	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,396	1,175.35/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,175	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,102	22

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 193Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 155Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	137.50	137.50
1	—	660	137.50	137.50
2	—	353	140.00–142.50	141.26
2	—	575	142.50–147.50	144.96
3	—	503	144.00–150.00	146.03
2	—	440	156.00	156.00
3	—	807	107.50–114.00	111.82
1	—	485	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	122.50	122.50
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	157.50	157.50
1	—	345	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	143.00	143.00
4	—	505	140.00	140.00
18	—	977	123.00	123.00
5	—	577	147.50	147.50
22	—	786	140.25	140.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	122.50	122.50
1	—	615	107.50	107.50
2	—	278	122.50–127.50	124.93
2	—	440	135.00	135.00
2	—	525	117.50	117.50
2	—	708	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,305	62.00–66.00	64.16
2	—	1,143	52.00–59.00	55.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	997	43.00–49.00	47.34
3	—	988	67.00–73.00	69.99
4	—	1,018	58.00–60.00	59.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,370	60.00–68.00	63.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,936	104.00–114.00	109.73
1	—	1,150	92.50	92.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	635.00	635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	740.00	740.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	982	770.00	770.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,396	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,175.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,304	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,298	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,550	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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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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