Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to yards being closed for holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.09/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$145.09

60 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$28.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.53

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	148.47	785	53
Medium and Large 2-3	523	119.50	625	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.97/cwt here — about $161 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 sale60 hd

145.09

—

KY average8 barns · 1,580 hd

154.62

−9.53

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	1,608	98.46	1,583	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,005	78.00	1,564	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	66.83	826	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	54.11	599	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,380	75.00	1,035	1thin

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)	1,688	$1,302	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,515	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$998	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1-2	—	795	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	884	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	152.87/cwt	145.00–161.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	172.95/cwt	169.00–175.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	933	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	348	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	870	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	144.36/cwt	135.00–145.00	748	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	854	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	998.40/head	860.00–1,130.00	998	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,688	1,301.61/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,302	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	109.10/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,771	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	65.72/cwt	61.00–69.00	839	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,039	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	597	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,005	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,564	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	47.91/cwt	47.00–49.00	504	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	91.37/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,460	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	808	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,380	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,035	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 Jan 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 109Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 29Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 37Year ago 63

No trends due to yards being closed for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	145.00	145.00
10	—	536	165.00	165.00
3	—	433	185.00	185.00
2	—	620	145.00–161.00	152.87
1	—	470	177.50	177.50
1	—	670	148.00	148.00
1	—	815	142.50	142.50
3	—	562	169.00–175.00	172.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	135.00	135.00
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	492	151.00	151.00
8	—	364	166.00	166.00
6	—	428	158.00	158.00
3	—	662	135.00	135.00
2	—	870	134.00	134.00
1	—	785	122.50	122.50
2	—	713	130.00	130.00
15	—	518	135.00–145.00	144.36
11	—	581	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	118.00	118.00
1	—	580	102.50	102.50
3	—	510	126.00	126.00
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	172.00	172.00
3	—	673	150.00	150.00
12	—	583	160.00	160.00
1	—	850	120.00	120.00
7	—	448	178.00	178.00
1	—	735	131.00	131.00
18	—	521	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	348	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	146.00	146.00
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
2	—	450	140.00	140.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,390	860.00–1,130.00	998.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,688	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,301.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,515	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	105.00–113.00	109.10
3	—	1,598	88.00–95.00	91.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	61.00–69.00	65.72
1	—	1,315	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,030	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	78.00	78.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	47.00–49.00	47.91
1	—	1,215	66.50	66.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	75.00	75.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle