Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady, feeder heifers were steady to $2 lower and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.09/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$146.09

62 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$29.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.07

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	473	150.84	714	52
Medium and Large 2-3	513	121.39	622	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.45/cwt here — about $91 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 sale62 hd

146.09

—

KY average24 barns · 7,641 hd

158.16

−12.07

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	1,641	101.49	1,665	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	80.40	1,242	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	72.38	908	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	46.01	484	3thin

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$835	13

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-2Fancy	—	369	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	444	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	795	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	626	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	141.73/cwt	141.00–142.50	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	153.09/cwt	152.00–155.00	778	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	167.81/cwt	167.00–170.00	576	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	116.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	129.66/cwt	125.00–132.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	964	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	169.90/cwt	162.50–177.50	651	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	835.40/head	610.00–1,100.00	835	13
Bulls	—	—	1,740	114.74/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,996	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	82.47/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,068	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	59.49/cwt	55.00–65.00	713	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	73.18/cwt	70.00–75.00	922	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	78.83/cwt	75.00–82.50	1,207	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,066	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	48.51/cwt	45.00–52.00	535	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	390	1
Bulls	—	—	1,561	90.89/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,419	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	87.35/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,374	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 Jan 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 168Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 16Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 9Year ago 63

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady, feeder heifers were steady to $2 lower and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	186.00	186.00
8	—	444	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	152.50	152.50
2	—	713	125.00	125.00
3	—	758	147.00	147.00
6	—	595	162.00	162.00
2	—	645	152.50	152.50
2	—	513	170.00	170.00
4	—	383	162.50–177.50	169.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	145.00	145.00
2	—	555	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	447	140.00	140.00
4	—	458	159.00	159.00
2	—	625	125.00	125.00
2	—	835	124.00	124.00
11	—	508	152.00–155.00	153.09
18	—	343	167.00–170.00	167.81
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
3	—	572	140.00	140.00
3	—	693	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	120.00	120.00
4	—	564	115.00–120.00	116.23
3	—	439	125.00–132.00	129.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	437	180.00	180.00
1	—	555	171.00	171.00
1	—	845	146.00	146.00
2	—	673	162.50	162.50
2	—	860	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	141.00–142.50	141.73

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	—	1,142	610.00–1,100.00	835.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,740	110.00–117.00	114.74
5	—	1,561	85.00–101.00	90.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	82.00–83.00	82.47
2	—	1,198	55.00–65.00	59.49
7	—	1,260	70.00–75.00	73.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,531	75.00–82.50	78.83
1	—	1,545	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,573	85.00–90.00	87.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	45.00–52.00	48.51
1	—	950	41.00	41.00

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