Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were up 3-4 with greater demand for lighter 250-400lbs steers. Feeder heifers were up sharply 5-6 with good buyer demand for them. Slaughter cattle were steady with light test due to low receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $193.00/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$193.00

82 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.26

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	594	193.00	1,146	82

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale82 hd

193.00

—

KY average24 barns · 6,703 hd

184.75

+8.26

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	1,782	115.34	2,056	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	92.51	1,492	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	81.46	1,022	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	51.05	539	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	320	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	886	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,296	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	200.28/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,166	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	177.21/cwt	174.50–179.50	1,125	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,172	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	169.38/cwt	167.00–171.50	959	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	862	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	499	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,098	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	215.17/cwt	213.00–217.50	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,237	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	106.25/cwt	102.50–110.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,073	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	176.71/cwt	173.00–178.00	905	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	193.36/cwt	191.00–200.00	652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	175.00/cwt	172.50–177.50	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	6
Bulls	—	—	1,560	107.05/cwt	98.00–115.00	1,670	3
Bulls	—	—	1,949	121.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,369	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	85.19/cwt	79.50–89.00	1,073	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	74.00/cwt	73.50–74.50	920	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	92.51/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,492	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	51.05/cwt	47.50–54.50	539	2

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 Feb 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 152Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 58Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	207.50	207.50
1	—	505	177.00	177.00
2	—	373	207.50	207.50
6	—	445	199.00	199.00
3	—	573	187.50	187.50
4	—	485	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	212.50	212.50
11	—	758	171.00	171.00
16	—	582	192.00–203.00	200.28
17	—	635	174.50–179.50	177.21
1	—	500	205.00	205.00
2	—	265	213.00–217.50	215.17
10	—	719	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	607	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	227.50	227.50
7	—	383	225.00	225.00
10	—	499	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	566	167.00–171.50	169.38
2	—	845	102.50–110.00	106.25
4	—	619	158.00	158.00
9	—	660	162.50	162.50
14	—	512	173.00–178.00	176.71
1	—	715	131.00	131.00
2	—	460	172.50–177.50	175.00
6	—	445	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	144.00	144.00
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	337	191.00–200.00	193.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,560	98.00–115.00	107.05
4	—	1,949	120.00–125.00	121.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,260	79.50–89.00	85.19
2	—	1,243	73.50–74.50	74.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	92.00–93.00	92.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	47.50–54.50	51.05

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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