Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were sharply down with lower receipts. Feeder heifers were steady, with slaughter classes bulls and cows both steady with cows being slightly down from previous weeks.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.79/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$166.79

61 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$5.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.95

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	525	167.31	879	55
Medium and Large 2-3	430	162.00	696	6thin

One grade step is worth $5.31/cwt here — about $183 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

166.79

—

KY average24 barns · 5,840 hd

175.74

−8.95

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	1,411	114.59	1,617	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	94.26	1,480	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,041	80.66	839	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	72.14	641	2thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,116	13

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	837	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	150.31/cwt	148.00–152.50	944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	186.05/cwt	180.00–187.00	694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	191.36/cwt	186.00–192.50	1,018	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	137.86/cwt	127.00–149.00	1,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	166.06/cwt	160.00–168.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	186.20/cwt	182.00–187.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,194	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	167.75/cwt	167.75–167.75	434	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	169.77/cwt	157.50–176.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	171.70/cwt	169.00–182.50	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	163.85/cwt	148.00–168.00	1,011	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,109	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,116.45/head	750.00–1,500.00	1,116	13
Bulls	—	—	1,411	114.59/cwt	103.00–122.00	1,617	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	82.20/cwt	81.00–84.00	864	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	94.26/cwt	94.00–94.50	1,480	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	72.14/cwt	70.00–75.00	641	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	77.57/cwt	76.00–79.00	791	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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 115Year ago 103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 24Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	837	155.00	155.00
2	—	725	135.00	135.00
4	—	628	148.00–152.50	150.31
2	—	363	177.50	177.50
2	—	750	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	180.00–187.00	186.05
6	—	762	127.00–149.00	137.86
4	—	520	160.00–168.00	166.06
6	—	437	182.00–187.00	186.20
11	—	728	164.00	164.00
1	—	880	137.50	137.50
8	—	259	167.75	167.75
3	—	460	157.50–176.00	169.77
3	—	335	175.00	175.00
1	—	585	154.00	154.00
5	—	617	148.00–168.00	163.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	428	181.00	181.00
1	—	495	178.00	178.00
3	—	350	155.00	155.00
1	—	605	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	360	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	130.00	130.00
14	—	532	186.00–192.50	191.36
1	—	950	110.00	110.00
2	—	653	167.50	167.50
1	—	645	170.00	170.00
1	—	415	205.00	205.00
1	—	370	200.00	200.00
5	—	450	169.00–182.50	171.70
1	—	945	107.50	107.50
6	—	587	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	165.00	165.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	—	1,188	750.00–1,500.00	1,116.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,411	103.00–122.00	114.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,051	81.00–84.00	82.20
2	—	1,020	76.00–79.00	77.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	94.00–94.50	94.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	70.00–75.00	72.14

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

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Replacement Cattle

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