Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady, feeder heifers were up 2.00-3.00 with good demand for 300-400lbs heifers with good buyer demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows were steady with good demand, and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $210.31/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$210.31

41 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$452

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

$78.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.66

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	499	219.87	1,097	36
Medium and Large 2-3	456	141.54	646	5thin

One grade step is worth $78.33/cwt here — about $452 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 sale41 hd

210.31

—

KY average25 barns · 2,499 hd

197.65

+12.66

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	—	Low	1,567	110.66	1,734	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	100.40	1,528	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	87.88	1,040	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	868	70.21	610	16

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,049	$989	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	971	$968	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,465	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,109	$1,576	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,041	$1,464	8

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2-3	—	565	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,052	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,021	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	201.33/cwt	201.00–202.50	916	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	176.12/cwt	172.50–180.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	130.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,152	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	192.63/cwt	180.00–205.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	238.32/cwt	237.50–240.00	858	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	506	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,113	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	451	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,137	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	102.89/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,305	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	97.80/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,465	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	105.61/cwt	101.00–110.50	1,658	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	93.16/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,216	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	63.06/cwt	60.00–65.00	513	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	79.75/cwt	79.00–80.00	769	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	71.00/cwt	68.00–76.00	611	6
Bulls	—	—	1,113	91.26/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,016	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	935	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	552	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	78.55/cwt	74.00–83.00	833	4
Bulls	—	—	2,068	129.45/cwt	126.00–132.00	2,677	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	111.47/cwt	101.00–118.00	1,678	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,240.74/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,241	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,538.29/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,538	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	988.82/head	825.00–1,175.00	989	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	968.02/head	700.00–1,100.00	968	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,516.78/head	1,460.00–1,575.00	1,517	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	1,592.43/head	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	141.34/cwt	125.00–157.50	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	688	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 Mar 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 119Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 42Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 10Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	147.50	147.50
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
2	—	438	125.00–157.50	141.34
1	—	500	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	591	195.00	195.00
1	—	690	167.50	167.50
2	—	475	180.00–205.00	192.63
1	—	955	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	360	237.50–240.00	238.32
7	—	506	220.00	220.00
10	—	451	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	598	176.00	176.00
3	—	663	125.00–135.00	130.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	212.50	212.50
7	—	517	197.50	197.50
1	—	615	150.00	150.00
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
1	—	715	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	220.00	220.00
9	—	455	201.00–202.50	201.33
1	—	345	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	112.50	112.50
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	172.50–180.00	176.12
1	—	515	202.50	202.50
1	—	880	132.50	132.50
1	—	655	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	450	237.50	237.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	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
3	—	1,268	101.00–104.00	102.89
4	—	1,305	90.00–99.00	93.16
1	—	935	59.00	59.00
4	—	1,061	74.00–83.00	78.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	95.00–100.00	97.80
2	—	1,570	101.00–110.50	105.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	813	60.00–65.00	63.06
4	—	964	79.00–80.00	79.75
6	—	860	68.00–76.00	71.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,113	85.00–95.00	91.26
4	—	2,068	126.00–132.00	129.45
3	—	1,505	101.00–118.00	111.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,240.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,050	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,538.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	1,460.00–1,575.00	1,516.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,086	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,592.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,049	825.00–1,175.00	988.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	971	700.00–1,100.00	968.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	960	850.00	850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,465	1,800.00	1,800.00

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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Bulls · 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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Slaughter Cattle

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