Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: Baby calves 310.00-425.00 per head

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady with light test, had good demand for steers. Feeder heifers were down 1-2, still with good demand. Slaughter cows were sharply up 3-4 and slaughter bulls were up 1-2 steadily.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.44/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$170.44

38 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$27.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.74

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	484	177.68	860	28
Medium and Large 2-3	436	150.15	654	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.53/cwt here — about $206 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 sale38 hd

170.44

—

KY average23 barns · 6,785 hd

189.18

−18.74

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	1,754	127.98	2,245	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,670	104.25	1,741	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	98.98	1,236	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	74.27	744	4thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$816	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$720	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	892	$1,025	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,519	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	143.75/cwt	142.50–145.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	154.14/cwt	154.00–155.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	185.93/cwt	182.50–187.50	669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	190.61/cwt	186.00–193.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	914	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,010	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	452	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	983	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	99.02/cwt	96.50–102.50	1,266	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	965	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	70.69/cwt	65.00–77.00	677	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	109.77/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,317	5
Bulls	—	—	1,713	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,097	2
Bulls	—	—	1,771	130.21/cwt	130.00–131.00	2,306	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	104.25/cwt	104.00–104.50	1,741	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	842	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	90.93/cwt	86.00–93.50	1,173	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,518.58/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,519	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	815.72/head	750.00–875.00	816	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,674.88/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	354	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	487	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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 131Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 65Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 38Year ago 14

Special Note: Baby calves 310.00-425.00 per head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	175.00	175.00
3	—	645	145.00	145.00
2	—	805	125.00	125.00
8	—	360	182.50–187.50	185.93
6	—	516	186.00–193.00	190.61
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	154.00–155.00	154.14
1	—	575	142.50	142.50
1	—	540	132.50	132.50
1	—	330	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	354	203.00	203.00
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
2	—	350	142.50–145.00	143.75
4	—	418	168.00	168.00
1	—	520	160.00	160.00
2	—	625	130.00–140.00	134.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	227.50	227.50
2	—	642	174.00	174.00
1	—	565	191.00	191.00
1	—	485	182.50	182.50
1	—	420	195.00	195.00
3	—	515	201.00	201.00
1	—	1,130	137.50	137.50
1	—	1,075	130.00	130.00
1	—	655	155.00	155.00
1	—	925	142.50	142.50
1	—	815	117.50	117.50
1	—	795	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	235.00	235.00
7	—	452	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	162.50	162.50
1	—	500	207.50	207.50
1	—	755	157.50	157.50
1	—	450	202.50	202.50
1	—	300	235.00	235.00
2	—	560	213.00	213.00
2	—	393	232.50	232.50
1	—	430	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,279	96.50–102.50	99.02
5	—	1,200	108.00–113.00	109.77
1	—	1,220	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,290	86.00–93.50	90.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	85.00	85.00
3	—	957	65.00–77.00	70.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	104.00–104.50	104.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	120.00–125.00	122.42
5	—	1,771	130.00–131.00	130.21

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	—	1,080	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,518.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,674.88
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	892	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	720.00	720.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	923	750.00–875.00	815.72

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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Slaughter Cattle

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