Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers were steady, feeder heifers were unevenly steady with 600-800lbs heifers up 2.00-3.00 and good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with low receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.03/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$176.03

67 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$9.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.76

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	560	176.58	989	63
Medium and Large 2-3	463	167.38	774	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.20/cwt here — about $215 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 sale67 hd

176.03

—

KY average24 barns · 7,370 hd

187.79

−11.76

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	1,786	126.05	2,251	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	96.00	1,454	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	85.98	1,067	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	83.33	782	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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,495	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$1,790	3thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	325	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	194.80/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,030	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	187.34/cwt	181.00–189.00	1,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,052	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	181.95/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	216.10/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,065	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	168.97/cwt	155.00–176.00	988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	188.86/cwt	187.00–191.00	993	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	138.00/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	141.34/cwt	131.00–157.00	1,124	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	188.11/cwt	182.50–194.00	833	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	155.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	212.01/cwt	207.50–216.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	802	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,275	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	940	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	190.55/cwt	180.00–193.00	724	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,790.00/head	1,790.00–1,790.00	1,790	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	714	1
Bulls	—	—	2,189	132.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,890	4
Bulls	—	—	1,464	121.27/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,775	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,094	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	91.95/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,226	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,454	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	83.33/cwt	79.00–86.00	782	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 Mar 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 105Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 30Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 25Year ago 14

Feeder steers were steady, feeder heifers were unevenly steady with 600-800lbs heifers up 2.00-3.00 and good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with low receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	225.00	225.00
1	—	365	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	529	190.00–198.00	194.80
1	—	255	205.00	205.00
5	—	612	181.00–189.00	187.34
2	—	723	150.00–160.00	155.05
2	—	373	207.50–216.00	212.01
10	—	435	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	215.00	215.00
11	—	442	238.00	238.00
2	—	620	179.00–185.00	181.95
2	—	783	172.00	172.00
6	—	525	210.00–219.00	216.10
9	—	453	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	250.00	250.00
1	—	450	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	155.00–176.00	168.97
1	—	640	165.00	165.00
13	—	526	187.00–191.00	188.86
2	—	745	130.00–146.00	138.00
5	—	795	131.00–157.00	141.34
15	—	443	182.50–194.00	188.11
11	—	380	180.00–193.00	190.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	161.00	161.00
1	—	350	172.50	172.50
1	—	415	165.00	165.00
1	—	520	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	802	159.00	159.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,495	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,275	1,790.00	1,790.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	68.00	68.00
3	—	1,243	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,333	90.00–94.00	91.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	79.00–86.00	83.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,189	130.00–135.00	132.02
5	—	1,464	117.00–125.00	121.27

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