Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady due to lighter receipts and lesser quality. Feeder heifers were steady with good buyer demand. Slaughter cows were 4.00-5.00 lower, slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.19/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$189.19

58 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$32.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.63

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	533	191.97	1,023	53
Medium and Large 2-3	525	159.70	838	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.27/cwt here — about $185 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 sale58 hd

189.19

—

KY average23 barns · 5,770 hd

192.83

−3.63

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	1,732	129.22	2,237	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	96.00	1,474	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,138	85.81	976	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	915	74.88	685	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,306	$1,352	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,330	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,161	$1,221	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,125	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,433	$1,801	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	981	$1,731	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,550	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	999	$1,495	22

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	206.36/cwt	206.00–207.50	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	182.74/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,204	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	202.67/cwt	200.00–203.00	924	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	187.50/cwt	185.00–194.00	984	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	214.18/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,227	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,345	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	878	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	988	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	934	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	196.36/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,141	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	454	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,010	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	81.44/cwt	80.00–85.00	782	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	75.25/cwt	71.00–79.00	700	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,474	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	73.08/cwt	60.00–79.00	793	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	97.96/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,221	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	83.13/cwt	80.00–85.00	894	8
Bulls	—	—	1,785	124.70/cwt	124.00–125.00	2,226	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	831	66.02/cwt	60.00–69.00	549	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	133.74/cwt	132.50–134.50	2,244	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	1,351.59/head	975.00–1,525.00	1,352	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,329.61/head	1,035.00–1,525.00	1,330	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,935.00/head	1,935.00–1,935.00	1,935	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	1,425.74/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,426	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,220.71/head	1,060.00–1,350.00	1,221	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,620.64/head	1,530.00–1,700.00	1,621	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,819.13/head	1,670.00–2,025.00	1,819	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	1,709.36/head	1,600.00–1,885.00	1,709	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,457.20/head	990.00–1,775.00	1,457	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	1,801.40/head	1,300.00–2,150.00	1,801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	734	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,132	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	715	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 Apr 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 112Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 56Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 34Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
1	—	495	185.00	185.00
1	—	540	175.00	175.00
5	—	734	170.00	170.00
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
1	—	685	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	206.00–207.50	206.36
8	—	526	210.00	210.00
4	—	450	207.50	207.50
1	—	635	172.50	172.50
10	—	581	190.00–198.00	196.36
5	—	349	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	241.00	241.00
6	—	454	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	173.00	173.00
1	—	680	162.50	162.50
1	—	420	142.50	142.50
1	—	485	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
8	—	659	176.00–185.00	182.74
10	—	456	200.00–203.00	202.67
16	—	525	185.00–194.00	187.50
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
7	—	437	208.00	208.00
10	—	585	193.50	193.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	649	201.00	201.00
3	—	482	226.00	226.00
1	—	255	205.00	205.00
5	—	573	213.00–215.00	214.18
1	—	500	195.00	195.00
1	—	840	140.00	140.00
3	—	747	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	167.50	167.50
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	878	112.50	112.50
1	—	635	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	960	80.00–85.00	81.44
7	—	930	71.00–79.00	75.25
4	—	831	60.00–69.00	66.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	96.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,085	60.00–79.00	73.08
7	—	1,246	93.00–103.00	97.96
8	—	1,076	80.00–85.00	83.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,785	124.00–125.00	124.70
3	—	1,678	132.50–134.50	133.74

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,306	975.00–1,525.00	1,351.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,305	1,035.00–1,525.00	1,329.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	935	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,161	1,060.00–1,350.00	1,220.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,935.00	1,935.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,025	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	928	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,093	1,530.00–1,700.00	1,620.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,010	1,670.00–2,025.00	1,819.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	824	1,600.00–1,885.00	1,709.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,013	990.00–1,775.00	1,457.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,433	1,300.00–2,150.00	1,801.40

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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