Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder calf receipts were low again this week preventing a solid trend but the quality was good and the buyer's demand was strong. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher on good quality offering and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.91/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$190.91

41 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$30.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.59

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	556	196.10	1,090	34
Medium and Large 2-3	534	165.71	884	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.39/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 sale41 hd

190.91

—

KY average19 barns · 3,303 hd

208.50

−17.59

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	1,391	126.25	1,756	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	101.66	1,502	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	94.11	1,154	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	87.61	890	7thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$1,270	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	530	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	598	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,256	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	648	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	457	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	533	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,066	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,149	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	105.55/cwt	94.00–112.00	1,583	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,269	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	90.75/cwt	87.00–95.00	960	4
Bulls	—	—	1,365	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,631	2
Bulls	—	—	1,404	129.62/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,820	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	90.34/cwt	86.50–96.00	1,126	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	100.40/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,197	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	898	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	82.40/cwt	81.00–83.50	752	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 May 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 69Year ago 39

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 18Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	222.50	222.50
3	—	745	190.00	190.00
6	—	598	210.00	210.00
1	—	320	250.00	250.00
2	—	648	198.00	198.00
3	—	457	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
1	—	440	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	178.00	178.00
2	—	580	192.50	192.50
1	—	485	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	225.00	225.00
1	—	500	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	212.50	212.50
1	—	545	180.00	180.00
2	—	715	182.50	182.50
4	—	665	175.00	175.00
4	—	604	185.00	185.00
1	—	590	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	172.50	172.50
1	—	515	170.00	170.00
1	—	495	175.00	175.00
1	—	300	182.50	182.50
1	—	615	155.00	155.00
2	—	715	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	222.50	222.50
12	—	533	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	206.00	206.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,270.00	1,270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	94.00–112.00	105.55
1	—	1,410	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,058	87.00–95.00	90.75
1	—	1,050	85.50	85.50
2	—	913	81.00–83.50	82.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,246	86.50–96.00	90.34
3	—	1,192	99.00–102.00	100.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	119.00–120.00	119.51
4	—	1,404	124.00–133.00	129.62

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

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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