Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were up steady 1.00-2.00, with feeder heifers up 3.00-4.00 with good buyer demand for pre conditioned feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with lower receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.10/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$205.10

61 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$49.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.80

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	549	207.52	1,139	58
Medium and Large 2-3	555	158.33	879	3thin

One grade step is worth $49.19/cwt here — about $260 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 sale61 hd

205.10

—

KY average26 barns · 6,075 hd

212.91

−7.80

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	1,708	130.82	2,234	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	102.20	1,546	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,101	90.34	995	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	77.99	728	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,515	$1,440	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,277	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$958	11

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	550	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,260	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	214.42/cwt	212.50–215.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	448	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	995	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	217.40/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,141	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	204.96/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,263	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	501	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	592	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,439	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	227.70/cwt	227.70–227.70	1,514	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	524	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	709	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	754	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	77.99/cwt	72.50–84.00	728	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	104.39/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,548	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,543	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	96.79/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,032	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	87.72/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,018	4
Bulls	—	—	1,708	130.82/cwt	129.00–132.00	2,234	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,440.00/head	1,440.00–1,440.00	1,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,277.09/head	1,020.00–1,450.00	1,277	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	958.32/head	830.00–1,125.00	958	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,243	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	226.20/cwt	207.50–232.50	1,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	298	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,255	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,037	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 Jun 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 0Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 0Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 0Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	215.00	215.00
1	—	640	205.00	205.00
8	—	570	221.00	221.00
4	—	435	212.50–215.00	214.42
1	—	710	194.00	194.00
4	—	456	207.50–232.50	226.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	448	222.00	222.00
4	—	524	223.00	223.00
1	—	455	221.00	221.00
2	—	298	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	200.00–219.00	217.40
1	—	710	155.00	155.00
3	—	558	206.00	206.00
6	—	654	190.00	190.00
1	—	640	183.00	183.00
1	—	325	187.50	187.50
4	—	875	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	170.00	170.00
1	—	465	152.50	152.50
1	—	680	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	592	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	244.00	244.00
4	—	501	246.00	246.00
14	—	592	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	207.00	207.00
6	—	295	240.00	240.00
1	—	500	241.00	241.00
1	—	320	220.00	220.00
7	—	616	200.00–222.00	204.96
1	—	385	237.50	237.50
11	—	665	227.70	227.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,066	93.00–100.00	96.79
4	—	1,160	85.00–90.00	87.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	72.50–84.00	77.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	103.00–106.00	104.39
2	—	1,543	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	129.00–132.00	130.82

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,515	1,440.00	1,440.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,020	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,188	1,020.00–1,450.00	1,277.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	995	830.00–1,125.00	958.32

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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