Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder calves sold unevenly steady. Today's quality was good and the feeder buyers showed good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and no trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.81/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$195.81

57 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$25.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.75

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	581	198.95	1,155	50
Medium and Large 2-3	513	173.32	889	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.64/cwt here — about $266 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 sale57 hd

195.81

—

KY average26 barns · 6,651 hd

213.55

−17.75

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	1,690	129.09	2,182	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	101.83	1,560	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	92.07	1,127	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	77.28	842	10

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,270	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$930	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	856	$1,392	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,373	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,036	$1,010	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$790	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	834	$734	5

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	630	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	207.59/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	204.24/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,078	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	205.26/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,182	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	175.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,276	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	161.03/cwt	157.00–165.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	193.27/cwt	191.00–197.50	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	188.80/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,293	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	201.24/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,238	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	192.37/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,268	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	244.16/cwt	242.50–245.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,120	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	532	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,245	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	85.49/cwt	85.00–86.00	906	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	65.61/cwt	65.00–66.00	724	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	100.37/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,226	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	87.33/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,071	7
Bulls	—	—	1,759	134.48/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,366	10
Bulls	—	—	1,243	105.29/cwt	94.00–116.00	1,309	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	78.44/cwt	70.00–82.00	858	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	101.83/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,560	13
Bulls	—	—	1,795	125.96/cwt	125.00–127.00	2,261	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	936	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	802	729.32/head	710.00–775.00	729	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	990	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	760	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	784	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	756	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	860	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	882	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	176.17/cwt	160.00–185.00	944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,306	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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 201Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 33Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 29Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	162.50	162.50
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
1	—	920	138.00	138.00
4	—	536	160.00–185.00	176.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	224.00	224.00
2	—	525	212.50	212.50
5	—	659	190.00–193.00	192.37
3	—	359	242.50–245.00	244.16
1	—	645	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	244.00	244.00
2	—	532	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	200.00–220.00	207.59
2	—	715	190.00	190.00
1	—	805	190.00	190.00
1	—	545	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	244.00	244.00
3	—	583	241.00	241.00
1	—	655	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	528	202.00–205.00	204.24
8	—	576	200.00–206.00	205.26
4	—	449	217.00	217.00
3	—	377	191.00–197.50	193.27
6	—	685	180.00–192.00	188.80
5	—	615	200.00–203.00	201.24
3	—	872	164.00	164.00
1	—	335	225.00	225.00
2	—	758	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	170.00–180.00	175.08
2	—	438	185.00	185.00
1	—	530	171.00	171.00
2	—	620	157.00–165.00	161.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	85.00–86.00	85.49
2	—	1,103	65.00–66.00	65.61
6	—	1,094	70.00–82.00	78.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,221	97.00–105.00	100.37
7	—	1,226	83.00–94.00	87.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,532	95.00–110.00	101.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,759	130.00–141.00	134.48
2	—	1,243	94.00–116.00	105.29
2	—	1,795	125.00–127.00	125.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,036	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	936	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,240.00	1,240.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,044	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,024	1,685.00	1,685.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	784	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	756	930.00	930.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	802	710.00–775.00	729.32
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	880.00	880.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	882	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,270.00	1,270.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	930.00	930.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle