Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trend on feeder steers and bull calves due to low receipts. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 4.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.59/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$200.59

47 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,140

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$33.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.41

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	566	206.29	1,168	39
Medium and Large 2-3	578	172.78	998	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.51/cwt here — about $171 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 sale47 hd

200.59

—

KY average25 barns · 6,023 hd

212.00

−11.41

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	1,728	131.49	2,272	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	93.95	1,477	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	86.82	1,064	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	967	72.11	697	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,430	127.50	1,823	1thin

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)	1,025	$1,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,125	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$910	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	965	$1,210	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,485	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,555	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	941	$1,392	9
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,000	2thin

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 1-2	—	473	227.38/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,485	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,363.35/head	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,405	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	844	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	960	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	924	1,415.09/head	1,225.00–1,580.00	1,415	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	957	1,382.40/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,382	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,095	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	125.21/cwt	123.00–128.00	2,120	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,013	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,612	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	135.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,370	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	84.81/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,032	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	780	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,430	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,823	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	93.78/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,161	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,247	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	82.32/cwt	81.00–84.00	814	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	71.00/cwt	66.00–74.00	687	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	52.58/cwt	50.00–56.00	478	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	94.35/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,501	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	595	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,392	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	156.21/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	159.41/cwt	142.50–172.50	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	190.45/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	214.96/cwt	201.00–216.00	1,124	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	207.81/cwt	200.00–215.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	206.17/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,264	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,237	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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 116Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 48Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 29Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	225.00–230.00	227.38
1	—	1,040	147.00	147.00
2	—	575	223.00	223.00
1	—	390	240.00	240.00
1	—	335	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	595	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	200.00	200.00
1	—	600	191.00	191.00
1	—	715	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	222.50	222.50
1	—	880	152.50	152.50
1	—	575	216.00	216.00
2	—	725	163.00	163.00
14	—	523	201.00–216.00	214.96
2	—	423	200.00–215.00	207.81
2	—	673	186.00	186.00
14	—	613	205.00–209.00	206.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
1	—	680	145.00	145.00
1	—	565	160.00	160.00
5	—	525	185.00–194.00	190.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	185.00	185.00
2	—	720	150.00–162.50	156.21
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
1	—	625	165.00	165.00
4	—	783	142.50–172.50	159.41
1	—	860	142.50	142.50
1	—	655	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	232.50	232.50
2	—	932	172.50	172.50
2	—	678	218.00	218.00
2	—	643	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	2,125.00	2,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,363.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,460.00	1,460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	844	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	924	1,225.00–1,580.00	1,415.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,382.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,025	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,210.00	1,210.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,693	123.00–128.00	125.21
1	—	1,565	103.00	103.00
12	—	1,750	130.00–140.00	135.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	96.50	96.50
4	—	989	81.00–84.00	82.32
6	—	967	66.00–74.00	71.00
3	—	910	50.00–56.00	52.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	82.00–88.50	84.81
1	—	1,200	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,238	92.00–97.00	93.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	90.00	90.00
10	—	1,591	93.00–96.00	94.35
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	127.50	127.50

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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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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Replacement Cattle

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