Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to the July 4th holiday last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $210.83/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$210.83

36 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$54

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

$34.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.29

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	477	223.28	1,065	16thin
Large 1-2	412	215.00	886	3thin
Medium and Large 2	590	205.00	1,209	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	592	188.93	1,119	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.35/cwt here — about −$54 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 sale36 hd

210.83

—

KY average17 barns · 1,759 hd

211.12

−0.29

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	1,745	126.00	2,199	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,582	106.18	1,680	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	102.23	1,281	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	78.18	756	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	147.47	2,153	2thin

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)	1,505	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,316	$1,312	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,293	$1,305	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,259	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,105	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,094	$1,086	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$840	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,415	$1,560	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,414	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,062	$1,385	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$1,213	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	350	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	720	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	530	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,363	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,260	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	143.64/cwt	135.00–152.50	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,001	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	159.25/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,207	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	174.97/cwt	172.50–177.50	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	181.32/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	412	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,188	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,460	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,153	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	78.93/cwt	74.00–85.00	770	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	107.20/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,688	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	94.98/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,575	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	107.13/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,380	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,086	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	91.71/cwt	90.00–94.00	897	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	64.44/cwt	58.00–69.00	597	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,148	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	85.00/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,048	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,199	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,395	1,422.72/head	1,410.00–1,435.00	1,423	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,505	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,566.70/head	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,567	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,411.56/head	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,412	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,226.20/head	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,226	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	925	1,330.00/head	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	1,312.42/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,312	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,229.45/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,229	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	750	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	875	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,337.56/head	1,190.00–1,425.00	1,338	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,259.06/head	1,140.00–1,390.00	1,259	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,195	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,013	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 Jul 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 151Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 45Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 49Year ago 3

No trend due to the July 4th holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	247.50	247.50
7	—	450	222.50	222.50
2	—	515	220.00	220.00
5	—	550	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	175.00	175.00
1	—	290	222.50	222.50
1	—	655	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,090	142.50	142.50
2	—	465	205.00	205.00
1	—	540	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	185.00	185.00
5	—	524	210.00	210.00
3	—	603	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	230.00	230.00
3	—	700	232.50	232.50
1	—	465	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	177.50	177.50
3	—	437	170.00	170.00
2	—	810	135.00–152.50	143.64
1	—	635	175.00	175.00
2	—	713	175.00–187.50	181.32
1	—	950	147.50	147.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	215.00	215.00
2	—	320	225.00	225.00
5	—	631	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	195.00	195.00
2	—	460	205.00	205.00
5	—	506	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	195.00	195.00
1	—	725	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	177.50	177.50
1	—	800	157.50	157.50
3	—	758	150.00–177.50	159.25
2	—	668	172.50–177.50	174.97
1	—	535	155.00	155.00
2	—	470	160.00	160.00
1	—	705	182.50	182.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	145.00–150.00	147.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	975	74.00–85.00	78.93
1	—	1,075	101.00	101.00
3	—	978	90.00–94.00	91.71
5	—	926	58.00–69.00	64.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,575	103.00–113.00	107.20
2	—	1,658	90.00–101.00	94.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,288	103.00–114.00	107.13
3	—	1,160	98.00–100.00	99.00
2	—	1,233	84.00–86.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,330.00	1,330.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,165	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,566.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,411.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,165	1,190.00–1,425.00	1,337.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,395	1,410.00–1,435.00	1,422.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,505	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,225	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,226.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,316	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,312.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,229.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,263	1,140.00–1,390.00	1,259.06
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	960.00	960.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	840.00	840.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	925.00	925.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,415	1,560.00	1,560.00

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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Bulls · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle