Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts last week. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-9.00 higher and bull calves were steady. Today's quality was better and the buyer's showed good demand. The high dressing slaughter cows traded 8.00-10.00 higher with the other grades selling steady. No trend on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.55/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$214.55

46 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$42.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.80

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	585	223.19	1,306	28
Medium and Large 2	470	214.34	1,008	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	180.36	956	7thin

One grade step is worth $42.83/cwt here — about $350 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 sale46 hd

214.55

—

KY average26 barns · 6,478 hd

220.36

−5.80

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	—	Low	1,477	122.66	1,812	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	119.02	1,790	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	103.49	1,271	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	78.48	730	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,448	136.94	1,983	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	472	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,204	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	249.01/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,485	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,545	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	218.99/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	216.24/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	218.19/cwt	212.50–220.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	221.98/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,254	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	222.00/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	770	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,130	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,130	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	130.22/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,074	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	119.02/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,790	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	114.63/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,363	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,085	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	97.97/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,122	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	78.48/cwt	78.00–79.00	730	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,448	136.94/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,983	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 Jul 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 136Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 61Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 68Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	472	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	245.00	245.00
3	—	425	245.00	245.00
3	—	610	222.00	222.00
5	—	535	220.00–225.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	185.00	185.00
1	—	575	190.00	190.00
1	—	610	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	236.00	236.00
5	—	435	247.50–250.00	249.01
2	—	598	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	122.50	122.50
1	—	695	187.50	187.50
1	—	1,030	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,185	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	600	257.50	257.50
8	—	676	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	227.50	227.50
9	—	663	224.00	224.00
4	—	639	216.00–220.00	218.99
10	—	565	221.00–226.00	221.98
3	—	433	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	215.00	215.00
4	—	511	212.50–217.50	216.24
4	—	378	212.50–220.00	218.19
2	—	585	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	162.50	162.50
1	—	750	160.00	160.00
4	—	440	195.00	195.00
1	—	550	160.00	160.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,593	127.00–133.00	130.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,504	105.00–123.00	119.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,189	109.00–119.00	114.63
1	—	1,550	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,145	96.00–100.00	97.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	78.00–79.00	78.48
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	136.00–138.00	136.94

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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