Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends on feeder cattle due to low receipts today. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.62/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$208.62

45 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$58.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.17

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	592	225.49	1,336	27
Medium and Large 2	682	193.86	1,322	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	597	166.76	996	7thin

One grade step is worth $58.74/cwt here — about $340 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 sale45 hd

208.62

—

KY average26 barns · 4,198 hd

224.79

−16.17

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	1,884	142.53	2,685	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	121.72	1,842	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	117.18	1,332	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	892	97.94	874	14

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,129	$1,640	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,518	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,485	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,047	$1,775	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	935	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,080	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	173.30/cwt	165.00–175.00	908	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	945	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	222.96/cwt	222.50–225.00	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,449	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Fancy	—	1,069	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,170	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,080.09/head	975.00–1,175.00	1,080	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,255	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,105	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,441.14/head	1,275.00–1,625.00	1,441	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	1,449.06/head	1,260.00–1,610.00	1,449	12
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	780	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	1,483.70/head	1,235.00–1,675.00	1,484	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	117.18/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,332	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	121.72/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,842	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	93.72/cwt	89.00–97.00	837	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	102.15/cwt	99.00–109.00	910	7
Bulls	—	—	1,884	142.53/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,685	5

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 Aug 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 130Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 70Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends on feeder cattle due to low receipts today. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	170.00	170.00
1	—	945	152.50	152.50
3	—	655	200.00	200.00
4	—	581	207.50	207.50
1	—	635	192.50	192.50
1	—	745	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	165.00–175.00	173.30
1	—	1,035	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	222.50–225.00	222.96
1	—	380	227.50	227.50
21	—	641	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	232.50	232.50
2	—	685	208.00	208.00
1	—	435	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	180.00	180.00
1	—	540	195.00	195.00
1	—	495	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	132.50	132.50

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)	Open	1	—	950	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,450.00	1,450.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,069	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,170	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,275.00–1,625.00	1,441.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,296	1,260.00–1,610.00	1,449.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,367	1,235.00–1,675.00	1,483.70
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	975.00–1,175.00	1,080.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	115.00–120.00	117.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,513	119.00–124.00	121.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	893	89.00–97.00	93.72
7	—	891	99.00–109.00	102.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,884	140.00–144.00	142.53

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle