Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: All classes of feeders sold fully steady on a low number of receipts. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower and no trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $225.35/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$225.35

36 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

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

$70.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.61

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	473	242.92	1,149	24
Medium and Large 2	627	196.11	1,230	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	737	172.50	1,271	3thin

One grade step is worth $70.42/cwt here — about −$122 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

225.35

—

KY average26 barns · 2,458 hd

219.74

+5.61

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	1,765	133.33	2,353	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	110.12	1,725	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	103.49	1,268	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	85.54	897	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,310	127.00	1,664	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,112	$1,291	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$1,220	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$820	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	954	$1,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$913	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,376	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	245.80/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,030	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	228.71/cwt	227.50–230.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	239.81/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,223	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,307	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	954	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,310.86/head	1,210.00–1,400.00	1,311	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,002	1,220.00/head	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,220	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	89.43/cwt	83.00–97.00	937	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	135.99/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,434	5
Bulls	—	—	1,640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,968	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	95.89/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,197	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	107.29/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,303	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	113.47/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,789	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,355	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	735	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,310	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,664	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 Aug 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 139Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 70Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 21Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	250.00	250.00
3	—	318	255.00	255.00
4	—	583	236.00	236.00
4	—	419	230.00–252.50	245.80
11	—	510	232.50–242.50	239.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	212.50	212.50
2	—	618	195.00	195.00
1	—	445	212.50	212.50
5	—	688	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	172.50	172.50
2	—	765	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	177.50	177.50
1	—	830	170.00	170.00
1	—	555	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	192.50	192.50
1	—	595	212.50	212.50
2	—	692	195.00	195.00
3	—	482	210.00	210.00
1	—	630	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	602	228.00	228.00
3	—	427	237.50	237.50
2	—	383	227.50–230.00	228.71
2	—	582	230.00	230.00
3	—	510	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	245.00	245.00
2	—	550	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	572	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	954	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,190.00	1,190.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,002	1,220.00	1,220.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,151	1,210.00–1,400.00	1,310.86
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	820.00	820.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	83.00–97.00	89.43
1	—	1,050	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	91.00–100.00	95.89
4	—	1,214	104.00–111.00	107.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,577	104.00–119.00	113.47
1	—	1,505	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,790	133.00–140.00	135.99
1	—	1,640	120.00	120.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	127.00	127.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

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