Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trend on feeder steers. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-9.00 higher and bull calves traded steady. Feeder buyers showed strong demand for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.34/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$220.34

64 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$72

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

$63.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.83

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	471	238.96	1,125	39
Medium and Large 2	552	209.25	1,156	10thin
Large 1-2	554	182.22	1,009	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	684	175.00	1,197	6thin

One grade step is worth $63.96/cwt here — about −$72 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 sale64 hd

220.34

—

KY average25 barns · 7,120 hd

228.17

−7.83

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	1,675	124.33	2,082	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	113.10	1,689	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,237	95.58	1,182	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	91.99	974	9thin

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)	1,247	$1,253	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,252	$1,144	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$1,135	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,089	$1,105	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$935	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$922	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,375	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	941	$833	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	837	$790	13
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	785	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2-3	—	280	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,159	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	243.09/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,040	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	193.38/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,133	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	188.30/cwt	180.00–192.50	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	236.95/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,144	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	589	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,247	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	234.74/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,223	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	491	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,343	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	235.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,018	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,384	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	256.16/cwt	245.00–260.00	976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,223	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	100.15/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,526	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	657	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	78.43/cwt	72.00–85.00	975	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	108.53/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,331	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	91.85/cwt	90.00–94.00	948	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	86.42/cwt	85.00–88.00	968	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,144	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	117.41/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,741	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	94.01/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,199	5
Bulls	—	—	1,455	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,571	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,365	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	993	1,043.32/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,043	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	955	982.79/head	950.00–1,025.00	983	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	1,143.67/head	950.00–1,270.00	1,144	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	893	796.50/head	750.00–850.00	797	4
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	785	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	855	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,318.46/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,318	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	1,205.95/head	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,206	8
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,037.91/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,038	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	810	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	771	699.12/head	640.00–775.00	699	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	725	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	931.60/head	880.00–980.00	932	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	873	801.84/head	700.00–870.00	802	4
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	873.30/head	800.00–935.00	873	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	980	1,030.00/head	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,030	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	760	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,045	1,011.12/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,011	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,095	1,002.25/head	975.00–1,030.00	1,002	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	790	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	882	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 Sep 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 111Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 15Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 0Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	195.00	195.00
3	—	602	192.50	192.50
1	—	470	192.50	192.50
1	—	425	190.00	190.00
6	—	586	185.00–195.00	193.38
3	—	392	180.00–192.50	188.30
2	—	656	195.00	195.00
1	—	500	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	202.50	202.50
3	—	472	215.00	215.00
2	—	633	202.50	202.50
1	—	715	197.50	197.50
1	—	415	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	433	230.00–240.00	235.05
8	—	589	235.00	235.00
4	—	381	245.00–260.00	256.16
10	—	515	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	428	240.00–244.00	243.09
4	—	483	235.00–239.00	236.95
1	—	390	240.00	240.00
16	—	521	228.00–239.00	234.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	210.00	210.00
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
7	—	594	210.00	210.00
1	—	300	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	155.00	155.00
1	—	770	167.50	167.50
1	—	350	197.50	197.50
2	—	560	180.00	180.00
1	—	665	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	170.00	170.00
4	—	589	177.50	177.50
4	—	491	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	230.00	230.00
6	—	593	242.50	242.50
1	—	470	242.50	242.50
1	—	635	232.50	232.50
6	—	537	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	205.00	205.00
1	—	535	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,524	91.00–104.00	100.15
12	—	1,483	109.00–121.00	117.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,243	72.00–85.00	78.43
6	—	1,226	107.00–110.00	108.53
5	—	1,275	87.00–100.00	94.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,032	90.00–94.00	91.85
2	—	1,120	85.00–88.00	86.42
1	—	1,100	104.00	104.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,785	130.00–135.00	132.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	993	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,043.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	955	950.00–1,025.00	982.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,252	950.00–1,270.00	1,143.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,283	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,318.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,189	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,205.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,030.00	1,030.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,011.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	975.00–1,030.00	1,002.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	893	750.00–850.00	796.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	771	640.00–775.00	699.12
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	740.00	740.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	993	900.00–1,150.00	1,037.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	880.00–980.00	931.60
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	873	700.00–870.00	801.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	800.00–935.00	873.30
Stock Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,375.00	1,375.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

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