Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No comparison on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers and bull calves sold sharply lower. An average quality offering saw very low demand from feeder buyers. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.79/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$206.79

92 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,055

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$40.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.14

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	472	215.68	1,018	57
Medium and Large 2	583	195.79	1,141	29
Medium and Large 2-3	523	175.42	918	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.26/cwt here — about $100 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 sale92 hd

206.79

—

KY average26 barns · 8,046 hd

226.92

−20.14

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	1,541	117.98	1,818	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	96.85	1,412	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	90.25	1,163	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	86.42	921	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$980	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,226	$1,785	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	444	239.74/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,064	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,165	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,436	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,306	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	196.43/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,114	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	180.85/cwt	177.50–182.50	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,299	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	218.27/cwt	212.50–220.00	958	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	80.70/cwt	77.00–84.00	850	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	75.95/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,092	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	106.50/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,502	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	98.99/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,473	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	83.49/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,023	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,174	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,031	2
Bulls	—	—	1,185	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,304	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	119.31/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,909	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,457	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,055	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,296	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,101	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	222.38/cwt	220.00–223.00	816	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,220	12

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 154Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 44Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 83Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	444	225.00–245.00	239.74
15	—	527	221.00	221.00
9	—	665	216.00	216.00
16	—	578	226.00	226.00
3	—	315	242.50	242.50
4	—	376	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	140.00–150.00	145.09
1	—	1,005	130.00	130.00
1	—	905	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	200.00	200.00
11	—	745	174.00	174.00
2	—	673	187.50	187.50
1	—	355	200.00	200.00
2	—	555	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	215.00	215.00
4	—	603	237.50	237.50
1	—	550	240.00	240.00
2	—	700	227.50	227.50
1	—	500	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	190.00	190.00
3	—	410	177.50–182.50	180.85
1	—	910	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	195.00	195.00
7	—	567	195.00–197.00	196.43
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
2	—	740	180.00	180.00
10	—	656	198.00	198.00
2	—	648	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	439	212.50–220.00	218.27
14	—	512	215.00	215.00
14	—	367	220.00–223.00	222.38
12	—	595	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,053	77.00–84.00	80.70
2	—	1,085	95.00	95.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	72.00–80.00	75.95
3	—	1,410	104.00–110.00	106.50
6	—	1,488	96.00–102.00	98.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	83.00–84.00	83.49
1	—	1,290	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,415	103.00	103.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,600	114.00–124.00	119.31

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,320	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	980.00	980.00

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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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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