Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were steady to lower and slaughter heifers 1.00 lower but active buyer participation this week. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower with another good offering of cows today. Feeder steers were trending lower and feeder heifers and bulls were significantly lower with some good groups of fancy type feeders today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.04/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$196.04

57 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$41.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.20

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	535	206.35	1,105	43
Medium and Large 2-3	598	164.38	983	14thin

One grade step is worth $41.97/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 sale57 hd

196.04

—

KY average25 barns · 6,321 hd

220.25

−24.20

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	—	Average	1,500	116.36	1,745	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	98.55	1,434	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,298	91.05	1,182	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	83.42	904	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	845	$150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	218.28/cwt	212.50–221.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	209.71/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,135	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,279	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	199.34/cwt	187.50–216.00	1,609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,395	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	83.52/cwt	83.00–84.00	905	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,592	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	96.10/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,289	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	84.96/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,076	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	96.57/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,384	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	73.97/cwt	73.00–75.00	812	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,022	2
Bulls	—	—	1,220	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,251	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	71.41/cwt	70.00–73.00	777	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	91.36/cwt	90.00–93.00	989	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	149.93/head	147.50–152.50	150	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,055	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	145.00/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	153.56/cwt	142.50–165.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,173	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	644	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,153	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	702	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	171.62/cwt	157.50–187.50	911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	517	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,163	3

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 206Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 29Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	231.00	231.00
3	—	517	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	195.00	195.00
3	—	432	212.50–221.00	218.28
5	—	772	183.00	183.00
1	—	490	200.00	200.00
11	—	541	204.00–220.00	209.71
5	—	366	190.00	190.00
1	—	680	192.50	192.50
7	—	609	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	162.50	162.50
1	—	785	165.00	165.00
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
2	—	702	150.00	150.00
1	—	680	162.50	162.50
7	—	531	157.50–187.50	171.62
1	—	860	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	220.00	220.00
5	—	807	187.50–216.00	199.34
5	—	600	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	165.00	165.00
2	—	538	195.00	195.00
1	—	740	152.50	152.50
1	—	610	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	177.50	177.50
3	—	727	175.00	175.00
3	—	512	215.00	215.00
2	—	608	199.00	199.00
8	—	572	205.00	205.00
4	—	435	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	241.00	241.00
2	—	370	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	790	142.50–150.00	145.00
2	—	728	142.50–165.00	153.56
5	—	644	179.00	179.00
1	—	505	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	83.00–84.00	83.52
2	—	1,088	70.00–73.00	71.41
3	—	1,082	90.00–93.00	91.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	104.00–105.00	104.51
6	—	1,433	94.00–98.00	96.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,341	94.00–100.00	96.10
6	—	1,266	80.00–89.00	84.96
2	—	1,098	73.00–75.00	73.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	120.00–125.00	123.29
1	—	1,220	102.50	102.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	147.50–152.50	149.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	142.50	142.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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