Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trend on feeder steers and heifers due to low receipts last week. Bull calves sold fully steady. The buyers showed stronger interest in today's cattle when compared to previous weeks. Slaughter cows traded steady and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.63/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$210.63

67 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$29.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.09

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	501	216.72	1,086	53
Medium and Large 2-3	415	187.58	779	14thin

One grade step is worth $29.14/cwt here — about $307 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 sale67 hd

210.63

—

KY average25 barns · 4,506 hd

205.55

+5.09

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	1,959	117.07	2,293	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	89.29	997	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	73.50	1,042	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	72.18	760	6thin

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)	1,088	$1,213	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	965	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	380	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,246	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	211.56/cwt	195.00–213.00	1,244	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	172.50/cwt	165.00–180.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	924	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	184.14/cwt	162.50–192.50	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	183.78/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	946	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,224	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	225.54/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,173	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	197.66/cwt	192.50–200.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,124	18
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	412	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	690	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	513	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	193.47/cwt	187.50–200.00	638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,949	1
Bulls	—	—	2,083	118.60/cwt	118.00–119.00	2,470	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	86.67/cwt	84.00–91.00	977	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,108	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,241	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	841	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	862	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	75.57/cwt	73.00–78.00	759	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	60.97/cwt	58.00–64.00	655	2

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 Oct 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 90Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 25Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	222.50	222.50
4	—	656	190.00	190.00
12	—	588	195.00–213.00	211.56
4	—	338	230.00	230.00
15	—	425	217.50	217.50
18	—	517	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	165.00–180.00	172.50
1	—	965	132.50	132.50
2	—	465	185.00	185.00
2	—	330	187.50–200.00	193.47
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	412	167.50	167.50
3	—	513	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	162.50–192.50	184.14
5	—	471	187.50	187.50
1	—	245	175.00	175.00
3	—	373	192.50–200.00	197.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	190.00	190.00
13	—	446	212.00	212.00
12	—	590	207.50	207.50
21	—	520	215.00–235.00	225.54
6	—	335	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	182.50–185.00	183.78
1	—	870	195.00	195.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	114.00	114.00
2	—	2,083	118.00–119.00	118.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,127	84.00–91.00	86.67
1	—	1,055	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,425	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,005	73.00–78.00	75.57
2	—	1,075	58.00–64.00	60.97

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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Replacement Cattle

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