Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder cattle due to limited receipts. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $186.57/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$186.57

32 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$56.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.72

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	539	198.90	1,072	25
Medium and Large 2-3	649	142.55	925	7thin

One grade step is worth $56.35/cwt here — about $147 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 sale32 hd

186.57

—

KY average26 barns · 2,900 hd

201.29

−14.72

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	1,804	117.32	2,117	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	93.51	1,403	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	88.09	1,112	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	62.35	629	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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,330	$725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	539	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,011	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	138.91/cwt	130.00–147.50	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	187.09/cwt	187.00–187.50	1,136	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	850	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	195.05/cwt	185.00–205.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	136.23/cwt	132.50–140.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,026	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,062	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bulls	—	—	2,210	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,984	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	105.36/cwt	93.00–115.00	1,649	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	87.57/cwt	86.00–89.00	946	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,339	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	77.69/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,051	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	93.51/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,403	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	70.83/cwt	68.00–73.00	829	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	83.39/cwt	81.00–86.00	976	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	126.42/cwt	125.00–128.00	2,478	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	42.68/cwt	18.00–55.00	339	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 Oct 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 147Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 14Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year ago 41

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder cattle due to limited receipts. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	539	187.50	187.50
5	—	650	180.00	180.00
3	—	588	190.00	190.00
9	—	461	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	130.00–147.50	138.91
1	—	450	155.00	155.00
1	—	810	152.50	152.50
1	—	945	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
1	—	585	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	607	187.00–187.50	187.09
5	—	435	210.00	210.00
2	—	358	222.50	222.50
2	—	478	185.00–205.00	195.05
1	—	655	188.00	188.00
6	—	508	209.00	209.00
1	—	730	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	117.50	117.50
2	—	423	132.50–140.00	136.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	185.00	185.00
1	—	405	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	190.00	190.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,210	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,565	93.00–115.00	105.36
2	—	1,960	125.00–128.00	126.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	86.00–89.00	87.57
2	—	1,353	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,353	76.00–79.00	77.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,500	91.00–95.00	93.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	68.00–73.00	70.83
2	—	1,170	81.00–86.00	83.39
3	—	795	18.00–55.00	42.68

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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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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Replacement Cattle

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