Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No test on feeder calves due to low receipts last week. The better quality feeders were in good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.87/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$197.87

82 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$49.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.85

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	585	207.82	1,216	65
Medium and Large 2	570	187.50	1,069	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	645	158.12	1,020	16thin

One grade step is worth $49.69/cwt here — about $196 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 sale82 hd

197.87

—

KY average26 barns · 4,391 hd

203.72

−5.85

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	1,643	119.58	1,965	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	95.06	1,329	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	84.20	1,026	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	79.58	806	5thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,217	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,282	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	182.39/cwt	177.50–187.50	1,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	224.10/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,322	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,196	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	172.29/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,058	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,144	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,069	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	84.64/cwt	84.00–86.00	886	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	101.04/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,566	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	533	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	869	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	95.93/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,358	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,135	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	78.08/cwt	76.00–79.00	978	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	93.42/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,074	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	84.19/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,030	8
Bulls	—	—	1,680	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	756	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	827	154.94/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,137	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	168.72/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,510	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	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 Oct 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 68Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 22Year ago 61

Compared to last Tuesday: No test on feeder calves due to low receipts last week. The better quality feeders were in good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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
1	—	370	195.00	195.00
17	—	599	214.00	214.00
16	—	519	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	676	180.00	180.00
4	—	756	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	190.00	190.00
3	—	528	185.00	185.00
4	—	603	167.50	167.50
3	—	827	150.00–162.00	154.94
3	—	673	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	207.50	207.50
11	—	590	217.50–225.00	224.10
5	—	648	225.00	225.00
3	—	532	230.00	230.00
1	—	670	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	137.50	137.50
2	—	768	177.50–187.50	182.39
1	—	560	200.00	200.00
1	—	420	192.50	192.50
1	—	710	185.00	185.00
1	—	810	185.00	185.00
2	—	628	165.00–180.00	172.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	160.00	160.00
5	—	672	157.50	157.50
1	—	910	135.00	135.00
1	—	805	130.00	130.00
2	—	630	167.50–170.00	168.72
2	—	570	165.00	165.00
1	—	735	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	598	200.00	200.00
26	—	519	220.50	220.50
4	—	455	212.50	212.50
2	—	798	189.00	189.00
2	—	378	227.50	227.50
9	—	803	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	187.50	187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,047	84.00–86.00	84.64
1	—	820	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,100	79.00	79.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,416	90.00–103.00	95.93
1	—	1,275	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,252	76.00–79.00	78.08
2	—	1,150	92.00–95.00	93.42
8	—	1,224	80.00–89.00	84.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	97.00–105.00	101.04
5	—	1,680	125.00–130.00	127.00

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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