Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trend on feeder calves due to the lack of comparable type and size of calves. Today's offering contained several good quality weaned calves which the buyers showed strong demand for. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.01/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$190.01

152 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$64.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.42

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	529	205.56	1,088	78
Medium and Large 2	549	184.99	1,015	53
Large 1-2	547	165.00	903	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	141.55	778	18thin

One grade step is worth $64.01/cwt here — about $310 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 sale152 hd

190.01

—

KY average26 barns · 6,992 hd

197.42

−7.42

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	1,778	128.53	2,286	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	97.12	1,425	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	90.31	1,162	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	83.14	893	15

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)	1,203	$1,113	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$962	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,057	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	193.95/cwt	187.50–196.00	1,317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	213.16/cwt	210.00–222.50	797	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	547	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	219.96/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,375	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	232.55/cwt	232.50–233.00	1,374	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	139.71/cwt	137.50–142.50	740	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,270	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	194.34/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,001	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	206.86/cwt	202.50–210.00	962	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,500	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	543	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	916	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	463	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	238.07/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,007	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,308	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,459	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	243.80/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,275	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	210.94/cwt	207.50–217.50	793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,310	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,138	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	81.13/cwt	80.00–84.00	863	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	97.78/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,436	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	90.47/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,310	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	85.97/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,127	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	794	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	94.28/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,211	13
Bulls	—	—	1,779	129.84/cwt	123.00–136.00	2,310	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	75.59/cwt	74.00–78.00	781	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	89.85/cwt	89.00–91.00	996	6
Bulls	—	—	1,775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,166	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,128	962.25/head	950.00–975.00	962	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	905	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	237.57/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,212	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,032	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	186.94/cwt	186.00–187.50	1,245	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	237.95/cwt	232.50–243.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,252	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	945	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	144.26/cwt	140.00–152.50	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,186	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 Nov 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 159Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 45Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 21Year ago 128

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	625	216.00–228.00	219.96
10	—	591	232.50–233.00	232.55
5	—	393	220.00	220.00
3	—	693	201.00	201.00
6	—	423	230.00–242.50	238.07
2	—	483	247.00	247.00
15	—	523	239.00–245.00	243.80
5	—	772	212.00	212.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	543	160.00	160.00
2	—	463	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	213.00	213.00
1	—	740	195.00	195.00
1	—	510	213.00	213.00
1	—	850	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	503	260.00	260.00
6	—	666	225.00	225.00
11	—	621	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	587	180.00	180.00
1	—	615	175.00	175.00
4	—	447	177.50	177.50
27	—	515	192.50–195.00	194.34
2	—	348	187.50	187.50
1	—	945	140.00	140.00
3	—	778	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	187.50–196.00	193.95
16	—	374	210.00–222.50	213.16
5	—	541	202.50	202.50
21	—	638	199.00	199.00
20	—	465	202.50–210.00	206.86
1	—	845	177.50	177.50
9	—	599	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	137.50–142.50	139.71
3	—	663	135.00	135.00
3	—	435	145.00	145.00
1	—	495	157.50	157.50
3	—	622	140.00–152.50	144.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	232.50	232.50
7	—	582	225.00	225.00
14	—	510	225.00–241.00	237.57
7	—	444	232.50	232.50
8	—	666	186.00–187.50	186.94
2	—	468	232.50–243.00	237.95
2	—	788	152.50	152.50
2	—	625	187.50	187.50
3	—	375	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	207.50–217.50	210.94
1	—	520	200.00	200.00
1	—	470	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	175.00	175.00
1	—	910	125.00	125.00
1	—	615	152.50	152.50
1	—	650	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,064	80.00–84.00	81.13
4	—	1,033	74.00–78.00	75.59
6	—	1,109	89.00–91.00	89.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,469	93.00–106.00	97.78
2	—	1,448	90.00–91.00	90.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,311	81.00–89.00	85.97
1	—	1,150	69.00	69.00
13	—	1,284	90.00–103.00	94.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,779	123.00–136.00	129.84
1	—	1,775	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,490	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	950.00–975.00	962.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00

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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