Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on feeder cattle due to a limited number of comparisons. However the slaughter cow market was 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a limited supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $188.77/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$188.77

66 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$32.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.20

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	556	204.09	1,135	35
Medium and Large 2-3	566	171.48	970	31

One grade step is worth $32.60/cwt here — about $164 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 sale66 hd

188.77

—

KY average25 barns · 3,166 hd

194.97

−6.20

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	—	High	1,933	125.15	2,420	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	89.47	1,364	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,341	80.75	1,083	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	67.54	735	12

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)	1,305	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,445	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,348	$1,069	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,196	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,147	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	157.10/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,042	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	184.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	956	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	191.29/cwt	182.50–200.00	817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,135	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	208.16/cwt	200.00–225.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	151.76/cwt	145.00–160.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,114	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	857	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	171.33/cwt	152.50–175.00	901	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,179	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,069.16/head	975.00–1,150.00	1,069	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	—	—	2,003	126.94/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,543	4
Bulls	—	—	1,655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,953	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	81.73/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,102	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,228	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	72.18/cwt	69.00–75.00	955	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	94.32/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,490	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	84.63/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,242	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	74.05/cwt	70.00–77.00	763	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	67.29/cwt	65.00–69.00	752	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	513	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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 147Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 73Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 27Year ago 39

No trend on feeder cattle due to a limited number of comparisons. However the slaughter cow market was 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a limited supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	160.00	160.00
14	—	598	200.00	200.00
4	—	659	174.00	174.00
4	—	448	237.50	237.50
9	—	534	212.50	212.50
3	—	378	200.00–225.00	208.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	147.50	147.50
1	—	475	182.50	182.50
1	—	650	152.50	152.50
1	—	830	150.00	150.00
8	—	434	197.50	197.50
12	—	526	152.50–175.00	171.33
4	—	619	157.50	157.50
2	—	873	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	220.00	220.00
5	—	663	150.00–167.50	157.10
11	—	518	180.00–185.00	184.54
8	—	427	182.50–200.00	191.29
9	—	599	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	160.00	160.00
3	—	320	182.50	182.50
3	—	483	145.00–160.00	151.76
2	—	670	142.50	142.50
3	—	562	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	195.00	195.00
1	—	570	210.00	210.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,348	975.00–1,150.00	1,069.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,003	124.00–128.00	126.94
1	—	1,655	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,348	80.00–86.00	81.73
1	—	1,335	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,323	69.00–75.00	72.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	94.00–95.00	94.32
3	—	1,468	80.00–88.00	84.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	70.00–77.00	74.05
8	—	1,117	65.00–69.00	67.29
1	—	1,025	50.00	50.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle