Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due the Christmas closure. When compared to the December 19 sale feeder heifers sold sharply higher and slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.99/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$196.99

33 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$22.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.78

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	577	203.72	1,176	23
Medium and Large 2-3	492	181.52	893	10thin

One grade step is worth $22.19/cwt here — about $283 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 sale33 hd

196.99

—

KY average6 barns · 1,213 hd

212.77

−15.78

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	1,879	119.82	2,251	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	94.27	1,356	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	90.42	1,122	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	77.42	810	10

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)	1,330	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,313	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,049	$1,169	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$790	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,400	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$810	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 2-3	—	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	237.88/cwt	236.00–240.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,548	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,333	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	206.73/cwt	205.00–207.50	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	211.82/cwt	205.00–215.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	181.68/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,174	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	970	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,312.50/head	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,313	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	785	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,235	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	835	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,018	1
Bulls	—	—	2,070	128.14/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,652	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	84.07/cwt	81.00–86.00	898	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	85.65/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,069	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	94.00/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,161	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,126	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,749	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	74.78/cwt	73.00–76.00	769	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	669	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	95.43/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,387	8

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 Jan 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 80Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 10Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 20Year ago 9

No comparison to last week due the Christmas closure. When compared to the December 19 sale feeder heifers sold sharply higher and slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	220.00	220.00
1	—	325	220.00	220.00
1	—	655	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	220.00	220.00
2	—	320	236.00–240.00	237.88
2	—	653	190.00	190.00
1	—	360	237.50	237.50
4	—	446	240.00	240.00
1	—	555	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	167.50	167.50
2	—	700	172.50	172.50
1	—	565	180.00	180.00
1	—	350	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	725	213.50	213.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	673	198.00	198.00
3	—	430	205.00–215.00	211.82
1	—	565	205.00	205.00
3	—	375	217.50	217.50
3	—	538	208.00	208.00
1	—	610	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	205.00–207.50	206.73
3	—	572	160.00	160.00
3	—	655	180.00–185.00	181.68
1	—	430	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,235	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,312.50
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	835	790.00	790.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	114.00	114.00
2	—	2,070	125.00–131.00	128.14
1	—	1,605	109.00	109.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	81.00–86.00	84.07
5	—	1,029	73.00–76.00	74.78
1	—	1,045	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,248	84.00–89.00	85.65
4	—	1,235	90.00–96.00	94.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	85.00	85.00
8	—	1,453	93.00–103.00	95.43

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle