Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to the inclimate weather closing the market last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $221.54/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$221.54

49 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$53.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.32

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	537	231.04	1,240	34
Medium and Large 2	518	214.75	1,112	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	554	177.89	985	6thin

One grade step is worth $53.15/cwt here — about $255 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 sale49 hd

221.54

—

KY average19 barns · 885 hd

206.22

+15.32

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	1,943	110.50	2,146	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,506	101.86	1,534	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	79.41	965	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,122	66.65	748	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 (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,290	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$700	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	430	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	167.41/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	219.39/cwt	217.50–220.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,234	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	206.22/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,068	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	176.67/cwt	170.00–190.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	256.88/cwt	255.00–262.50	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,258	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	245.03/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,120	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	183.79/cwt	180.00–185.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	208.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,125	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,367	4
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	975	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,050	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	90.51/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,084	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,003	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	68.51/cwt	68.00–69.00	826	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,706	115.75/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,975	4
Bulls	—	—	2,220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,682	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,084	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	936	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	64.43/cwt	57.00–71.00	718	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,335	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	98.90/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,341	5

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 89Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 18Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 54

No trend available due to the inclimate weather closing the market last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	232.50	232.50
1	—	560	217.50	217.50
6	—	540	200.00–210.00	208.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	160.00–175.00	167.41
2	—	663	165.00	165.00
1	—	295	217.50	217.50
1	—	445	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	185.00	185.00
7	—	524	240.00	240.00
10	—	457	240.00–252.50	245.03
5	—	660	218.00	218.00
3	—	303	257.50	257.50
1	—	850	152.50	152.50
1	—	380	245.00	245.00
4	—	601	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	217.50–220.00	219.39
2	—	365	220.00	220.00
1	—	255	235.00	235.00
2	—	653	195.00	195.00
11	—	602	205.00	205.00
4	—	453	212.50	212.50
11	—	518	200.00–210.00	206.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
3	—	510	170.00–190.00	176.67
4	—	482	180.00–185.00	183.79
1	—	360	187.50	187.50
1	—	650	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	237.50	237.50
4	—	320	255.00–262.50	256.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,290.00	1,290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	87.00–94.00	90.51
1	—	1,270	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,205	68.00–69.00	68.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,706	110.00–121.00	115.75
1	—	1,465	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,500	89.00	89.00
5	—	1,356	93.00–104.00	98.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,114	57.00–71.00	64.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,220	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,665	101.00	101.00

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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