Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to low receipts last week. Feeder buyers exhibited very strong demand for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls also saw very good demand from buyers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.23/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$221.23

81 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$59.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.03

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	536	224.14	1,201	76
Medium and Large 2	575	195.00	1,121	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	698	165.00	1,152	3thin

One grade step is worth $59.14/cwt here — about $49 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 sale81 hd

221.23

—

KY average25 barns · 7,779 hd

214.20

+7.03

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	1,618	130.29	2,108	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	113.10	1,603	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	110.32	1,483	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	73.02	788	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,289	$1,925	3thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2	—	658	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,412	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	235.82/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,151	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	191.26/cwt	187.50–192.50	1,308	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	228.76/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,192	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	258.57/cwt	257.50–259.00	1,130	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,300	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	598	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	442	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,216	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	79.03/cwt	78.00–80.00	880	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	106.89/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,489	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	103.92/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,408	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	116.72/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,556	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	616	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,125	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	119.42/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,687	8
Bulls	—	—	1,618	130.29/cwt	129.00–132.50	2,108	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,999.38/head	1,850.00–2,125.00	1,999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,347	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	263.34/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,011	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,383	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	282.44/cwt	277.50–287.50	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	212.88/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,241	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	256.28/cwt	252.50–260.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,232	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,344	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 Jan 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 107Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 26Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 54

No trend available due to low receipts last week. Feeder buyers exhibited very strong demand for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls also saw very good demand from buyers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	658	234.00	234.00
4	—	590	242.50	242.50
10	—	533	265.00	265.00
2	—	735	225.00	225.00
1	—	480	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	202.50	202.50
1	—	410	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	227.50	227.50
1	—	410	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	232.50–237.50	235.82
3	—	343	257.50	257.50
4	—	684	187.50–192.50	191.26
16	—	521	217.50–235.00	228.76
7	—	437	257.50–259.00	258.57
5	—	390	257.50	257.50
19	—	583	210.00–217.50	212.88
16	—	601	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	212.50	212.50
1	—	670	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	162.50	162.50
1	—	600	172.50	172.50
1	—	840	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	230.00	230.00
3	—	598	205.00	205.00
4	—	531	205.00	205.00
2	—	278	252.50–260.00	256.28
1	—	725	172.50	172.50
2	—	498	220.00	220.00
1	—	670	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	522	249.00	249.00
5	—	738	182.50	182.50
3	—	437	257.50	257.50
3	—	384	262.50–265.00	263.34
7	—	596	232.00	232.00
3	—	280	277.50–287.50	282.44
3	—	657	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	157.50	157.50
1	—	445	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	442	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	78.00–80.00	79.03
1	—	1,010	61.00	61.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	106.00–108.00	106.89
1	—	1,500	75.00	75.00
8	—	1,413	110.00–127.00	119.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	102.00–106.00	103.92
2	—	1,333	114.00–120.00	116.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	129.00–132.50	130.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,303	1,850.00–2,125.00	1,999.38

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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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle