Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2024-02-20

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 20
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
156 head
52 vs last sale 208 41 vs year ago 115 · +35.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
11 vs last sale 19 7 vs year ago 15 · 46.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
32 vs last sale 49 7 vs year ago 24 · 29.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. No trend for slaughter cows or bulls due to not enough comparable receipts however there was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $230.02/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$230.02
68 head · 688 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,582
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.17
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2693231.341,60263
Medium and Large 2-3627213.511,3395thin
One grade step is worth $17.83/cwt here — about $263 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 sale68 hd
230.02
KY average25 barns · 2,122 hd
244.19
−14.17
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,771128.862,2825thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24099.501,2342thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,339$1,5254thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,231$1,3764thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$1,2751thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2601252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,51810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2390280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760216.05/cwt207.50–219.001,6424
BullsMedium and Large 1-2537240.47/cwt240.00–242.501,2915
BullsMedium and Large 2-3664205.01/cwt202.50–212.501,3614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715229.29/cwt215.00–230.001,63921
BullsMedium and Large 2-3480247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1881
SteersMedium and Large 2-3640232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2693247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7128
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568224.16/cwt222.50–225.001,2733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428253.25/cwt247.50–255.001,0844
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2314
SteersMedium and Large 2-3735190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2830227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,8881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2748237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,7772
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3610182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1131
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3670170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1392
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2453255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1552
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760200.80/cwt200.00–201.001,5265
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2697202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,41110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2653230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5022
BullsMedium and Large 1-2445275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2244
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3802
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4853
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,75220
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3391,525.11/head1,175.00–1,790.001,5254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2311,376.39/head875.00–1,630.001,3764
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,380119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,6421
Bulls1,498118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,7682
Bulls2,045133.16/cwt131.00–136.002,7232
Bulls1,770142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,5131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,320114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5051
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16085.00/cwt85.00–85.009861

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.