Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger. Feeder steers were steady to 2.00 higher, while the feeder heifers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows appeared 3.00 to 4.00 higher but with limited comparisons and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter animals.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $240.81/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$240.81

73 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$97.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

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	457	252.98	1,156	53
Medium and Large 2	454	211.37	960	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	650	155.00	1,008	1thin

One grade step is worth $97.98/cwt here — about $148 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 sale73 hd

240.81

—

KY average26 barns · 8,304 hd

242.97

−2.16

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	1,714	133.18	2,283	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,745	122.05	2,130	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	110.60	1,324	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	954	99.65	951	17

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	640	$675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	303	256.22/cwt	252.50–260.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	250.59/cwt	242.50–262.50	905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,550	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	253.35/cwt	242.50–255.00	945	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	235.81/cwt	225.00–245.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	241.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,240	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	242.06/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	242.72/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,371	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	238.82/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,292	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	234.15/cwt	227.50–237.50	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,643	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,156	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	267.32/cwt	262.50–272.50	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	218.92/cwt	200.00–237.50	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	267.96/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,163	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	291.64/cwt	282.50–295.00	922	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	124.96/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,156	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	93.33/cwt	90.00–99.00	876	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	118.08/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,436	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	110.23/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,339	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,130	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	96.40/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,085	2
Bulls	—	—	1,982	141.01/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,795	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	70.12/cwt	69.00–71.00	680	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	84.36/cwt	81.00–87.00	851	4
Bulls	—	—	1,313	121.43/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,594	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	640	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	818	168.39/cwt	162.50–177.50	1,377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	263.08/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,347	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	194.85/cwt	187.50–202.50	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	212.56/cwt	205.00–227.50	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	261.43/cwt	257.50–270.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	930	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	193.60/cwt	185.00–202.50	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,193	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	223.66/cwt	210.00–237.50	839	3

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 Feb 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 156Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 8Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 17Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	252.50–260.00	256.22
5	—	361	242.50–262.50	250.59
3	—	818	162.50–177.50	168.39
1	—	635	202.50	202.50
1	—	930	175.00	175.00
2	—	713	185.00–202.50	193.60
1	—	430	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	200.00–237.50	218.92
1	—	705	162.50	162.50
2	—	373	187.50–202.50	194.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	434	265.00–270.00	267.96
2	—	642	225.00	225.00
2	—	583	260.00	260.00
1	—	470	267.00	267.00
4	—	316	282.50–295.00	291.64
1	—	730	215.00	215.00
8	—	512	257.50–265.00	263.08
3	—	353	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	574	270.00	270.00
2	—	662	232.00	232.00
12	—	647	254.00	254.00
1	—	960	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	240.00–250.00	241.22
5	—	566	232.50–247.50	242.06
1	—	430	255.00	255.00
1	—	615	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	195.00	195.00
3	—	292	225.00–245.00	235.81
3	—	313	227.50–237.50	234.15
2	—	738	165.00	165.00
1	—	485	212.50	212.50
3	—	417	205.00–227.50	212.56
1	—	535	190.00	190.00
1	—	665	175.00	175.00
3	—	375	210.00–237.50	223.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	242.50–255.00	253.35
9	—	565	225.00–245.00	242.72
8	—	541	237.50–239.00	238.82
8	—	449	257.50	257.50
3	—	275	262.50–272.50	267.32
3	—	323	257.50–270.00	261.43
14	—	459	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	925	119.00–131.00	124.96
5	—	939	90.00–99.00	93.33
2	—	970	69.00–71.00	70.12
4	—	1,009	81.00–87.00	84.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,216	116.00–120.00	118.08
4	—	1,215	110.00–111.00	110.23
2	—	1,125	94.00–99.00	96.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	120.00–124.00	122.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,982	137.00–146.00	141.01
2	—	1,313	121.00–122.00	121.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	675.00	675.00

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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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

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