Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the market appeared stronger, but with a limited number of comparisons. Feeder steers and heifers appeared to be 2.00 to 6.00 higher and with good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with a limited supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.37/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −148.14 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$237.37

18 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$23.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.32

vs KY average

−34.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	238.69	1,328	17thin
Medium and Large 2	570	215.00	1,226	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.69/cwt here — about $102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.80, low $336.07, median $385.52 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

237.37

—

KY average14 barns · 1,165 hd

256.69

−19.32

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−34.54

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−148.14

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	1,639	135.73	2,225	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,637	120.68	1,976	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	111.52	1,347	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,151	85.38	983	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)	1,070	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,288	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,118	$2,506	31
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,189	$2,029	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$1,375	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	2,029.15/head	1,925.00–2,075.00	2,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	237.65/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,378	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	217.58/cwt	207.50–227.50	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	2,505.75/head	2,275.00–2,725.00	2,506	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	217.38/cwt	207.50–227.50	880	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,503	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	98.68/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,232	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	121.00/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,575	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	588	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,368	95.92/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,312	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	110.15/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,349	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,639	135.73/cwt	131.00–145.00	2,225	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	82.96/cwt	80.00–89.00	938	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,813	122.52/cwt	121.00–124.00	2,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	206.97/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	161.28/cwt	160.00–162.50	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	254.26/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,360	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,329	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	240.59/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 182Year ago 119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 33Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 3Year ago 10

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,189	1,925.00–2,075.00	2,029.15
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,725.00	1,725.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,118	2,275.00–2,725.00	2,505.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,175.00	1,175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	462	240.00	240.00
6	500–550	513	230.00–246.00	240.59
11	550–600	580	237.00–238.00	237.65
4	600–650	642	212.50	212.50
1	700–750	720	205.00	205.00
2	950–1000	990	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	207.50–227.50	217.38
1	550–600	570	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	455	247.50	247.50
2	550–600	590	207.50–227.50	217.58
1	600–650	640	217.00	217.00
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	770	172.50	172.50
1	850–900	860	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	352.50	352.50
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	370	290.00	290.00
4	450–500	455	292.00	292.00
5	500–550	535	247.50–267.50	254.26
7	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	718	205.00–209.00	206.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	292.50	292.50
3	550–600	567	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	605	272.00	272.00
3	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
3	750–800	760	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	695	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	845	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	170.00	170.00
2	550–600	583	160.00–162.50	161.28
1	600–650	600	155.00	155.00
1	750–800	760	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,813	121.00–124.00	122.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	96.00–102.00	98.68
3	—	1,302	119.00–124.00	121.00
2	—	1,025	108.00–112.00	110.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,368	94.00–98.00	95.92
4	—	1,131	80.00–89.00	82.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,639	131.00–145.00	135.73

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle