Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market appeared stronger, but with limited comparisons. Good quality feeder steers and heifers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher or greater and with good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls appeared steady but with limited comparisons.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.29/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −161.23 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$224.29

7 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.34

vs KY average

−51.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	235.00	1,203	2thin
Medium and Large 2	552	220.00	1,214	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about −$11 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale7 hd

224.29

—

KY average25 barns · 1,332 hd

259.63

−35.34

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−51.88

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−161.23

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	—	Average	1,618	136.00	2,200	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	127.39	1,832	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	117.15	1,382	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	110.43	1,123	53

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$1,748	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,430	$1,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,009	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,058	$1,913	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,405	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,784	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,654	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	112.59/cwt	106.00–124.00	1,157	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	712	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	127.39/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,832	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	101.24/cwt	92.00–105.00	993	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	223.38/cwt	217.50–229.00	1,508	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,912.71/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,377	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,747.73/head	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	255.32/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,721	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,009.30/head	1,650.00–2,175.00	2,009	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	236.99/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,187	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	232.51/cwt	222.50–234.00	1,437	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	283.94/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,454	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	275.64/cwt	272.50–280.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	267.42/cwt	262.50–270.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	113.62/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,326	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	120.67/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,438	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	231.43/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 108Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 23Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 41Year ago 38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,830	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,028	106.00–124.00	112.59
1	—	800	89.00	89.00
8	—	981	92.00–105.00	101.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	124.00–130.00	127.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,167	106.00–116.00	113.62
17	—	1,192	117.00–127.00	120.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	375	247.50	247.50
2	450–500	463	220.00–242.50	231.43
5	550–600	552	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	665	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	700	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	272.50–280.00	275.64
3	300–350	320	262.50–270.00	267.42
13	450–500	453	262.00	262.00
2	500–550	512	235.00	235.00
15	600–650	618	222.50–234.00	232.51
2	650–700	675	217.50–229.00	223.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	292.50	292.50
1	450–500	495	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	448	297.50	297.50
10	500–550	512	280.00–292.50	283.94
1	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
3	650–700	673	235.00–238.00	236.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	440	265.00	265.00
5	550–600	568	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	674	250.00–256.00	255.32
1	750–800	785	231.00	231.00
1	850–900	870	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	518	315.00	315.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,058	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,912.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,250	1,650.00–2,175.00	2,009.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,230	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,430	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,747.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,430	1,525.00	1,525.00

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 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

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