Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trend in the market due to a limited number of comparisons, however the feeder market appeared firm with good demand and the slaughter market appeared steady with a good supply.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $285.02/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −115.66 against this barn's trailing median of $400.68.

Average price

$285.02

14 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$46.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.43

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	289.39	1,590	12thin
Medium and Large 2	540	275.00	1,485	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	242.50	1,261	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.89/cwt here — about $329 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $458.13, low $352.76, median $400.68 across 11 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 sale14 hd

285.02

—

KY average25 barns · 642 hd

271.58

+13.43

This barn, trailing median11 sales

400.68

−115.66

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	1,333	146.64	1,955	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	130.64	1,605	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	129.90	1,835	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	107.13	1,167	9thin

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)	1,323	$1,567	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$1,020	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,333	146.64/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,955	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	120.85/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,589	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	129.90/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,835	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	110.82/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,228	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,513	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	99.47/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	276.29/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	201.22/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,615	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,758	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	1,566.64/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	248.76/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	262.52/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,331	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	256.52/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	299.09/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,570	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,616	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	134.46/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,661	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,096	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 Apr 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 93Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 7Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 50Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	145.00–148.00	146.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	118.00–124.00	120.85
10	—	1,235	129.00–140.00	134.46
1	—	990	112.00	112.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	124.00–136.00	129.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	105.00–114.00	110.82
1	—	1,230	123.00	123.00
4	—	1,036	96.00–103.00	99.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	452	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	257.50	257.50
1	500–550	520	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	302.50	302.50
3	450–500	468	312.50	312.50
8	500–550	525	297.50–300.00	299.09
4	550–600	598	270.00	270.00
4	600–650	649	249.00	249.00
2	650–700	652	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	718	212.50	212.50
6	900–950	935	180.00	180.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	272.50–280.00	276.29
1	550–600	595	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	302.50	302.50
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	748	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	465	255.00–258.00	256.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	232.50	232.50
1	350–400	355	227.50	227.50
3	400–450	430	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	505	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	555	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	247.50–250.00	248.76
1	450–500	490	260.00	260.00
11	500–550	507	255.00–267.50	262.52
3	550–600	583	247.50	247.50
2	650–700	688	192.50–210.00	201.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,020.00	1,020.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,323	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,566.64

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

Bulls · 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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