Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends with the feeder steers and heifers due to a limited number of comparisons, however there was a good supply of feeder heifers and they did appear higher across the weight classes. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with a good supply and no comparisons for slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $285.89/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −116.57 against this barn's trailing median of $402.47.

Average price

$285.89

38 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$540

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

$111.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.12

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	546	288.82	1,578	37
Medium and Large 2-3	585	177.50	1,038	1thin

One grade step is worth $111.32/cwt here — about $540 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

9 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $458.13, low $354.24, median $402.47 across 9 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 sale38 hd

285.89

—

KY average24 barns · 478 hd

280.77

+5.12

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.47

−116.57

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	1,790	154.00	2,757	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	125.98	1,534	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	125.09	1,879	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	116.53	1,204	3thin

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)	1,605	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,776	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,284	$1,608	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,416	$2,574	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,325	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1-2	800–850	818	201.66/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,650	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,757	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	133.66/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,728	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	127.63/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,830	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	134.04/cwt	133.00–135.00	2,171	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	117.45/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,795	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	113.29/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	297.50/cwt	292.50–302.50	848	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,210	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	298.69/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,443	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	1,607.89/head	875.00–1,775.00	1,608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	270.94/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,407	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,617	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	304.37/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,388	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	337.72/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,219	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,775.97/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	298.25/cwt	285.00–303.00	1,545	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	371	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,154	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	269.18/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,429	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,481	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	2,512.22/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,512	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	2,656.50/head	2,650.00–2,660.00	2,657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	331.87/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,039	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,150	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	113.88/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,319	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	126.12/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,518	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	829	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 May 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 95Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 14Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 2Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	313	320.00–337.50	331.87
6	350–400	361	327.50–340.00	337.72
14	400–450	433	325.00	325.00
5	450–500	456	290.00–308.00	304.37
22	500–550	518	285.00–303.00	298.25
15	550–600	588	275.00	275.00
3	800–850	818	200.00–202.50	201.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	482	262.50–275.00	270.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	292.50–302.50	297.50
18	400–450	448	270.00	270.00
25	500–550	531	268.00–270.00	269.18
2	550–600	563	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	658	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	775	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	485	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	317.50	317.50
1	300–350	300	312.50	312.50
8	350–400	371	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	177.50	177.50
1	400–450	425	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	295.00–302.50	298.69
2	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	715	236.00	236.00
1	900–950	940	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	154.00	154.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	131.00–135.00	133.66
2	—	1,158	109.00–118.00	113.88
8	—	1,204	123.00–129.00	126.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,434	125.00–129.00	127.63
2	—	1,620	133.00–135.00	134.04
4	—	1,528	114.00–119.00	117.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	110.00–118.00	113.29
1	—	935	123.00	123.00

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	—	1,045	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,284	875.00–1,775.00	1,607.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,605	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,295	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	3,325.00	3,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,448	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,512.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,373	2,650.00–2,660.00	2,656.50

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle