Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends on the feeder market due to a limited number of comparisons, however the feeder market appeared steady to stronger in spots with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls appeared stronger with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.61/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −116.91 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$268.61

14 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$90.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.09

vs KY average

−4.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	519	275.04	1,429	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	185.00	1,036	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.04/cwt here — about $393 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

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 sale14 hd

268.61

—

KY average25 barns · 1,351 hd

268.52

+0.09

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−4.42

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−116.91

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	1,695	166.50	2,822	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	149.19	2,233	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	141.24	1,727	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	123.17	1,325	8thin

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)	1,398	$1,750	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$1,325	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,605	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,359	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	149.19/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,233	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	105.26/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,008	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,514	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	125.70/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,403	4
Bulls	—	—	1,785	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,523	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	685	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,010	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	318.45/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	282.84/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,649	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	303.17/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,307	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	276.71/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,422	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	352	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	308.76/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,723	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,554	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	134.87/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,649	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	145.49/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,138	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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 268Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 48Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 64Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,785	186.00	186.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,497	145.00–155.00	149.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	102.00–108.00	105.26
2	—	1,113	135.00–137.00	136.02
4	—	1,116	124.00–128.00	125.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	133.00–137.00	134.87
3	—	1,223	143.00–149.00	145.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	630	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	327.50	327.50
3	350–400	363	320.00	320.00
8	400–450	431	290.00–305.00	303.17
2	450–500	483	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	543	297.50	297.50
7	550–600	583	282.50–285.00	282.84
2	600–650	638	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	773	222.50	222.50
1	900–950	920	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	715	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	750	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
4	400–450	431	287.50	287.50
4	450–500	454	280.00	280.00
12	500–550	514	265.00–280.00	276.71
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	655	232.50	232.50
2	750–800	758	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	312.50–325.00	318.45
1	450–500	480	302.50	302.50
2	500–550	518	307.50–310.00	308.76

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	155.00	155.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,398	1,750.00	1,750.00

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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