Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends in the feeder and slaughter market due to a limited number of comparisons.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $283.75/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −116.93 against this barn's trailing median of $400.68.

Average price

$283.75

2 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$32.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.16

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	532	300.00	1,596	1thin
Medium and Large 2	545	267.50	1,458	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.50/cwt here — about $138 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

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 sale2 hd

283.75

—

KY average23 barns · 441 hd

274.59

+9.16

This barn, trailing median11 sales

400.68

−116.93

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	1,257	147.52	1,854	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,325	152.00	2,014	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	141.53	1,747	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	117.60	1,220	21

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,449	158.22/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,293	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	124.17/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,370	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	138.95/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,498	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	112.05/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,140	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	75.48/cwt	57.50–91.00	566	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	133.94/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	246.54/cwt	240.00–252.50	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	161.13/cwt	150.00–172.50	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	977	189.13/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,303	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	233.20/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	232.40/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,332	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,435	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	146.08/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,868	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,014	1
Bulls	—	—	1,171	142.77/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 65Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 3Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 49

No trends in the feeder and slaughter market due to a limited number of comparisons.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,449	150.00–168.00	158.22
9	—	1,171	130.00–149.00	142.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,103	120.00–126.00	124.17
3	—	1,078	134.00–144.00	138.95
7	—	1,017	104.00–119.00	112.05
2	—	750	57.50–91.00	75.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	129.00–138.00	133.94
5	—	1,279	142.00–152.00	146.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	152.00	152.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	240.00–252.50	246.54
2	700–750	713	150.00–172.50	161.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	420	227.50	227.50
2	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	195.00	195.00
1	550–600	565	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	210.00	210.00
3	950–1000	977	185.00–192.50	189.13
1	1000–1050	1,030	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	222.50	222.50
1	450–500	475	202.50	202.50
1	750–800	795	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	470	227.50–240.00	232.40
1	500–550	545	267.50	267.50
3	600–650	615	227.50–240.00	233.20
1	650–700	685	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	710	222.50	222.50
1	850–900	850	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	925	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	332.50	332.50
1	400–450	445	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	532	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	620	262.50	262.50

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	—	885	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,825.00	1,825.00

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

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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