Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market being closed last week for the July 4th holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $270.80/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −131.66 against this barn's trailing median of $402.47.

Average price

$270.80

34 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,460

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$32.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

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	541	279.50	1,511	25
Medium and Large 2	535	246.64	1,319	9thin

One grade step is worth $32.86/cwt here — about $192 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

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 sale34 hd

270.80

—

KY average13 barns · 390 hd

276.04

−5.24

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.47

−131.66

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	1,506	167.06	2,517	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	139.80	2,127	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	138.04	1,693	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,073	127.55	1,369	29

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)	1,210	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	882	$1,886	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,133	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	775	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	615	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	263.37/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,617	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,163	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,929.43/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,281	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	85.29/cwt	75.00–94.00	670	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	129.98/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,435	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	136.02/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,651	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	143.54/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,810	7
Bulls	—	—	1,375	154.80/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,129	2
Bulls	—	—	1,559	171.97/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,681	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	340	168.58/cwt	157.50–180.00	573	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	390	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	751	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	115.59/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,347	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	145.25/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,457	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	141.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,186	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	135.83/cwt	131.00–139.00	2,021	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	208.73/cwt	207.50–210.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,306	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	235.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,427	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	214.74/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,378	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	168.41/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,597	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,173	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,321	2

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 Jul 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 52Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 43Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 4Year ago 68

No trends due to market being closed last week for the July 4th holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	570	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	775	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	322.50	322.50
1	400–450	445	297.50	297.50
2	450–500	492	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	550	282.50	282.50
19	600–650	614	255.00–267.50	263.37
1	800–850	810	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	735	192.50	192.50
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	850	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	287.50	287.50
10	450–500	451	260.00	260.00
18	500–550	512	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	568	232.50	232.50
9	600–650	606	235.00–240.00	235.56
5	650–700	656	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	335.00	335.00
10	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
14	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
11	550–600	586	272.50	272.50
2	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
7	650–700	656	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	733	210.00–217.00	214.74
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	820	193.00	193.00
1	950–1000	970	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	456	255.00	255.00
6	500–550	523	240.00–250.00	244.96
3	550–600	558	250.00	250.00
4	650–700	650	224.00	224.00
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	202.50	202.50
2	450–500	463	207.50–210.00	208.73
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	157.50–180.00	168.58
1	350–400	390	192.50	192.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	840.00	840.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	858	165.00–172.00	168.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,929.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	75.00–94.00	85.29
18	—	1,104	122.00–137.00	129.98
4	—	1,165	109.00–119.00	115.59
5	—	1,003	140.00–158.00	145.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,214	126.00–139.00	136.02
7	—	1,261	140.00–153.00	143.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,540	140.00–146.00	141.96
6	—	1,488	131.00–139.00	135.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	152.00–159.00	154.80
5	—	1,559	165.00–175.00	171.97

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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