Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to limited comparisons.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.49/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −141.03 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$244.49

8 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.28

vs KY average

−13.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	244.49	1,296	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale8 hd

244.49

—

KY average25 barns · 1,374 hd

263.77

−19.28

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−13.31

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−141.03

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	137.00	2,000	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	133.01	1,641	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,152	123.50	1,422	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	450–500	489	266.02/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	247.58/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	276.54/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	194.62/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,991	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,591	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	881	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,288	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	244.56/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,284	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	668	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 Jul 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 165Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 82Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 12Year ago 2

No trends due to limited comparisons.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	444	270.00–290.00	276.54
4	450–500	489	258.00–270.00	266.02
1	500–550	535	254.00	254.00
5	550–600	579	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	795	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	242.50	242.50
1	350–400	385	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	259.00	259.00
2	450–500	460	240.00–255.00	247.58
7	500–550	525	242.00–245.00	244.56
1	550–600	565	244.00	244.00
2	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	247.50	247.50
1	300–350	330	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	675	189.00–200.00	194.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,135	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,288	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,170	135.00–137.00	136.02
1	—	1,250	112.00	112.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	137.00	137.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	1,525.00	1,525.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle