Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.67/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −133.85 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$251.67

12 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.73

vs KY average

−6.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	251.67	1,357	12thin

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 sale12 hd

251.67

—

KY average26 barns · 1,910 hd

271.40

−19.73

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−6.79

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−133.85

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	1,575	136.34	2,147	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,323	134.57	1,780	2thin

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,794	11
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,129	$1,669	5

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,794.13/head	1,700.00–1,910.00	1,794	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,668.53/head	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,669	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	134.57/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,780	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	136.34/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	501	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,403	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	265.82/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	250.20/cwt	248.50–257.50	1,601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,196	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,245	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	255.87/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,223	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	511	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,313	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,439	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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 107Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 22Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 45Year ago 45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	—	1,245	1,700.00–1,910.00	1,794.13
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	—	1,129	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,668.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	133.00–136.00	134.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	133.00–140.00	136.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	501	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	325.00	325.00
12	400–450	433	287.50	287.50
3	500–550	529	265.00–267.50	265.82
5	600–650	640	248.50–257.50	250.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	260.00	260.00
6	350–400	369	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
5	450–500	478	253.00–260.00	255.87
4	550–600	596	241.00	241.00
7	750–800	799	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	430	265.00	265.00
8	500–550	511	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	660	218.00	218.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle