Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends in the feeder market due a limited number of comparisons, however the feeder market appeared softer with an average quality offering. Considerable declines in the cattle futures market over the past few days has limited buyers interest and lowered the demand for feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a good supply and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $216.47/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −169.05 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$216.47

13 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$83.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.58

vs KY average

−27.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	234.62	1,231	9thin
Medium and Large 2	573	200.00	1,146	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	151.25	836	2thin

One grade step is worth $83.37/cwt here — about $396 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 sale13 hd

216.47

—

KY average26 barns · 1,234 hd

250.04

−33.58

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−27.94

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−169.05

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%	High	1,599	144.34	2,308	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	141.74	1,652	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	127.35	1,236	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$2,048	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	996	$1,914	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	928	$1,850	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,524	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2	900–950	925	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,827	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	258.30/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,477	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	264.09/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,309	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,146	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	216.53/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,462	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,110	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	243.62/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,049	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,048.45/head	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,048	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	233.72/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	709	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	152.20/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,857	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,075	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	142.81/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,351	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	115.44/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,081	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	139.92/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,325	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	126.32/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,256	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	848	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	775	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	675	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,029	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	950	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,378	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	139.75/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,614	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	514	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	153.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,098	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,789	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,523.66/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,524	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	1,914.37/head	1,650.00–2,275.00	1,914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	200.14/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	183.52/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,431	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	253.33/cwt	252.50–255.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	235.82/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,222	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	207.33/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,292	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	287.43/cwt	277.50–292.50	920	3

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 Aug 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 43Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 65Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 17Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	925	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	247.50	247.50
2	400–450	420	240.00–247.50	243.62
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	320	277.50–292.50	287.43
1	350–400	390	265.00	265.00
4	400–450	439	267.50	267.50
12	550–600	572	245.00–262.50	258.30
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
5	650–700	675	212.50–217.50	216.53
2	700–750	730	190.00–210.00	200.14
1	800–850	835	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	252.50–255.00	253.33
3	300–350	340	267.50	267.50
5	400–450	438	260.00–265.00	264.09
1	450–500	455	245.00	245.00
8	500–550	518	230.00–240.00	235.82
1	550–600	580	225.00	225.00
14	600–650	623	200.00–215.00	207.33
9	650–700	689	190.00	190.00
7	750–800	780	180.00–187.50	183.52
1	950–1000	980	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	350	202.50	202.50
2	450–500	478	232.50–235.00	233.72
2	550–600	573	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	640	172.50	172.50
1	750–800	780	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	510	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	595	142.50	142.50
5	700–750	713	150.00–160.00	153.96
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	152.50	152.50
1	950–1000	950	145.00	145.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,183	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,048.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	996	1,650.00–2,275.00	1,914.37
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,523.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,220	150.00–154.00	152.20
21	—	1,155	131.00–147.00	139.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	152.00	152.00
5	—	1,646	138.00–145.00	142.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	936	110.00–119.00	115.44
7	—	947	136.00–146.00	139.92
16	—	994	120.00–132.00	126.32

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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