Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends on the feeder and slaughter market due to a limited number of comparisons. However, both the feeder and slaughter markets appeared softer with moderate supplies and moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.67/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −162.85 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$222.67

16 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$15.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.06

vs KY average

−18.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	224.64	1,261	14thin
Medium and Large 2	533	208.84	1,113	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.80/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale16 hd

222.67

—

KY average17 barns · 496 hd

236.73

−14.06

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−18.02

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−162.85

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,818	149.73	2,722	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	133.01	2,014	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	126.12	1,548	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	100.62	1,119	6thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,209	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	133.01/cwt	129.00–137.00	2,014	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	108.75/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,153	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	92.48/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,077	3
Bulls	—	—	1,818	149.73/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,722	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,107	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	132.83/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	229.27/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,497	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,521	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,558	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	600–650	640	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,281	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	209.74/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	193.69/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,380	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,315	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,106	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,223	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	208.84/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,193	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,235	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	705	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,075	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,020	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,186	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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 92Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 19Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	533	202.50–215.00	208.84
1	650–700	650	182.50	182.50
1	750–800	780	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	451	242.50	242.50
6	500–550	515	237.50	237.50
8	550–600	596	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	640	192.50	192.50
5	700–750	705	180.00	180.00
4	750–800	779	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	682	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	640	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	447	247.50	247.50
10	500–550	513	232.50	232.50
7	550–600	578	227.50	227.50
5	650–700	673	205.00	205.00
2	700–750	723	190.00–197.50	193.69
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	520	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	555	252.50	252.50
7	650–700	653	225.00–230.00	229.27
1	700–750	705	222.50	222.50
4	750–800	760	209.00–210.00	209.74
3	800–850	802	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	720	192.50	192.50
1	750–800	785	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	170.00	170.00
2	500–550	542	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	152.50	152.50
1	1000–1050	1,020	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,514	129.00–137.00	133.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	106.00–111.00	108.75
3	—	1,165	89.00–96.00	92.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	106.00	106.00
3	—	1,273	127.00–140.00	132.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	147.00–153.00	149.73

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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