Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mixed with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower with spots of sharply lower, while the older 700 lbs and over feeders appeared stronger but with limited comparisons. There was a good supply of feeders today and buyers were active and willing to pay premiums for quality weaned calves, while discounting fat, bawling calves severely. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply and no trends on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $211.85/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −173.67 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$211.85

33 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$16.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.25

vs KY average

−26.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	216.33	1,197	24
Medium and Large 2	556	199.89	1,110	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.44/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale33 hd

211.85

—

KY average24 barns · 1,908 hd

238.10

−26.25

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−26.76

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−173.67

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	2,505	150.00	3,758	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,332	127.53	1,699	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	123.84	1,509	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	113.32	1,177	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,310	109.00	1,428	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,739	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$1,703	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,036	$1,610	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,575	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,509	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,107	$2,079	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,150	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$1,378	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,323	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,323.15/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,323	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,251	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,436	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,143.26/head	2,025.00–2,200.00	2,143	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	1,610.33/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,610	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	2,156.10/head	2,125.00–2,200.00	2,156	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,738.84/head	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,739	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,377.54/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,205	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,509.22/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,509	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	205.20/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	208.19/cwt	202.50–222.50	885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,045	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,254	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	132.55/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,848	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	125.02/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,627	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	118.57/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,406	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,648	2
Bulls	—	—	2,505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	750	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	125.85/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,544	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	97.15/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,004	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	115.19/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,201	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	439	188.73/cwt	185.00–190.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,372	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	243.43/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,064	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,148	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,703.18/head	1,425.00–1,875.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,304	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,574.52/head	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	231.71/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,200	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,280	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,051	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	237.10/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,496	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	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 Sep 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 111Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 22Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 0Year ago 83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,048	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,323.15
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,377.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,095	2,025.00–2,200.00	2,143.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,148	2,125.00–2,200.00	2,156.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	2,225.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,036	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,610.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,108	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,738.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,053	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,509.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	963	1,425.00–1,875.00	1,703.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,050	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,574.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,675.00	1,675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	270	247.50	247.50
1	300–350	310	250.00	250.00
9	450–500	467	225.00	225.00
13	500–550	522	220.00	220.00
11	550–600	590	212.00	212.00
7	600–650	601	213.00	213.00
6	650–700	660	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	310	220.00	220.00
2	350–400	388	235.00	235.00
5	400–450	425	202.50–222.50	208.19
3	500–550	520	201.00	201.00
5	550–600	574	205.00–206.00	205.20
1	700–750	745	165.00	165.00
1	850–900	875	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	340	265.00	265.00
10	400–450	437	230.00–249.00	243.43
17	500–550	518	221.00–235.00	231.71
11	550–600	594	231.00	231.00
2	600–650	632	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	665	216.00	216.00
3	700–750	747	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	210.00	210.00
3	450–500	458	207.50	207.50
2	500–550	522	202.50	202.50
2	600–650	610	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	185.00–190.00	188.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	255.00	255.00
10	600–650	631	225.00–240.00	237.10
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	782	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	121.00–123.00	122.00
2	—	1,033	90.00–105.00	97.15
8	—	1,043	111.00–119.00	115.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,394	130.00–134.00	132.55
8	—	1,301	120.00–129.00	125.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,186	116.00–120.00	118.57
2	—	1,268	130.00	130.00
7	—	1,227	123.00–129.00	125.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,505	150.00	150.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	109.00	109.00

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

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