Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday there's no trend on the feeder market due to a limited number of comparisons. However the feeder market appeared firm to stronger in spots with good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand and no trend on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.08/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −162.44 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$223.08

13 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.77

vs KY average

−13.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	223.08	1,144	13thin

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 sale13 hd

223.08

—

KY average25 barns · 1,875 hd

236.85

−13.77

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−13.93

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−162.44

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	—	Low	1,830	144.00	2,635	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	125.19	2,050	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	124.00	1,677	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	111.44	1,126	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	1,830	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,635	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,661	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,572	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,712	122.59/cwt	121.00–124.00	2,099	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,050	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,041	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,145	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,095	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,287	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,459	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,252	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,072	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	111.44/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 159Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 43Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 73Year ago 8

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	144.00	144.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,278	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,355	116.00	116.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	121.00–124.00	122.59
1	—	1,415	133.00	133.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	111.00–112.00	111.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	270.00	270.00
3	350–400	375	277.50	277.50
11	400–450	447	235.00	235.00
12	500–550	509	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
5	650–700	659	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	890	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	215.00	215.00
1	450–500	495	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	125.00	125.00
1	750–800	770	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	570	192.50	192.50
1	700–750	715	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	290.00	290.00
5	350–400	376	285.00	285.00
5	400–450	421	260.00	260.00
8	500–550	520	247.50	247.50
4	550–600	594	231.00	231.00
3	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	172.50	172.50
1	550–600	550	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	265.00	265.00
5	500–550	520	257.50	257.50
11	550–600	598	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	139.00	139.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

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