Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to a limited number of comparisons. However, the feeder market appeared firm and with a good quality offering. There was a limited number of slaughter cows and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $236.43/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −164.25 against this barn's trailing median of $400.68.

Average price

$236.43

7 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$87.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.99

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	252.50	1,313	5thin
Medium and Large 2	590	227.50	1,342	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	165.00	916	1thin

One grade step is worth $87.50/cwt here — about $397 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

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $458.13, low $352.76, median $400.68 across 11 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 sale7 hd

236.43

—

KY average26 barns · 512 hd

234.44

+1.99

This barn, trailing median11 sales

400.68

−164.25

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	1,590	128.00	2,035	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,165	100.50	1,171	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1-2	600–650	607	219.55/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,333	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	112.25/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,341	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	238.83/cwt	233.00–239.50	1,440	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	239.43/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,123	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	239.15/cwt	237.50–240.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	171.27/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	227.83/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,089	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,155	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,542	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,390	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,313	5

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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 166Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 26Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 68Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
15	450–500	478	225.00–232.50	227.83
3	600–650	607	209.00–225.00	219.55
4	700–750	729	160.00–175.00	171.27
1	800–850	820	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	210.00	210.00
5	400–450	446	219.00	219.00
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	505	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	570	180.00	180.00
2	600–650	645	187.50	187.50
3	650–700	668	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
8	400–450	436	265.00	265.00
5	500–550	520	252.50	252.50
10	600–650	603	233.00–239.50	238.83
9	650–700	678	227.50	227.50
4	750–800	760	217.50	217.50
2	850–900	898	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	965	157.50	157.50
1	1000–1050	1,015	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	237.50–240.00	239.15
1	400–450	425	241.00	241.00
9	450–500	469	239.00–240.00	239.43
1	550–600	590	227.50	227.50
6	650–700	654	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	182.50	182.50
1	550–600	555	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	650	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	482	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	625	247.00	247.00
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	128.00	128.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	109.00–115.00	112.25
1	—	1,105	77.00	77.00

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

Bulls · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle