Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to a limited number of head to head comparisons, however the market appeared firm and buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for good quality feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $221.87/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −163.65 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$221.87

17 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$44.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.51

vs KY average

−30.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	227.11	1,223	15thin
Medium and Large 2	518	182.54	946	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.57/cwt here — about $277 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale17 hd

221.87

—

KY average25 barns · 1,221 hd

235.38

−13.51

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−30.81

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−163.65

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	2,035	140.00	2,849	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	121.00	1,984	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	113.93	1,376	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	103.30	1,155	9thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	112.58/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,343	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,984	1
Bulls	—	—	2,035	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,849	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,580	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	116.51/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,290	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	102.92/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	218.28/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,249	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	233.76/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	208.98/cwt	200.00–215.00	949	5
Steers	Medium 2-3	350–400	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	84.25/cwt	80.00–88.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	181.22/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,481	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,149	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	233.66/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	249.99/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	266.52/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,207	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,202	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	248.28/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,306	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	233.73/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,354	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 Oct 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 124Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 4Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 5

No trends due to a limited number of head to head comparisons, however the market appeared firm and buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for good quality feeders.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,193	105.00–119.00	112.58
1	—	1,295	122.00	122.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	121.00	121.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	115.00–119.00	116.51
4	—	1,220	95.00–109.00	102.92
2	—	933	80.00–88.00	84.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	140.00	140.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	242.50	242.50
3	300–350	348	227.50	227.50
1	350–400	385	205.00	205.00
1	400–450	435	205.00	205.00
5	450–500	454	200.00–215.00	208.98
2	500–550	518	180.00–185.00	182.54
1	700–750	735	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	230.00–237.50	233.73
9	500–550	516	233.00	233.00
6	550–600	572	210.00–220.00	218.28
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	772	187.50	187.50
1	800–850	815	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	995	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	220.00–242.50	233.66
2	500–550	503	232.50–235.00	233.76
1	550–600	555	227.50	227.50
2	600–650	638	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	725	187.50	187.50
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	825	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	453	252.50–270.00	266.52
9	500–550	526	245.00–252.50	248.28
1	550–600	570	237.50	237.50
2	650–700	680	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	940	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	222.50	222.50
1	550–600	585	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
4	400–450	442	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	484	240.00–255.00	249.99
2	550–600	593	237.50	237.50
1	600–650	630	231.00	231.00
7	650–700	658	225.00	225.00
3	700–750	708	221.00	221.00
2	800–850	828	177.50–185.00	181.22
1	850–900	875	175.00	175.00

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	—	1,200	1,625.00	1,625.00

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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