Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were stronger across all the weight classes, while the 500-600 lbs heifers were sharply higher with a good supply and strong demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.20/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −150.32 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$235.20

34 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$49.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.80

vs KY average

−22.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	238.10	1,299	32
Medium and Large 2	535	188.75	1,010	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.35/cwt here — about $290 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 sale34 hd

235.20

—

KY average25 barns · 1,279 hd

237.00

−1.80

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−22.61

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−150.32

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	1,498	128.48	1,924	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,421	122.71	1,744	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	120.94	1,424	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	105.67	1,121	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	169.00	1,977	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,362	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,351	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$1,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$1,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	685	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,598	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	251.72/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,289	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,350.60/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	198.74/cwt	195.00–200.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	881	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,648	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	123.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,453	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	115.75/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,369	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	105.18/cwt	96.00–111.00	1,137	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,170	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,977	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	123.56/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,582	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	135.55/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,505	2
Bulls	—	—	2,078	141.61/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,943	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,367	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	116.91/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,286	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	67.61/cwt	60.00–75.00	604	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	123.17/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	283.11/cwt	282.50–284.00	1,019	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	244.15/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,423	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	227.11/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,373	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,224	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,249	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	242.96/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,251	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,361.59/head	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,286	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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 123Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 21Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 2Year ago 7

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	1,425.00	1,425.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,361.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	141.00	141.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	277.50	277.50
2	500–550	508	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	655	244.00	244.00
1	750–800	760	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
20	400–450	437	280.00	280.00
20	500–550	515	235.00–245.00	242.96
12	550–600	597	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	693	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	735	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	385	242.50	242.50
1	400–450	405	217.50	217.50
1	500–550	500	192.50	192.50
1	550–600	570	185.00	185.00
2	600–650	628	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	195.00–200.00	198.74
2	650–700	658	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	282.50–284.00	283.11
7	450–500	450	277.50	277.50
15	500–550	512	240.00–257.50	251.72
14	550–600	583	234.00–246.00	244.15
7	650–700	658	220.00–232.50	227.11
3	750–800	765	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	960	165.00	165.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	410	217.50	217.50
2	450–500	458	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	500	182.50	182.50
1	550–600	575	222.50	222.50
1	700–750	740	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	895	162.00	162.00
1	900–950	915	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	119.00	119.00
8	—	1,426	119.00–128.00	123.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,181	120.00–126.00	123.01
12	—	1,183	110.00–119.00	115.75
2	—	1,110	134.00–137.00	135.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,081	96.00–111.00	105.18
1	—	1,060	129.00	129.00
5	—	1,100	115.00–119.00	116.91
2	—	893	60.00–75.00	67.61
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	169.00	169.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,280	119.00–129.00	123.56
3	—	2,078	136.00–146.00	141.61

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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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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