Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market appeared stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 3.00 higher or greater in spots with good demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower 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 $207.94/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −177.57 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$207.94

32 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$45.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.39

vs KY average

−52.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	226.54	1,254	19thin
Medium and Large 2	558	180.76	1,009	13thin

One grade step is worth $45.78/cwt here — about $245 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 sale32 hd

207.94

—

KY average26 barns · 1,875 hd

240.33

−32.39

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−52.52

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−177.57

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	—	High	1,452	149.82	2,175	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,512	120.32	1,819	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	116.35	1,480	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	104.80	1,093	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,195	150.00	1,793	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)	1,131	$1,567	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,314	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$1,289	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	858	$1,570	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,385	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,450	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,343	$2,400	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	245.21/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,295	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,465	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,111	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	208.73/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,319	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	181.75/cwt	170.00–197.50	1,034	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	351	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	196.15/cwt	192.50–200.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,113	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	114.07/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,209	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,542	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	129.69/cwt	127.00–132.00	2,045	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	119.07/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,785	11
Bulls	—	—	1,363	151.73/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,068	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	981	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	110.74/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,427	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	119.16/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,505	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,793	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	84.02/cwt	82.50–85.00	685	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	107.68/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,180	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	192.01/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	1,570.04/head	1,275.00–1,825.00	1,570	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,566.54/head	1,350.00–1,825.00	1,567	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,313.85/head	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	271.85/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,158	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	230.18/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,340	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,161	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	271.19/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,288.89/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,289	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,015	9

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 146Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 62Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 48Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	272.50	272.50
8	400–450	426	265.00–276.00	271.85
10	500–550	528	240.00–247.50	245.21
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	602	239.00	239.00
3	650–700	658	232.50	232.50
7	700–750	726	227.50	227.50
3	800–850	842	190.00–193.00	192.01
1	850–900	865	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	483	192.50–200.00	196.15
3	500–550	542	205.00	205.00
3	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	270.00–272.50	271.19
5	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	580	252.50	252.50
1	650–700	685	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	432	235.00	235.00
9	500–550	522	222.50	222.50
10	550–600	582	223.00–235.00	230.18
4	600–650	632	202.50–212.50	208.73
4	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	725	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	835	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	351	212.50	212.50
5	400–450	442	195.00	195.00
2	450–500	453	200.00	200.00
3	500–550	522	175.00–180.00	177.46
10	550–600	569	170.00–197.50	181.75
1	600–650	645	172.50	172.50
1	700–750	740	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	488	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	880	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,131	1,350.00–1,825.00	1,566.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,005	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,313.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,288.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,385	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,343	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,245	2,450.00	2,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	171.00	171.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	858	1,275.00–1,825.00	1,570.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	113.00–115.00	114.07
2	—	815	82.50–85.00	84.02
8	—	1,096	104.00–112.00	107.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	106.00	106.00
3	—	1,577	127.00–132.00	129.69
11	—	1,499	113.00–124.00	119.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,289	110.00–112.00	110.74
10	—	1,263	115.00–125.00	119.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	150.00–153.00	151.73
1	—	1,630	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	150.00	150.00

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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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

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