Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market appeared stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for good quality packages of calves. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand and no trend on slaughter bulls due to limited comparisons.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.71/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −164.80 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$220.71

31 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

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

$80.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.84

vs KY average

−37.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	237.59	1,266	24
Medium and Large 2	515	200.00	1,030	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	559	156.67	876	6thin

One grade step is worth $80.92/cwt here — about $390 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

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 sale31 hd

220.71

—

KY average24 barns · 1,480 hd

232.56

−11.84

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−37.68

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−164.80

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	1,750	138.60	2,426	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,612	121.13	1,953	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	118.00	1,463	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	92.30	989	4thin

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)	1,260	$1,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,900	140.90/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,677	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	119.86/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,932	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	124.93/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,015	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	101.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,182	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	512	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	255.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	957	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	249.26/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,149	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	211.58/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,255	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,354	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,204	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,455	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	246.26/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,263	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	201.22/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	907	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,232	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,513	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	275.97/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,043	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	195.71/cwt	192.50–202.50	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 150Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 43Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 30Year ago 21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	140.00–142.00	140.90
1	—	1,450	134.00	134.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,612	119.00–122.00	119.86
2	—	1,613	124.00–126.00	124.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	100.00–105.00	101.73
1	—	800	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	118.00	118.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	225.00	225.00
2	350–400	363	250.00–260.00	255.10
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	640	215.00	215.00
3	650–700	652	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	272.50–287.50	275.97
12	400–450	448	275.00	275.00
6	450–500	450	267.50	267.50
7	500–550	509	266.00	266.00
1	600–650	620	237.50	237.50
3	650–700	665	227.50	227.50
2	750–800	770	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	212.50	212.50
1	350–400	360	210.00	210.00
3	400–450	415	192.50–202.50	195.71
1	500–550	515	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	725	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	364	263.00	263.00
17	450–500	461	247.50–250.00	249.26
18	500–550	513	237.50–255.00	246.26
6	550–600	593	210.00–220.00	211.58
2	650–700	670	200.00–202.50	201.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	140.00	140.00
5	550–600	567	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	475	222.50	222.50
1	650–700	665	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	287.50	287.50
6	500–550	529	275.00	275.00
10	550–600	587	262.50	262.50
12	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	710	217.50	217.50
2	750–800	760	232.50	232.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,775.00	1,775.00

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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