Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends in the feeder market due to a limited number of comparisons. However, the feeder market appeared firm and with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls appeared steady with a moderate supply and good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $255.29/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −147.17 against this barn's trailing median of $402.47.

Average price

$255.29

19 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$30.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.88

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	567	260.04	1,475	16thin
Medium and Large 2	547	230.00	1,257	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.04/cwt here — about $218 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

9 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $458.13, low $354.24, median $402.47 across 9 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 sale19 hd

255.29

—

KY average24 barns · 813 hd

250.41

+4.88

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.47

−147.17

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	2,010	129.00	2,593	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	107.95	1,320	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,708	105.39	1,800	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,105	81.51	901	5thin

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)	1,213	$1,863	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,116	$1,678	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$1,654	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,032	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,132	$1,529	6
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	954	$1,375	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,323	11
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,028	$1,225	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,322.94/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,323	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	252.26/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,491	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,528.68/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	218.96/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,358	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,239	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,654.48/head	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,654	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	405	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,254	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	95.18/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,080	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	941	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	105.39/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,800	3
Bulls	—	—	2,010	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,593	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	1,678.24/head	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,678	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,355	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,252	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	248.46/cwt	242.50–255.00	795	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,077	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	105.09/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,321	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,170	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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 97Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 14Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 4Year ago 65

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,132	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,528.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,111	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,654.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,116	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,678.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,032	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	985	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,322.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	954	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,028	1,225.00	1,225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	555	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	715	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	277.50	277.50
1	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	451	277.50	277.50
6	500–550	528	273.00	273.00
10	550–600	591	245.00–253.00	252.26
1	600–650	605	217.50	217.50
4	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	712	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	230.00	230.00
2	300–350	320	242.50–255.00	248.46
4	400–450	430	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	530	232.50	232.50
2	550–600	563	220.00	220.00
5	600–650	620	217.50–220.00	218.96
2	800–850	842	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	360	207.50	207.50
1	450–500	490	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	600	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	695	177.50	177.50
1	700–750	720	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	51.00	51.00
3	—	1,135	92.00–101.00	95.18
1	—	1,325	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	128.00	128.00
7	—	1,257	100.00–112.00	105.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	104.00–107.00	105.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	129.00	129.00

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

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