Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −153.02 against this barn's trailing median of $385.52.

Average price

$232.50

2 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.35

vs KY average

−47.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	242.50	1,237	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	222.50	1,224	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $13 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 sale2 hd

232.50

—

KY average28 barns · 2,644 hd

257.85

−25.35

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−47.80

This barn, trailing median13 sales

385.52

−153.02

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	109.77	1,401	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	105.56	1,649	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	93.08	983	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$1,892	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$1,875	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	700–750	710	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,237	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	215.24/cwt	205.00–247.50	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	644	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	302	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	272.36/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,489	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	287.49/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,288	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	800–850	815	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	249.72/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,758	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,106	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,891.70/head	1,100.00–2,200.00	1,892	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	110.62/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,792	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	96.77/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,087	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,199	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	108.67/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,377	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	115.11/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,502	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,154	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,513	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	81.93/cwt	78.00–85.00	789	2

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 Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 111Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	448	285.00–300.00	287.49
4	500–550	528	265.00–280.00	272.36
6	600–650	627	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	710	207.50	207.50
1	850–900	880	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	232.50	232.50
1	850–900	885	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	485	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	510	242.50	242.50
5	600–650	628	242.50	242.50
6	700–750	718	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	252.50	252.50
5	400–450	434	205.00–247.50	215.24
1	550–600	550	222.50	222.50
1	600–650	644	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	558	290.00	290.00
9	700–750	704	247.50–250.00	249.72
1	1000–1050	1,015	207.50	207.50

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	2	—	940	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,445	1,100.00–2,200.00	1,891.70
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	109.00–112.00	110.62
2	—	1,505	100.00–101.00	100.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	94.00–99.00	96.77
1	—	1,110	108.00	108.00
2	—	963	78.00–85.00	81.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,267	104.00–111.00	108.67
4	—	1,305	113.00–118.00	115.11
1	—	1,215	95.00	95.00

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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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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