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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 26

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 156▼ 137 vs year ago 219 · −62.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 14▼ 9 vs year ago 21 · −42.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 7▲ 16 vs year ago 6 · +266.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers sold steady with feeder heifers and bull calves selling 2.00-4.00 lower on a lower quality offering. Moderate demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $173.19/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$173.19

40 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+15.26

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	406	173.19	703	40

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

173.19

—

KY average25 barns · 3,055 hd

157.93

+15.26

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	1,573	92.00	1,447	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	75.50	940	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	66.21	677	5thin

Every lot

33 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	151.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	936	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	866	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	998	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	142.97/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,051	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,166	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	132.65/cwt	127.50–137.50	431	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	145.11/cwt	144.00–147.50	557	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	126.79/cwt	120.00–134.00	530	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	137.82/cwt	137.50–140.00	594	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	557	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	698	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	140.63/cwt	136.00–146.00	744	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	818	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	429	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	178.30/cwt	177.50–180.00	565	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	700	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	756	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	156.45/cwt	149.00–158.00	809	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	151.23/cwt	148.00–152.00	882	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	136.85/cwt	132.00–142.00	917	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,434	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,432	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	747	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	521	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	66.02/cwt	64.00–70.00	705	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	940	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	862.32/cwt	825.00–910.00	6,899	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	867.92/cwt	700.00–970.00	8,723	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,070	1

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 156Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 7Year ago 6

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,005	700.00–970.00	867.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	800	825.00–910.00	862.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	220	195.00	195.00
2	—	670	132.00–142.00	136.85
5	—	583	148.00–152.00	151.23
6	—	517	149.00–158.00	156.45
3	—	393	178.00	178.00
10	—	433	174.00–175.00	174.50
3	—	317	177.50–180.00	178.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	384	144.00–147.50	145.11
1	—	560	146.00	146.00
8	—	431	137.50–140.00	137.82
2	—	485	144.00	144.00
1	—	625	134.00	134.00
6	—	529	136.00–146.00	140.63
1	—	695	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	122.50	122.50
1	—	510	116.00	116.00
2	—	418	120.00–134.00	126.79
2	—	325	127.50–137.50	132.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	149.00	149.00
2	—	735	141.00–145.00	142.97
2	—	830	140.50	140.50
3	—	617	150.00–155.00	151.68
1	—	480	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	135.00–140.00	137.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,420	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	75.50	75.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	64.00–70.00	66.02
1	—	945	79.00	79.00
1	—	965	54.00	54.00

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.