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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 25

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

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Feeder Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 114▲ 53 vs year ago 82 · +64.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 61▲ 23 vs year ago 12 · +191.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 32▼ 15 vs year ago 22 · −68.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady with lower receipts. Feeder heifers were lower in demand down 1.00-2.00. Slaughter cows were steadily up 1.00-2.00, and bulls were steady with good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.61/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$185.61

63 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$25.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.01

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	509	188.08	957	57
Medium and Large 2-3	433	162.18	703	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.90/cwt here — about $255 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale63 hd

185.61

—

KY average23 barns · 7,490 hd

193.62

−8.01

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	1,664	120.72	2,009	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,564	96.79	1,514	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	94.45	1,222	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	80.23	821	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,343	127.43	1,711	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,350	2thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,040	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	992	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	215.23/cwt	195.00–222.00	1,128	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,261	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,380	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,503	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,363	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	700	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	402	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	633	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	930	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	179.50/cwt	172.50–183.00	863	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	162.69/cwt	160.00–164.00	789	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	509	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,013	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	947	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,029	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,134	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,088	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	233.28/cwt	225.00–235.00	837	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	437	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,049	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,077	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,226	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	686	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,173	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,132	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,396	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,343	127.43/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,711	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,567	125.36/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,964	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	130.44/cwt	128.00–133.00	2,185	5
Bulls	—	—	1,742	99.88/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,740	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	926	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	63.46/cwt	52.00–77.00	627	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	86.49/cwt	84.00–90.00	919	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	88.95/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,032	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	96.80/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,308	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	100.46/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,472	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	94.34/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,538	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 114Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 61Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 32Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	686	171.00	171.00
2	—	570	170.00	170.00
1	—	450	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	190.00	190.00
1	—	440	187.50	187.50
6	—	359	225.00–235.00	233.28
1	—	320	230.00	230.00
1	—	990	141.00	141.00
1	—	730	155.00	155.00
2	—	513	210.00	210.00
5	—	591	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	206.00	206.00
5	—	541	175.00	175.00
3	—	677	167.50	167.50
2	—	875	130.00	130.00
7	—	385	190.00	190.00
8	—	570	180.50	180.50
1	—	800	136.00	136.00
6	—	481	172.50–183.00	179.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	160.00–164.00	162.69
2	—	402	157.50	157.50
1	—	340	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	445	209.00	209.00
12	—	509	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	795	189.00	189.00
8	—	573	220.00	220.00
5	—	683	202.00	202.00
1	—	960	142.00	142.00
4	—	524	195.00–222.00	215.23
4	—	441	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	250.00	250.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	125.00–126.00	125.36
5	—	1,675	128.00–133.00	130.44
3	—	1,742	91.00–105.00	99.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	99.00–102.00	100.46
3	—	1,630	93.00–95.00	94.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	52.00–77.00	63.46
3	—	1,062	84.00–90.00	86.49
1	—	975	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	86.00–91.00	88.95
7	—	1,351	94.00–100.00	96.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	120.00–132.50	127.43

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.