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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, May 2

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 135▼ 54 vs year ago 211 · −25.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 35▲ 46 vs year ago 12 · +383.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 7▲ 9 vs year ago 16 · +56.3%

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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 $174.43/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$174.43

61 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$50.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.79

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	478	191.82	918	40
Medium and Large 2-3	559	141.30	790	21

One grade step is worth $50.51/cwt here — about $128 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 sale61 hd

174.43

—

KY average25 barns · 5,352 hd

194.22

−19.79

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	—	High	1,691	126.34	2,137	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,622	98.43	1,596	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	92.25	1,219	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,100	77.81	856	13

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)	958	$1,150	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,113	$1,125	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,032	$1,093	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,090	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$970	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$880	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$868	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	855	$1,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	908	$807	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$710	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	760	$610	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	771	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	944	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,064	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	448	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	784	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,125	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	220.68/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,247	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	205.14/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,268	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,080	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,389	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	728	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,056	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,114	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	182.66/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,406	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,254	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,586	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	529	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	709	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	145.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	828	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	880	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	843	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	156.09/cwt	142.50–167.50	740	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,010	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	136.67/cwt	127.50–142.50	711	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	943	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	921	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	128.83/cwt	120.00–137.50	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	138.83/cwt	135.00–142.50	851	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	168.80/cwt	156.00–174.00	1,067	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	656	137.50/cwt	132.50–142.50	902	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,019	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	713	135.83/cwt	132.50–137.50	968	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	740	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,166	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	898	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,014	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	177.53/cwt	172.50–183.00	843	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,110	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	896	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	189.33/cwt	182.50–192.00	1,149	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	179.77/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,195	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,208	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,313	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,230	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,218	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,679	129.25/cwt	125.00–136.00	2,170	19
Bulls	—	—	1,732	117.70/cwt	117.00–118.00	2,039	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,746	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	61.30/cwt	57.00–65.00	595	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	76.00/cwt	70.00–81.50	864	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	89.52/cwt	84.50–95.00	1,021	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,002	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	89.63/cwt	86.00–92.50	1,184	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	100.83/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,356	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	100.98/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,637	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	90.76/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,473	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	1,149.91/head	1,120.00–1,200.00	1,150	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	1,092.72/head	830.00–1,260.00	1,093	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	807.44/head	700.00–900.00	807	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	868.26/head	850.00–890.00	868	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	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 May 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 135Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 35Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 7Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	970	57.00–65.00	61.30
5	—	1,137	70.00–81.50	76.00
5	—	1,141	84.50–95.00	89.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	96.00–104.00	100.83
9	—	1,321	86.00–92.50	89.63
1	—	1,230	81.50	81.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,621	96.00–105.00	100.98
2	—	1,623	88.00–94.00	90.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,679	125.00–136.00	129.25
3	—	1,732	117.00–118.00	117.70
1	—	1,800	97.00	97.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	207.00	207.00
2	—	385	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	193.00	193.00
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
3	—	545	173.00	173.00
2	—	668	152.50	152.50
1	—	255	207.50	207.50
6	—	344	206.00	206.00
4	—	632	156.00–174.00	168.80
1	—	550	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	142.50–167.50	156.09
4	—	656	132.50–142.50	137.50
3	—	520	127.50–142.50	136.67
2	—	575	120.00–137.50	128.83
2	—	613	135.00–142.50	138.83
2	—	363	140.00–150.00	145.10
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
3	—	713	132.50–137.50	135.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	157.50	157.50
4	—	510	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	120.00	120.00
2	—	665	170.00–190.00	179.77
1	—	700	172.50	172.50
1	—	590	190.00	190.00
1	—	505	177.50	177.50
2	—	475	172.50–183.00	177.53
7	—	607	182.50–192.00	189.33
1	—	1,050	116.00	116.00
1	—	400	207.50	207.50
1	—	995	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	152.50	152.50
1	—	615	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	233.00	233.00
7	—	500	222.00	222.00
5	—	382	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	147.50	147.50
3	—	387	244.00	244.00
2	—	498	226.00	226.00
1	—	1,040	152.50	152.50
5	—	447	238.00	238.00
1	—	705	197.00	197.00
2	—	618	200.00–210.00	205.14
3	—	565	220.00–221.00	220.68
2	—	770	170.00–195.00	182.66
2	—	318	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	167.50	167.50
1	—	590	152.50	152.50
2	—	728	145.00	145.00
7	—	448	175.00	175.00
1	—	685	140.00	140.00
1	—	755	147.50	147.50

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	958	1,120.00–1,200.00	1,149.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,032	830.00–1,260.00	1,092.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,113	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,090.00	1,090.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	908	700.00–900.00	807.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	970.00	970.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	880.00	880.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	860	850.00–890.00	868.26

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	—	855	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.