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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, May 23

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

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Feeder Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 216▲ 19 vs year ago 50 · +38.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 68▼ 5 vs year ago 23 · −21.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 41 vs year ago 46 · −89.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends available on all classes of feeder cattle due to low receipts. Favorable weather for hay making seemed to have sellers and buyers busy in their fields. No trend on slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $205.43/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$205.43

28 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,149

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$38.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.71

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	534	216.30	1,156	20
Medium and Large 2-3	622	178.25	1,108	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.06/cwt here — about $48 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 sale28 hd

205.43

—

KY average24 barns · 2,359 hd

201.72

+3.71

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	1,708	126.71	2,164	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,365	101.00	1,379	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	73.26	696	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	625	$1,230	1thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,185	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,146	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,297	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	706	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	364	218.91/cwt	216.00–220.00	797	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	890	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	886	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	168.97/cwt	163.00–175.00	825	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,007	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	160.07/cwt	152.50–175.00	984	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	991	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	868	123.76/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,074	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	918	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,165	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,211	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,103	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	182.98/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,253	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,260	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,343	118.34/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,589	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,622	1
Bulls	—	—	1,844	132.14/cwt	129.00–134.00	2,437	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	75.44/cwt	74.00–77.00	668	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	874	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	591	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,379	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	625	1,230.00/head	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,230	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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 216Year ago 50

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 68Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	582	208.00	208.00
2	—	465	220.00	220.00
6	—	532	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	180.00–186.00	182.98
1	—	710	177.50	177.50
3	—	613	180.00	180.00
1	—	755	145.00	145.00
1	—	300	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	163.00–175.00	168.97
2	—	868	122.50–125.00	123.76
1	—	650	152.50	152.50
3	—	615	152.50–175.00	160.07
1	—	950	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	200.00	200.00
3	—	537	187.50	187.50
4	—	443	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	217.00	217.00
4	—	364	216.00–220.00	218.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	197.50	197.50
1	—	655	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	217.50	217.50
1	—	625	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	1,230.00	1,230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	109.00–124.00	118.34
9	—	1,844	129.00–134.00	132.14
1	—	1,575	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	84.00	84.00
3	—	885	74.00–77.00	75.44
1	—	1,055	56.00	56.00

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.