Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2023-06-06

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 6
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
201 head
▲ 201 vs last sale 0▲ 132 vs year ago 69 · +191.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 0▲ 28 vs year ago 5 · +560.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 0▼ 9 vs year ago 38 · −23.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were up steady 1.00-2.00, with feeder heifers up 3.00-4.00 with good buyer demand for pre conditioned feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with lower receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.10/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$205.10
61 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,126
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$260
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$49.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.80
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549207.521,13958
Medium and Large 2-3555158.338793thin
One grade step is worth $49.19/cwt here — about $260 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
205.10
—
KY average26 barns · 6,075 hd
212.91
−7.80
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,708130.822,2343thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,513102.201,5464thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10190.349959thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average93477.997284thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,515$1,4401thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$1,2774thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$1,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,265$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,0003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$95811

Every lot

46 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295240.00/cwt240.00–240.007086
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320220.00/cwt220.00–220.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385237.50/cwt237.50–237.509141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,1224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy501246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,2324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy592243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,43914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616204.96/cwt200.00–222.001,2637
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650150.00/cwt150.00–150.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665227.70/cwt227.70–227.701,51411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6313
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy298222.50/cwt222.50–222.506632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325187.50/cwt187.50–187.506091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy448222.00/cwt222.00–222.0099514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465152.50/cwt152.50–152.507091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520170.00/cwt170.00–170.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy524223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,1694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525217.40/cwt200.00–219.001,14112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2559
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2654190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,2474
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435214.42/cwt212.50–215.009334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2456226.20/cwt207.50–232.501,0314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550177.50/cwt177.50–177.509761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2608
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,708130.82/cwt129.00–132.002,2343
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93477.99/cwt72.50–84.007284
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00575.00/cwt75.00–75.007541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06696.79/cwt93.00–100.001,0324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16087.72/cwt85.00–90.001,0184
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483104.39/cwt103.00–106.001,5482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5432
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995958.32/head830.00–1,125.0095811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,277.09/head1,020.00–1,450.001,2774
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5151,440.00/head1,440.00–1,440.001,4401

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.