Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2023-06-13

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 13
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 201▲ 3 vs year ago 113 · +2.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 33▲ 41 vs year ago 7 · +585.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 29▲ 20 vs year ago 9 · +222.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder calves sold unevenly steady. Today's quality was good and the feeder buyers showed good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and no trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.81/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$195.81
57 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$266
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.75
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581198.951,15550
Medium and Large 2-3513173.328897thin
One grade step is worth $25.64/cwt here — about $266 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 sale57 hd
195.81
—
KY average26 barns · 6,651 hd
213.55
−17.75
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—High1,690129.092,18214
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,532101.831,56013
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22492.071,12711
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08977.2884210

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,310$1,2701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$9301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)856$1,3923thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)945$1,3734thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,036$1,0101thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$7902thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)834$7345

Every lot

56 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485207.59/cwt200.00–220.001,0073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3592
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3785140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335225.00/cwt225.00–225.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377193.27/cwt191.00–197.507293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438185.00/cwt185.00–185.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2449217.00/cwt217.00–217.009744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473175.08/cwt170.00–180.008282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528204.24/cwt202.00–205.001,07816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530171.00/cwt171.00–171.009061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576205.26/cwt200.00–206.001,1828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615201.24/cwt200.00–203.001,2385
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620161.03/cwt157.00–165.009982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685188.80/cwt180.00–192.001,2936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2872164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4303
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2359244.16/cwt242.50–245.008773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,1204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy532234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3536176.17/cwt160.00–185.009444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659192.37/cwt190.00–193.001,2685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3920138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,243105.29/cwt94.00–116.001,3092
Bulls——1,759134.48/cwt130.00–141.002,36610
Bulls——1,795125.96/cwt125.00–127.002,2612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06085.49/cwt85.00–86.009062
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09478.44/cwt70.00–82.008586
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10365.61/cwt65.00–66.007242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221100.37/cwt97.00–105.001,2264
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22687.33/cwt83.00–94.001,0717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,532101.83/cwt95.00–110.001,56013
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0361,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed756930.00/head930.00–930.009301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27601,240.00/head1,240.00–1,240.001,2401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed7841,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29361,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0241,685.00/head1,685.00–1,685.001,6851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0441,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2802729.32/head710.00–775.007293
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed860700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed882740.00/head740.00–740.007402
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed990880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040930.00/head930.00–930.009301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,270.00/head1,270.00–1,270.001,2701

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.