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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 27

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jun 20Jun 27Jul 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

151 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 118▼ 26 vs year ago 177 · −14.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 41▲ 22 vs year ago 23 · +95.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 54▲ 44 vs year ago 5 · +880.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady with good demand for weaned feeders. Feeder heifers were steady to up 1.00-2.00. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady up 2.00 with good buyer participation and demand.

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 $226.74/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$226.74

64 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$461

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

$58.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.53

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	536	228.57	1,226	62
Medium and Large 2-3	450	170.00	765	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.57/cwt here — about $461 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 sale64 hd

226.74

—

KY average24 barns · 5,749 hd

211.21

+15.53

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	1,832	118.90	2,178	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	100.39	1,439	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,087	89.27	970	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	907	87.82	797	10

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,448	$1,510	4thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,323	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,186	$1,079	7

Every lot

35 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 1-2	433	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,078	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	511	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,334	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,236	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,379	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	208.23/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,272	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	444	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,003	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	532	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,271	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	206.53/cwt	204.00–209.00	1,198	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,182	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,226	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	934	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,154	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,114	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,283	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,264	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	104.53/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,618	2
Bulls	—	—	2,115	133.26/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,818	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	708	99.77/cwt	95.00–105.00	706	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	672	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	86.52/cwt	82.00–89.00	832	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,052	79.44/cwt	70.00–84.00	836	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,071	98.27/cwt	96.50–100.00	1,052	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	91.83/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,026	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	100.39/cwt	96.00–104.50	1,439	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,323.34/head	870.00–1,575.00	1,323	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,448	1,509.71/head	1,300.00–1,730.00	1,510	4

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 Jun 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 118Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 41Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 54Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	199.00	199.00
1	—	355	183.00	183.00
1	—	460	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	648	195.00	195.00
3	—	420	240.00	240.00
4	—	586	219.00	219.00
2	—	375	249.00	249.00
3	—	513	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	249.00	249.00
24	—	611	207.00–210.00	208.23
1	—	535	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	511	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	532	239.00	239.00
5	—	444	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	165.00	165.00
10	—	580	204.00–209.00	206.53
1	—	350	230.00	230.00
1	—	600	197.00	197.00
2	—	495	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	170.00	170.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	1,448	1,300.00–1,730.00	1,509.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	—	1,275	870.00–1,575.00	1,323.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,115	130.00–136.00	133.26
2	—	1,548	104.00–105.00	104.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,052	70.00–84.00	79.44
9	—	1,117	89.00–95.00	91.83
4	—	1,071	96.50–100.00	98.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	96.00–104.50	100.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	95.00–105.00	99.77
1	—	920	73.00	73.00
7	—	962	82.00–89.00	86.52

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.