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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 26

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

159 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 206▲ 2 vs year ago 157 · +1.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 29▼ 23 vs year ago 63 · −36.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 8▼ 32 vs year ago 39 · −82.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were steady to lower and slaughter heifers 1.00 lower but active buyer participation this week. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower with another good offering of cows today. Feeder steers were trending lower and feeder heifers and bulls were significantly lower with some good groups of fancy type feeders today.

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 $196.04/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$196.04

57 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$41.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.20

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	535	206.35	1,105	43
Medium and Large 2-3	598	164.38	983	14thin

One grade step is worth $41.97/cwt here — about $122 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

196.04

—

KY average25 barns · 6,321 hd

220.25

−24.20

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	1,500	116.36	1,745	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	98.55	1,434	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,298	91.05	1,182	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	83.42	904	7thin

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)	1,080	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	845	$150	2thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,049	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,395	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,514	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,129	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	199.34/cwt	187.50–216.00	1,609	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	832	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	695	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	218.28/cwt	212.50–221.00	943	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	517	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,163	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	171.62/cwt	157.50–187.50	911	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	209.71/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,135	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,078	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,279	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,016	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,309	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,105	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	702	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,053	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,413	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,204	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,101	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,173	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,210	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	644	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,153	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,154	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,272	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	728	153.56/cwt	142.50–165.00	1,118	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	145.00/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,146	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,251	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,022	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	91.36/cwt	90.00–93.00	989	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	83.52/cwt	83.00–84.00	905	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	71.41/cwt	70.00–73.00	777	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	73.97/cwt	73.00–75.00	812	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	84.96/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,076	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	96.10/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,289	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	96.57/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,384	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,592	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,055	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	149.93/head	147.50–152.50	150	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	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 Sep 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 206Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 29Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	231.00	231.00
3	—	517	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	195.00	195.00
3	—	432	212.50–221.00	218.28
5	—	772	183.00	183.00
1	—	490	200.00	200.00
11	—	541	204.00–220.00	209.71
5	—	366	190.00	190.00
1	—	680	192.50	192.50
7	—	609	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	162.50	162.50
1	—	785	165.00	165.00
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
2	—	702	150.00	150.00
1	—	680	162.50	162.50
7	—	531	157.50–187.50	171.62
1	—	860	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	220.00	220.00
5	—	807	187.50–216.00	199.34
5	—	600	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	165.00	165.00
2	—	538	195.00	195.00
1	—	740	152.50	152.50
1	—	610	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	177.50	177.50
3	—	727	175.00	175.00
3	—	512	215.00	215.00
2	—	608	199.00	199.00
8	—	572	205.00	205.00
4	—	435	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	241.00	241.00
2	—	370	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	790	142.50–150.00	145.00
2	—	728	142.50–165.00	153.56
5	—	644	179.00	179.00
1	—	505	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	83.00–84.00	83.52
2	—	1,088	70.00–73.00	71.41
3	—	1,082	90.00–93.00	91.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	104.00–105.00	104.51
6	—	1,433	94.00–98.00	96.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,341	94.00–100.00	96.10
6	—	1,266	80.00–89.00	84.96
2	—	1,098	73.00–75.00	73.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	120.00–125.00	123.29
1	—	1,220	102.50	102.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	147.50–152.50	149.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	142.50	142.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.