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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 3

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 159▼ 84 vs year ago 174 · −48.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 40▼ 1 vs year ago 26 · −3.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 7▼ 7 vs year ago 12 · −58.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trend on feeder cattle due to low receipts and lack of comparable quality and weights. Feeder buyers were still exhibiting very low demand for the calves today. Slaughter sold steady to 2.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

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 $207.24/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$207.24

43 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$36.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.29

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	486	215.79	1,049	33
Medium and Large 2-3	567	179.03	1,015	10thin

One grade step is worth $36.76/cwt here — about $33 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 sale43 hd

207.24

—

KY average26 barns · 3,049 hd

202.95

+4.29

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	1,510	121.00	1,827	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	93.92	1,430	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	79.65	995	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,065	74.82	797	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$1,453	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,320	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,473	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	813	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	169.14/cwt	165.00–170.00	727	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	956	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	179.78/cwt	170.00–182.50	944	8
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	170.08/cwt	155.00–177.50	1,058	3
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	652	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	815	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,121	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	143.10/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,181	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	972	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	220.70/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,028	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	209.61/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,065	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	173.88/cwt	170.00–177.50	909	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	171.25/cwt	162.50–180.00	950	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,349	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,184	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,827	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	818	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	592	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	920	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	70.40/cwt	63.00–75.00	795	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	823	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,225	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	565	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	84.84/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,072	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	90.88/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,309	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,584	96.20/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,524	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	1,453.19/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,453	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 Oct 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 159Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 40Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	210.00	210.00
11	—	508	200.00–217.50	209.61
1	—	300	225.00	225.00
2	—	360	220.00	220.00
3	—	432	225.00	225.00
1	—	650	207.50	207.50
11	—	466	210.00–225.00	220.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	170.00–177.50	173.88
2	—	730	185.00	185.00
2	—	555	162.50–180.00	171.25
2	—	658	180.00	180.00
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
1	—	315	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	227.50	227.50
2	—	693	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
2	—	652	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	170.00–182.50	179.78
1	—	380	185.00	185.00
3	—	825	135.00–147.00	143.10
1	—	460	175.00	175.00
6	—	430	165.00–170.00	169.14
1	—	690	162.50	162.50
3	—	622	155.00–177.50	170.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	200.00	200.00
3	—	378	215.00	215.00
1	—	345	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,233	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,453.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,175	70.00	70.00
5	—	1,263	84.00–86.00	84.84
1	—	1,255	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,584	95.00–98.00	96.20
3	—	1,440	89.00–94.00	90.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,045	88.00	88.00
1	—	810	101.00	101.00
6	—	1,129	63.00–75.00	70.40

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.