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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 17

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

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Feeder Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 174▼ 113 vs year ago 260 · −43.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 21▼ 23 vs year ago 37 · −62.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 5▼ 13 vs year ago 20 · −65.0%

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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 $200.88/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$200.88

62 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$53.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.71

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	546	217.20	1,185	43
Medium and Large 2-3	666	163.95	1,092	19thin

One grade step is worth $53.25/cwt here — about $93 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 sale62 hd

200.88

—

KY average26 barns · 6,474 hd

212.58

−11.71

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	1,758	117.50	2,065	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	87.88	1,169	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	85.00	1,148	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	66.30	698	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,031	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	655	$810	2thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,412	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,261	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,537	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	728	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,365	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,488	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	877	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,010	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	804	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	504	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,172	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	879	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,237	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	606	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,045	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,285	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	758	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,194	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,128	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	506	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,151	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	213.07/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,264	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,276	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,311	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,154	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,843	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,300	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	66.30/cwt	61.00–72.00	698	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	85.31/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,098	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,148	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,417	93.01/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,318	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,031.14/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,031	3

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 174Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 21Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	606	233.00	233.00
3	—	677	227.00	227.00
1	—	590	190.00	190.00
1	—	730	217.50	217.50
3	—	783	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	192.50	192.50
1	—	728	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	444	227.50	227.50
22	—	589	210.00	210.00
1	—	475	220.00	220.00
3	—	373	235.00	235.00
4	—	649	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	162.50	162.50
2	—	525	167.50	167.50
4	—	606	172.50	172.50
7	—	758	157.50	157.50
5	—	675	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	504	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	160.00	160.00
4	—	710	162.50	162.50
1	—	355	172.50	172.50
1	—	510	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	202.50	202.50
9	—	667	196.50	196.50
13	—	593	190.00–215.00	213.07
4	—	453	249.00	249.00
1	—	345	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	506	227.50	227.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	655	810.00	810.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,095	950.00–1,100.00	1,031.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,675	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	90.00–96.00	93.01
6	—	1,287	81.00–89.00	85.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	61.00–72.00	66.30

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.