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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 7

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Oct 31Nov 7Nov 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

159 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 203▼ 6 vs year ago 165 · −3.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 33▲ 19 vs year ago 26 · +73.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 15 · +40.0%

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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 $180.67/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$180.67

67 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

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

$39.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.34

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	481	193.56	931	44
Medium and Large 2	543	167.50	910	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	671	154.26	1,035	20

One grade step is worth $39.30/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale67 hd

180.67

—

KY average25 barns · 5,968 hd

206.01

−25.34

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	1,805	126.33	2,280	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	90.52	1,265	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,308	87.41	1,144	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,184	74.73	885	4thin

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)	1,072	$1,486	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$1,371	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,039	$1,278	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	922	$1,212	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$775	1thin

Every lot

51 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 1-2	446	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,066	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	512	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,193	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,050	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,258	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,460	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	209.14/cwt	207.50–210.00	778	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	875	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	979	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	157.57/cwt	150.00–160.00	835	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,001	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	687	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,134	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	741	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,037	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,197	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,211	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	925	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	842	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	232.31/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,034	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	153.28/cwt	145.00–170.00	771	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,111	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	200.75/cwt	200.75–200.75	1,180	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,035	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	176.30/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,172	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	178.33/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,318	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,296	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,255	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,633	116.15/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,897	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	125.57/cwt	122.00–129.00	2,254	7
Bulls	—	—	1,909	132.74/cwt	131.00–134.00	2,534	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	985	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	70.97/cwt	67.00–75.00	850	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	77.35/cwt	73.00–81.00	971	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	95.56/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,259	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	88.36/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,175	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	90.52/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,265	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	1,212.43/head	925.00–1,400.00	1,212	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	1,370.86/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,371	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,039	1,278.19/head	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,278	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	1,486.08/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,486	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	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 Nov 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 203Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 33Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	185.00	185.00
2	—	585	210.00	210.00
1	—	645	195.00	195.00
4	—	446	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	182.50	182.50
1	—	580	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	165.00	165.00
1	—	580	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	207.50–210.00	209.14
19	—	521	188.00	188.00
15	—	442	198.00	198.00
4	—	600	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	135.00	135.00
4	—	741	140.00	140.00
7	—	687	165.00	165.00
1	—	850	142.50	142.50
1	—	840	142.50	142.50
4	—	530	150.00–160.00	157.57
1	—	310	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	445	225.00–233.00	232.31
7	—	588	200.75	200.75
1	—	320	237.50	237.50
1	—	600	172.50	172.50
2	—	665	170.00–182.50	176.30
2	—	398	232.50	232.50
7	—	529	210.00	210.00
3	—	739	175.00–180.00	178.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	170.00	170.00
3	—	503	145.00–170.00	153.28
1	—	810	160.00	160.00
1	—	490	185.00	185.00
2	—	443	190.00	190.00
1	—	965	130.00	130.00
1	—	680	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	90.00–91.00	90.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	73.00–81.00	77.35
4	—	1,318	94.00–99.00	95.56
8	—	1,330	84.00–90.00	88.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,197	67.00–75.00	70.97
1	—	1,145	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,795	122.00–129.00	125.57
2	—	1,633	115.00–117.00	116.15
4	—	1,909	131.00–134.00	132.74

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	922	925.00–1,400.00	1,212.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	998	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,370.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,039	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,278.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,072	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,486.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	775.00	775.00

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.