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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 28

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Nov 14Nov 28Dec 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 227 vs last sale 374▲ 22 vs year ago 125 · +17.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 12▲ 54 vs year ago 19 · +284.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 65▼ 13 vs year ago 40 · −32.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends today due to no sale last week.

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 $191.00/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$191.00

54 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$36.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

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	451	201.08	908	39
Medium and Large 2-3	483	164.77	795	15thin

One grade step is worth $36.32/cwt here — about $112 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 sale54 hd

191.00

—

KY average15 barns · 3,047 hd

194.50

−3.50

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	1,505	118.00	1,776	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	94.04	1,394	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	86.43	1,085	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,052	79.21	833	20

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,119	$1,373	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,361	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,600	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,600	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	920	$1,275	1thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,251	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,162	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,444	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,487	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	553	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	218.71/cwt	210.00–227.50	811	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	929	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	737	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	459	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	780	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	872	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	186.07/cwt	185.00–187.50	960	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	994	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	802	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	859	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,081	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,092	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	225.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	753	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	203.81/cwt	200.00–220.00	866	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	167.98/cwt	147.50–175.00	890	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	946	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,182	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,072	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	748	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,216	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,776	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	687	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	91.80/cwt	89.00–100.00	933	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	80.18/cwt	78.00–82.00	845	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	73.47/cwt	70.00–76.00	789	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	94.97/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,174	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	83.34/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,050	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	75.06/cwt	73.00–77.00	968	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	96.18/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,411	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	85.85/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,325	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	920	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,025	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,080	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	1,375.30/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,375	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,435.56/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,436	6
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	920	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	940	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 374Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 12Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 65Year ago 40

No trends today due to no sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	152.50	152.50
1	—	875	165.00	165.00
1	—	715	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	205.00	205.00
1	—	575	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	371	210.00–227.50	218.71
5	—	432	215.00	215.00
1	—	340	210.00	210.00
2	—	568	175.00	175.00
3	—	665	162.50	162.50
12	—	516	185.00–187.50	186.07
2	—	295	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	137.50	137.50
5	—	459	170.00	170.00
2	—	513	170.00	170.00
2	—	573	140.00	140.00
1	—	295	187.50	187.50
1	—	245	190.00	190.00
1	—	740	147.50	147.50
2	—	435	169.00–170.00	169.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	230.00	230.00
10	—	585	202.00	202.00
3	—	293	220.00–230.00	225.87
5	—	425	200.00–220.00	203.81
4	—	325	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	140.00	140.00
1	—	640	167.50	167.50
5	—	530	147.50–175.00	167.98
1	—	565	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	207.50	207.50
3	—	748	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,260	79.00–88.00	83.34
2	—	1,290	73.00–77.00	75.06
7	—	1,236	90.00–101.00	94.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	89.00–100.00	91.80
7	—	1,054	78.00–82.00	80.18
1	—	1,010	68.00	68.00
8	—	1,074	70.00–76.00	73.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,467	91.00–105.00	96.18
6	—	1,543	81.00–89.00	85.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	118.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,275.00	1,275.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,125	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,435.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,098	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,375.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,625.00	1,625.00

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.