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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 19

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 112▼ 29 vs year ago 109 · −26.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 24▼ 19 vs year ago 29 · −65.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 66▼ 17 vs year ago 37 · −45.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher on an average quality, low number of receipts. No test on slaughter cows and 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 $224.25/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$224.25

33 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$481

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

$27.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.38

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	521	225.08	1,173	32
Medium and Large 2-3	350	197.50	691	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.58/cwt here — about $481 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 sale33 hd

224.25

—

KY average23 barns · 1,947 hd

201.87

+22.38

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	75.33	923	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	73.66	773	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,600	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,149	$1,452	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,075	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$1,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$930	1thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	219.30/cwt	215.00–220.00	800	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	211.49/cwt	211.00–212.50	909	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	971	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	964	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,030	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	930	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,142	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	691	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	229.64/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,036	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	231.80/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,233	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,170	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	190.62/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,294	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,341	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	690	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	76.99/cwt	76.00–78.00	816	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,078	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	931	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	760	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	990	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,040	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	1,451.57/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,452	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	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 Dec 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 112Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 24Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 66Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	250.00	250.00
14	—	532	227.50–232.50	231.80
2	—	578	202.50	202.50
4	—	679	190.00–192.50	190.62
1	—	735	182.50	182.50
7	—	451	227.50–230.00	229.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	211.00–212.50	211.49
6	—	458	212.00	212.00
3	—	595	185.00	185.00
2	—	528	195.00	195.00
3	—	668	171.00	171.00
7	—	365	215.00–220.00	219.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,345	1,350.00	1,350.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,183	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,149	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,451.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	930.00	930.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	76.00–78.00	76.99
1	—	1,030	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,225	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,225	62.00	62.00

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.