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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 5

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Feb 27Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 182▼ 11 vs year ago 119 · −9.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 33▼ 19 vs year ago 42 · −45.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 3▲ 31 vs year ago 10 · +310.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the market appeared stronger, but with a limited number of comparisons. Feeder steers and heifers appeared to be 2.00 to 6.00 higher and with good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with a limited supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.37/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −107.56 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$237.37

18 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$23.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.32

vs KY average

−34.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	238.69	1,328	17thin
Medium and Large 2	570	215.00	1,226	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.69/cwt here — about $102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

237.37

—

KY average14 barns · 1,165 hd

256.69

−19.32

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−34.54

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

−107.56

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.80, low $301.75, median $344.93 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,639	135.73	2,225	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,637	120.68	1,976	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	111.52	1,347	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,151	85.38	983	7thin

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)	1,070	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,288	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,118	$2,506	31
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,189	$2,029	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$1,375	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$1,175	1thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,506	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,658	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	161.28/cwt	160.00–162.50	940	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,646	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,494	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,778	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,349	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,753	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	262	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	707	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	217.38/cwt	207.50–227.50	880	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,109	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	804	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	240.59/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,234	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	237.65/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,378	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,364	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,535	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,015	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,055	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,329	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,126	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	254.26/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,360	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	217.58/cwt	207.50–227.50	1,284	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,389	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	206.97/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,486	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,328	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,484	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,639	135.73/cwt	131.00–145.00	2,225	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	588	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	110.15/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,129	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	82.96/cwt	80.00–89.00	938	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	98.68/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,232	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,503	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	121.00/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,575	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,368	95.92/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,312	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,813	122.52/cwt	121.00–124.00	2,221	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	2,505.75/head	2,275.00–2,725.00	2,506	31
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	2,029.15/head	1,925.00–2,075.00	2,029	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	950	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 182Year ago 119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 33Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 3Year ago 10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	1,189	1,925.00–2,075.00	2,029.15
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,725.00	1,725.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,118	2,275.00–2,725.00	2,505.75

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)	1	—	1,070	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,175.00	1,175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	462	240.00	240.00
6	500–550	513	230.00–246.00	240.59
11	550–600	580	237.00–238.00	237.65
4	600–650	642	212.50	212.50
1	700–750	720	205.00	205.00
2	950–1000	990	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	207.50–227.50	217.38
1	550–600	570	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	630	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	455	247.50	247.50
2	550–600	590	207.50–227.50	217.58
1	600–650	640	217.00	217.00
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	770	172.50	172.50
1	850–900	860	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	352.50	352.50
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	370	290.00	290.00
4	450–500	455	292.00	292.00
5	500–550	535	247.50–267.50	254.26
7	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	718	205.00–209.00	206.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	292.50	292.50
3	550–600	567	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	605	272.00	272.00
3	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
3	750–800	760	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	695	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	845	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	170.00	170.00
2	550–600	583	160.00–162.50	161.28
1	600–650	600	155.00	155.00
1	750–800	760	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,813	121.00–124.00	122.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	96.00–102.00	98.68
3	—	1,302	119.00–124.00	121.00
2	—	1,025	108.00–112.00	110.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,368	94.00–98.00	95.92
4	—	1,131	80.00–89.00	82.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,639	131.00–145.00	135.73

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.