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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 26

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

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Feeder Cattle receipts

211 head

▼ 132 vs last sale 343▲ 80 vs year ago 131 · +61.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 47▲ 17 vs year ago 23 · +73.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 101▲ 27 vs year ago 14 · +192.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market appeared mostly steady but with a limited comparisons. Slaughter cows were steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher 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 $257.97/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −86.96 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$257.97

54 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,321

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$84.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs KY average

−8.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	511	259.54	1,326	53
Medium and Large 2-3	560	175.00	980	1thin

One grade step is worth $84.54/cwt here — about $346 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale54 hd

257.97

—

KY average25 barns · 1,603 hd

257.98

−0.00

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−8.90

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

−86.96

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	1,747	147.65	2,579	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,552	131.01	2,033	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	123.47	1,581	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,038	100.52	1,044	10

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)	1,380	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,367	$1,860	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,629	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$2,302	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$1,500	2thin

Every lot

48 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,230	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,490	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,398	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,490	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,558	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	242.87/cwt	242.50–243.00	1,416	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,624	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	971	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,146	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	237.34/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,092	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	259.54/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,326	53
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,447	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,377	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	193.73/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,439	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	327.16/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,214	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,212	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,416	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,310	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,478	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,378	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,614	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,559	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	755	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	963	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,747	147.65/cwt	147.00–148.00	2,579	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	82.66/cwt	81.00–85.00	779	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	100.05/cwt	99.00–101.00	995	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	109.93/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,241	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	117.49/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,409	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	125.86/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,653	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	131.01/cwt	123.00–139.00	2,033	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,367	1,859.99/head	1,550.00–1,975.00	1,860	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	2,239.54/head	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,240	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,368	2,690.04/head	2,425.00–2,850.00	2,690	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,428	2,426.62/head	2,225.00–2,600.00	2,427	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 343Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 47Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 101Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,552	123.00–139.00	131.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,129	109.00–112.00	109.93
4	—	995	99.00–101.00	100.05
2	—	943	81.00–85.00	82.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,199	111.00–120.00	117.49
10	—	1,313	122.00–134.00	125.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,747	147.00–148.00	147.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	505	295.00	295.00
4	550–600	583	242.50–243.00	242.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	332.50	332.50
5	450–500	457	326.00	326.00
11	500–550	506	308.00	308.00
10	550–600	596	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	468	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	535	257.50	257.50
2	550–600	595	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	325.00–327.50	327.16
9	400–450	446	317.50	317.50
11	500–550	515	287.00	287.00
10	550–600	587	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	630	245.00	245.00
6	650–700	655	238.00	238.00
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	230.00–245.00	237.34
2	650–700	680	202.50	202.50
2	700–750	743	187.50–200.00	193.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	500–550	511	256.00–266.00	259.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	350	277.50	277.50
16	450–500	451	254.00	254.00
13	600–650	603	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	605	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	120.00	120.00
1	750–800	755	127.50	127.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,367	1,550.00–1,975.00	1,859.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,875.00	1,875.00

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	—	1,165	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	825	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,428	2,225.00–2,600.00	2,426.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,195	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,239.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,368	2,425.00–2,850.00	2,690.04

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.