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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 4

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← May 28Jun 4Jun 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 188 vs last sale 268▼ 121 vs year ago 201 · −60.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 48▼ 13 vs year ago 33 · −39.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 64▼ 22 vs year ago 29 · −75.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends on the feeder market due to a limited number of comparisons, however the feeder market appeared steady to stronger in spots with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls appeared stronger 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 $268.61/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −76.32 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$268.61

14 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$90.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.09

vs KY average

−4.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	519	275.04	1,429	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	185.00	1,036	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.04/cwt here — about $393 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 sale14 hd

268.61

—

KY average25 barns · 1,351 hd

268.52

+0.09

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−4.42

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

−76.32

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	—	Average	1,695	166.50	2,822	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	149.19	2,233	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	141.24	1,727	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	123.17	1,325	8thin

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)	1,398	$1,750	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$1,325	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,225	1thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	318.45/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,337	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,452	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	308.76/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,599	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	352	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,126	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,239	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,271	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	276.71/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,422	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,523	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,554	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	263	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	861	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,162	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	303.17/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,307	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,401	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,138	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,615	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	282.84/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,649	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,723	2
Bulls	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	685	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,010	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,720	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,564	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,359	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,320	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	105.26/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,008	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,514	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	125.70/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,403	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	145.49/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,779	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	134.87/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,649	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	149.19/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,233	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,635	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,398	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2

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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 268Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 48Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 64Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,785	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,497	145.00–155.00	149.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	102.00–108.00	105.26
2	—	1,113	135.00–137.00	136.02
4	—	1,116	124.00–128.00	125.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	133.00–137.00	134.87
3	—	1,223	143.00–149.00	145.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	630	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	327.50	327.50
3	350–400	363	320.00	320.00
8	400–450	431	290.00–305.00	303.17
2	450–500	483	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	543	297.50	297.50
7	550–600	583	282.50–285.00	282.84
2	600–650	638	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	773	222.50	222.50
1	900–950	920	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	715	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	750	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
4	400–450	431	287.50	287.50
4	450–500	454	280.00	280.00
12	500–550	514	265.00–280.00	276.71
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	655	232.50	232.50
2	750–800	758	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	312.50–325.00	318.45
1	450–500	480	302.50	302.50
2	500–550	518	307.50–310.00	308.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	775	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	155.00	155.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,325.00	1,325.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,398	1,750.00	1,750.00

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.