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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 11

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 80▲ 12 vs year ago 116 · +10.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 20▼ 34 vs year ago 48 · −70.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 7▲ 0 vs year ago 29 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends due to low receipts, however the feeder market appeared unevenly steady to lower in spots and slaughter cows and bulls appeared 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 $244.39/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −100.54 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$244.39

16 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$14.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.56

vs KY average

−20.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	247.02	1,353	13thin
Medium and Large 2	543	233.00	1,265	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.02/cwt here — about $88 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 sale16 hd

244.39

—

KY average24 barns · 1,235 hd

266.95

−22.56

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−20.98

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

−100.54

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	1,275	149.00	1,900	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	138.53	2,053	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	137.43	1,763	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,172	122.64	1,437	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,127	164.35	1,852	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	180.00	1,998	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,975	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,914	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,104	$1,690	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,535	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$2,429	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$2,069	3thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	678	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	398	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	726	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,358	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	663	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,346	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,501	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,657	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,791	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,268	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	195.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,795	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,034	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	352	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,056	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,198	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	239.33/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,091	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,326	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,265	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	240.62/cwt	237.00–247.50	1,381	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,504	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	198.74/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,576	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	383	214.90/cwt	200.00–230.00	823	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,316	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	258.61/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,215	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	226.64/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,070	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,560	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,383	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,579	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	950	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,425	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,110	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,998	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,050	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,890	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,165	156.52/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,823	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,900	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,514	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	115.46/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,391	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	130.03/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,632	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	148.52/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,968	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	144.02/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,113	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	130.29/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,961	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	2,429.42/head	2,325.00–2,525.00	2,429	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	990	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,141.02/head	1,775.00–2,500.00	2,141	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,104	1,690.47/head	1,550.00–1,765.00	1,690	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,913.85/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,914	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,139	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 Jun 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 80Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 20Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 7Year ago 29

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends due to low receipts, however the feeder market appeared unevenly steady to lower in spots and slaughter cows and bulls appeared steady with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	152.00–161.00	156.52
1	—	1,050	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	126.00–134.00	130.29
3	—	1,467	143.00–145.00	144.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	115.00–116.00	115.46
1	—	1,105	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	148.00–149.00	148.52
3	—	1,255	128.00–132.00	130.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	456	225.00–245.00	239.33
3	500–550	543	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	352	300.00	300.00
7	400–450	448	267.50	267.50
7	500–550	525	252.50	252.50
6	550–600	574	237.00–247.50	240.62
6	600–650	620	242.50	242.50
2	750–800	793	195.00–202.50	198.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	200.00–230.00	214.90
3	450–500	472	220.00–230.00	226.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	255.00	255.00
3	450–500	470	256.00–260.00	258.61
1	550–600	595	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	428	307.50	307.50
2	550–600	580	269.00	269.00
2	700–750	705	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	202.50	202.50
2	350–400	398	182.50	182.50
1	400–450	435	152.50	152.50
1	700–750	735	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	850	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	431	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	460	292.50	292.50
3	500–550	522	287.50	287.50
2	600–650	608	272.50	272.50
8	650–700	681	263.00	263.00
2	900–950	920	190.00–200.00	195.08
1	950–1000	960	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	950	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	963	2,325.00–2,525.00	2,429.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	1,775.00–2,500.00	2,141.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,213	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,913.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,104	1,550.00–1,765.00	1,690.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,535.00	1,535.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	155.00	155.00

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.