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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 18

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 128▼ 53 vs year ago 118 · −44.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 14▼ 38 vs year ago 41 · −92.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 29▼ 52 vs year ago 54 · −96.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends in the feeder and slaughter markets due to limited comparisons.

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 $239.03/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −105.91 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$239.03

11 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$51.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.43

vs KY average

−28.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	243.68	1,298	10thin
Medium and Large 2	572	192.50	1,101	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.18/cwt here — about $196 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 sale11 hd

239.03

—

KY average24 barns · 1,178 hd

265.45

−26.43

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−28.19

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

−105.91

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,385	143.00	1,981	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	135.00	1,958	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	740	120.00	888	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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,400	2thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	261.86/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,490	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,661	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,795	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,594	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,747	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,073	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,011	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	211.39/cwt	202.50–220.00	968	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	245.20/cwt	244.00–247.50	1,295	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,101	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,318	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,401	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,370	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	714.09/head	575.00–830.00	714	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,116	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	268.76/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,398	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	232.76/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,341	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,534	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,470	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,472	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,828	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	875	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,159	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,981	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,958	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 128Year ago 118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 14Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 29Year ago 54

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends in the feeder and slaughter markets due to limited comparisons.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	120.00	120.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	575.00–830.00	714.09
1	250–300	285	850.00	850.00
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	520	267.50–270.00	268.76
4	550–600	579	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	668	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	975	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	237.50	237.50
7	550–600	576	220.00–240.00	232.76
1	750–800	785	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
1	200–250	200	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	270	675.00	675.00
1	400–450	425	252.50	252.50
9	500–550	528	244.00–247.50	245.20
1	550–600	573	230.00	230.00
8	600–650	609	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	660	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	232.50	232.50
2	450–500	458	202.50–220.00	211.39
1	550–600	572	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	569	250.00–267.50	261.86
1	650–700	685	242.50	242.50
4	700–750	731	245.50	245.50
1	750–800	750	212.50	212.50
2	800–850	828	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00

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	2	—	750	1,400.00	1,400.00

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.