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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 9

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Jun 25Jul 9Jul 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 113 vs last sale 52▲ 29 vs year ago 136 · +21.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 43▲ 21 vs year ago 61 · +34.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 4▼ 56 vs year ago 68 · −82.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market being closed last week for the July 4th holiday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $270.80/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −106.70 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$270.80

34 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,460

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$32.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	279.50	1,511	25
Medium and Large 2	535	246.64	1,319	9thin

One grade step is worth $32.86/cwt here — about $192 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 sale34 hd

270.80

—

KY average13 barns · 390 hd

276.04

−5.24

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−106.70

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

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $447.94, low $335.35, median $377.50 across 11 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	1,506	167.06	2,517	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	139.80	2,127	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	138.04	1,693	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,073	127.55	1,369	29

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	882	$1,886	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,133	2thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,080	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,035	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,324	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,451	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,554	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	263.37/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,617	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,078	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,173	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,306	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,321	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	235.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,427	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,136	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,378	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,415	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,240	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	810	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,163	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	208.73/cwt	207.50–210.00	966	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,281	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,395	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,597	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,456	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,574	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	214.74/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,574	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,583	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,775	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	340	168.58/cwt	157.50–180.00	573	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	390	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	751	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	154.80/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,129	2
Bulls	—	—	1,559	171.97/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,681	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	85.29/cwt	75.00–94.00	670	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	145.25/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,457	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	129.98/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,435	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	115.59/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,347	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	136.02/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,651	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	143.54/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,810	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	135.83/cwt	131.00–139.00	2,021	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	141.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,186	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	775	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	168.41/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,445	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	615	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,929.43/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,929	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	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 Jul 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 52Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 43Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 4Year ago 68

No trends due to market being closed last week for the July 4th holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	570	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	775	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	322.50	322.50
1	400–450	445	297.50	297.50
2	450–500	492	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	550	282.50	282.50
19	600–650	614	255.00–267.50	263.37
1	800–850	810	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	735	192.50	192.50
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	850	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	287.50	287.50
10	450–500	451	260.00	260.00
18	500–550	512	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	568	232.50	232.50
9	600–650	606	235.00–240.00	235.56
5	650–700	656	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	335.00	335.00
10	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
14	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
11	550–600	586	272.50	272.50
2	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
7	650–700	656	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	733	210.00–217.00	214.74
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	820	193.00	193.00
1	950–1000	970	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	456	255.00	255.00
6	500–550	523	240.00–250.00	244.96
3	550–600	558	250.00	250.00
4	650–700	650	224.00	224.00
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	202.50	202.50
2	450–500	463	207.50–210.00	208.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	157.50–180.00	168.58
1	350–400	390	192.50	192.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	840.00	840.00

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	—	935	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	858	165.00–172.00	168.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	—	1,015	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,929.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	75.00–94.00	85.29
18	—	1,104	122.00–137.00	129.98
4	—	1,165	109.00–119.00	115.59
5	—	1,003	140.00–158.00	145.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,214	126.00–139.00	136.02
7	—	1,261	140.00–153.00	143.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,540	140.00–146.00	141.96
6	—	1,488	131.00–139.00	135.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	152.00–159.00	154.80
5	—	1,559	165.00–175.00	171.97

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.