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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 13

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

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Feeder Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 76▼ 27 vs year ago 70 · −38.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 9▲ 37 vs year ago 28 · +132.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 26▲ 5 vs year ago 12 · +41.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends due to a limited number of comparisons, however both the feeder and slaughter markets appeared stronger and with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $268.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −184.08 against this barn's trailing median of $452.83.

Average price

$268.75

4 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.67

vs KY average

−11.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	268.75	1,509	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

268.75

—

KY average26 barns · 590 hd

277.42

−8.67

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

−11.59

This barn, trailing median8 sales

452.83

−184.08

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

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.49, low $329.06, median $452.83 across 8 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	1,633	163.08	2,663	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	136.83	1,888	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	136.43	1,607	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	126.45	1,369	23

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)	1,099	$2,109	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,855	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,162	$1,448	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	690	$925	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,430	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,325	1thin

Every lot

38 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	907	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,151	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,573	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,658	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	566	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	363	181.90/cwt	165.00–200.00	660	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	828	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	935	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	223.45/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,280	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,464	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,482	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	352	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	625	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,333	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,357	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,512	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,658	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,602	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,400	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,633	163.08/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,663	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	130.87/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,396	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	118.15/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,313	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	136.56/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,584	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	127.10/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,532	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	153.99/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,974	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	136.83/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,888	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,430.00/head	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,430	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,099	2,109.47/head	2,050.00–2,225.00	2,109	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,854.64/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,855	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,162	1,448.29/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,448	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 3	690	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	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 Aug 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 76Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 9Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 26Year ago 12

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends due to a limited number of comparisons, however both the feeder and slaughter markets appeared stronger and with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	272.00	272.00
1	600–650	600	252.00	252.00
2	700–750	745	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	177.50	177.50
1	400–450	405	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	455	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	875	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	236.00	236.00
1	700–750	745	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	217.50	217.50
1	400–450	440	212.50	212.50
1	450–500	485	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	770	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	210.00–238.00	223.45
2	650–700	678	216.00	216.00
1	800–850	830	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	165.00–200.00	181.90
1	400–450	430	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	588	267.50	267.50
2	650–700	670	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	232.50	232.50
3	450–500	455	253.00	253.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,067	125.00–137.00	130.87
8	—	1,111	115.00–123.00	118.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,205	123.00–129.00	127.10
26	—	1,160	130.00–145.00	136.56
3	—	1,282	150.00–157.00	153.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	130.00–143.00	136.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	161.00–165.00	163.08

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,430.00	1,430.00

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	—	995	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,099	2,050.00–2,225.00	2,109.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,162	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,448.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,158	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,854.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	925.00	925.00

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.