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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 20

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

153 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 43▲ 90 vs year ago 63 · +142.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 65▼ 16 vs year ago 77 · −20.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 17▲ 10 vs year ago 19 · +52.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends in the feeder market due a limited number of comparisons, however the feeder market appeared softer with an average quality offering. Considerable declines in the cattle futures market over the past few days has limited buyers interest and lowered the demand for feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a good supply and no test on slaughter bulls.

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 $216.47/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −128.47 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$216.47

13 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$83.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.58

vs KY average

−27.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	234.62	1,231	9thin
Medium and Large 2	573	200.00	1,146	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	151.25	836	2thin

One grade step is worth $83.37/cwt here — about $396 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 sale13 hd

216.47

—

KY average26 barns · 1,234 hd

250.04

−33.58

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−27.94

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

−128.47

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	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,599	144.34	2,308	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	141.74	1,652	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	127.35	1,236	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$2,048	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	996	$1,914	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	928	$1,850	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,524	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,049	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,827	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	567	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	253.33/cwt	252.50–255.00	709	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	910	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	709	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	264.09/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,157	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	233.72/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,117	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	235.82/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,222	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,146	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	848	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	207.33/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,292	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,104	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,309	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	713	153.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,098	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	183.52/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,431	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,295	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,789	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	619	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	287.43/cwt	277.50–292.50	920	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	243.62/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,023	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,174	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	514	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,532	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	258.30/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,477	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	216.53/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,462	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	200.14/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,461	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,607	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	675	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,029	1
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	950	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,378	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	115.44/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,081	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	139.92/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,325	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	126.32/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,256	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	139.75/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,614	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	152.20/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,857	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,075	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,646	142.81/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,351	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	775	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,110	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	996	1,914.37/head	1,650.00–2,275.00	1,914	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	2,048.45/head	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,048	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,523.66/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,524	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 Aug 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 43Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 65Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 17Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	925	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	247.50	247.50
2	400–450	420	240.00–247.50	243.62
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	320	277.50–292.50	287.43
1	350–400	390	265.00	265.00
4	400–450	439	267.50	267.50
12	550–600	572	245.00–262.50	258.30
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
5	650–700	675	212.50–217.50	216.53
2	700–750	730	190.00–210.00	200.14
1	800–850	835	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	252.50–255.00	253.33
3	300–350	340	267.50	267.50
5	400–450	438	260.00–265.00	264.09
1	450–500	455	245.00	245.00
8	500–550	518	230.00–240.00	235.82
1	550–600	580	225.00	225.00
14	600–650	623	200.00–215.00	207.33
9	650–700	689	190.00	190.00
7	750–800	780	180.00–187.50	183.52
1	950–1000	980	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	350	202.50	202.50
2	450–500	478	232.50–235.00	233.72
2	550–600	573	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	640	172.50	172.50
1	750–800	780	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	510	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	595	142.50	142.50
5	700–750	713	150.00–160.00	153.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	152.50	152.50
1	950–1000	950	145.00	145.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	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 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,750.00	1,750.00

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)	1	—	1,235	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,183	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,048.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	996	1,650.00–2,275.00	1,914.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,523.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,220	150.00–154.00	152.20
21	—	1,155	131.00–147.00	139.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	152.00	152.00
5	—	1,646	138.00–145.00	142.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	936	110.00–119.00	115.44
7	—	947	136.00–146.00	139.92
16	—	994	120.00–132.00	126.32

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.