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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 1

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 166▲ 34 vs year ago 90 · +37.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 26▼ 21 vs year ago 25 · −84.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 68▼ 3 vs year ago 5 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to a limited number of comparisons. However, the feeder market appeared firm and with a good quality offering. There was a limited number of slaughter cows and no test on slaughter bulls.

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 $236.43/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −141.07 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$236.43

7 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$87.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.99

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	520	252.50	1,313	5thin
Medium and Large 2	590	227.50	1,342	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	165.00	916	1thin

One grade step is worth $87.50/cwt here — about $397 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 sale7 hd

236.43

—

KY average26 barns · 512 hd

234.44

+1.99

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−141.07

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	128.00	2,035	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,165	100.50	1,171	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

39 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 1-2	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	887	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,289	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,544	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,414	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	658	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	446	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	977	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	227.83/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,089	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	219.55/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,333	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,209	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,152	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	171.27/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,249	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,468	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	239.15/cwt	237.50–240.00	916	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,024	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,155	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	239.43/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,123	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	858	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,313	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,342	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	238.83/cwt	233.00–239.50	1,440	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	654	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,390	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,542	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,653	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	898	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,482	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,520	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,599	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	851	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	112.25/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,341	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,035	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 166Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 26Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 68Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
15	450–500	478	225.00–232.50	227.83
3	600–650	607	209.00–225.00	219.55
4	700–750	729	160.00–175.00	171.27
1	800–850	820	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	210.00	210.00
5	400–450	446	219.00	219.00
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	505	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	570	180.00	180.00
2	600–650	645	187.50	187.50
3	650–700	668	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
8	400–450	436	265.00	265.00
5	500–550	520	252.50	252.50
10	600–650	603	233.00–239.50	238.83
9	650–700	678	227.50	227.50
4	750–800	760	217.50	217.50
2	850–900	898	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	965	157.50	157.50
1	1000–1050	1,015	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	237.50–240.00	239.15
1	400–450	425	241.00	241.00
9	450–500	469	239.00–240.00	239.43
1	550–600	590	227.50	227.50
6	650–700	654	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	182.50	182.50
1	550–600	555	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	650	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	482	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	625	247.00	247.00
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00

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	1	—	1,365	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	109.00–115.00	112.25
1	—	1,105	77.00	77.00

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.