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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 15

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

159 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 123▲ 12 vs year ago 147 · +8.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 21▲ 58 vs year ago 14 · +414.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 2▲ 6 vs year ago 7 · +85.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were stronger across all the weight classes, while the 500-600 lbs heifers were sharply higher with a good supply and strong demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

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 $235.20/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −109.74 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$235.20

34 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$49.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.80

vs KY average

−22.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	238.10	1,299	32
Medium and Large 2	535	188.75	1,010	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.35/cwt here — about $290 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

235.20

—

KY average25 barns · 1,279 hd

237.00

−1.80

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−22.61

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

−109.74

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,498	128.48	1,924	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,421	122.71	1,744	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	120.94	1,424	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	105.67	1,121	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	169.00	1,977	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,362	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,351	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$1,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$1,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	685	$800	1thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,068	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	968	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,321	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,598	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,805	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	328	198.74/cwt	195.00–200.00	652	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	934	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	881	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,224	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	963	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	242.96/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,251	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,373	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,118	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	658	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,003	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,282	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,286	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	283.11/cwt	282.50–284.00	1,019	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	892	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,249	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,099	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	913	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	251.72/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,289	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,279	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	244.15/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,423	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	227.11/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,494	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,450	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	915	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,455	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,584	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,654	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,170	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,977	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	123.56/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,582	8
Bulls	—	—	2,078	141.61/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,943	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	67.61/cwt	60.00–75.00	604	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,367	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	105.18/cwt	96.00–111.00	1,137	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	116.91/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,286	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	135.55/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,505	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	123.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,453	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	115.75/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,369	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,648	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	123.17/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,756	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,361.59/head	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,362	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	1,350.60/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,351	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,283	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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 123Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 21Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 2Year ago 7

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	1,425.00	1,425.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	800.00	800.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,361.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	141.00	141.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	277.50	277.50
2	500–550	508	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	655	244.00	244.00
1	750–800	760	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
20	400–450	437	280.00	280.00
20	500–550	515	235.00–245.00	242.96
12	550–600	597	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	693	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	735	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	385	242.50	242.50
1	400–450	405	217.50	217.50
1	500–550	500	192.50	192.50
1	550–600	570	185.00	185.00
2	600–650	628	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	195.00–200.00	198.74
2	650–700	658	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	282.50–284.00	283.11
7	450–500	450	277.50	277.50
15	500–550	512	240.00–257.50	251.72
14	550–600	583	234.00–246.00	244.15
7	650–700	658	220.00–232.50	227.11
3	750–800	765	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	960	165.00	165.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	410	217.50	217.50
2	450–500	458	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	500	182.50	182.50
1	550–600	575	222.50	222.50
1	700–750	740	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	895	162.00	162.00
1	900–950	915	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	119.00	119.00
8	—	1,426	119.00–128.00	123.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,181	120.00–126.00	123.01
12	—	1,183	110.00–119.00	115.75
2	—	1,110	134.00–137.00	135.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,081	96.00–111.00	105.18
1	—	1,060	129.00	129.00
5	—	1,100	115.00–119.00	116.91
2	—	893	60.00–75.00	67.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,280	119.00–129.00	123.56
3	—	2,078	136.00–146.00	141.61

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.