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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 29

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 146▼ 53 vs year ago 203 · −26.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 62▲ 10 vs year ago 33 · +30.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 48▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market appeared stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 3.00 higher or greater in spots with good demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower 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 $207.94/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −136.99 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$207.94

32 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$45.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.39

vs KY average

−52.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	226.54	1,254	19thin
Medium and Large 2	558	180.76	1,009	13thin

One grade step is worth $45.78/cwt here — about $245 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 sale32 hd

207.94

—

KY average26 barns · 1,875 hd

240.33

−32.39

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−52.52

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

−136.99

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	—	High	1,452	149.82	2,175	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,512	120.32	1,819	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	116.35	1,480	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	104.80	1,093	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,195	150.00	1,793	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,567	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,314	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$1,289	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	858	$1,570	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,385	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,450	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,343	$2,400	4thin

Every lot

54 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	271.19/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,283	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,465	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,699	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	351	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	746	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,015	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	862	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	906	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	830	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,161	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	926	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	181.75/cwt	170.00–197.50	1,034	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	230.18/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,340	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	208.73/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,319	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,113	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	981	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,440	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	986	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	271.85/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,158	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	196.15/cwt	192.50–200.00	947	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	245.21/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,295	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,111	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,439	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,530	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,652	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	192.01/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,617	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,622	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,793	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,363	151.73/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,068	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,380	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	84.02/cwt	82.50–85.00	685	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	114.07/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,209	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	107.68/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,180	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	119.16/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,505	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	110.74/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,427	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,542	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	119.07/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,785	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	129.69/cwt	127.00–132.00	2,045	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,313.85/head	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,314	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,131	1,566.54/head	1,350.00–1,825.00	1,567	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	1,288.89/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,289	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	1,570.04/head	1,275.00–1,825.00	1,570	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 Oct 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 146Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 62Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 48Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	272.50	272.50
8	400–450	426	265.00–276.00	271.85
10	500–550	528	240.00–247.50	245.21
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	602	239.00	239.00
3	650–700	658	232.50	232.50
7	700–750	726	227.50	227.50
3	800–850	842	190.00–193.00	192.01
1	850–900	865	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	483	192.50–200.00	196.15
3	500–550	542	205.00	205.00
3	650–700	675	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	270.00–272.50	271.19
5	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	580	252.50	252.50
1	650–700	685	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	432	235.00	235.00
9	500–550	522	222.50	222.50
10	550–600	582	223.00–235.00	230.18
4	600–650	632	202.50–212.50	208.73
4	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	725	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	835	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	351	212.50	212.50
5	400–450	442	195.00	195.00
2	450–500	453	200.00	200.00
3	500–550	522	175.00–180.00	177.46
10	550–600	569	170.00–197.50	181.75
1	600–650	645	172.50	172.50
1	700–750	740	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	488	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	880	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,131	1,350.00–1,825.00	1,566.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,005	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,313.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,288.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,385	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,343	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,245	2,450.00	2,450.00

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	—	965	171.00	171.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	858	1,275.00–1,825.00	1,570.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	113.00–115.00	114.07
2	—	815	82.50–85.00	84.02
8	—	1,096	104.00–112.00	107.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	106.00	106.00
3	—	1,577	127.00–132.00	129.69
11	—	1,499	113.00–124.00	119.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,289	110.00–112.00	110.74
10	—	1,263	115.00–125.00	119.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	150.00–153.00	151.73
1	—	1,630	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	150.00	150.00

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.