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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 12

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 154▼ 277 vs year ago 374 · −74.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 16▲ 2 vs year ago 12 · +16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 61 vs year ago 65 · −93.8%

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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 $224.99/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −119.94 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$224.99

21 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$33.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.63

vs KY average

−40.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	234.50	1,285	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	201.21	1,076	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.29/cwt here — about $209 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 sale21 hd

224.99

—

KY average25 barns · 1,264 hd

238.62

−13.63

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−40.11

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

−119.94

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	1,805	124.00	2,238	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	108.95	1,701	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	102.50	1,074	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	99.23	1,177	4thin

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,317	$1,387	3thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,075	1thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,304	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,243	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	903	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,031	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,111	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,240	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	201.21/cwt	197.50–220.00	1,076	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,350	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,338	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,278	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,196	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,234	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,192	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	516	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,305	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	563	210.06/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,183	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	240.56/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,412	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,445	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,649	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,531	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,687	1
Bulls	—	—	2,180	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,834	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,043	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,098	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	93.45/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,068	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,292	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	110.42/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,656	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,786	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,317	1,386.56/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,387	3

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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 154Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 16Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	350	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	434	237.50	237.50
2	450–500	478	232.50	232.50
9	500–550	522	237.50	237.50
6	550–600	587	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	645	207.50	207.50
1	700–750	730	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	247.50	247.50
6	500–550	535	197.50–220.00	201.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	237.00	237.00
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	700	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
7	400–450	439	272.50	272.50
1	450–500	470	262.50	262.50
5	550–600	587	230.00–243.00	240.56
2	600–650	635	227.50	227.50
4	750–800	776	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	475	251.00	251.00
2	550–600	563	207.50–212.50	210.06
1	750–800	785	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	305.00	305.00
5	500–550	516	253.00	253.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,317	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,386.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,180	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,430	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,120	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	90.00–98.00	93.45
2	—	1,230	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,500	109.00–112.00	110.42

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.