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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 3

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 72▼ 13 vs year ago 124 · −10.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 21▼ 13 vs year ago 33 · −39.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 63▲ 7 vs year ago 4 · +175.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market being closed last week for Thanksgiving, however the feeder and slaughter markets appeared firm and with good demand.

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 $245.63/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −131.88 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$245.63

4 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$545

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

$107.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.70

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	512	272.50	1,395	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	515	165.00	850	1thin

One grade step is worth $107.50/cwt here — about $545 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 sale4 hd

245.63

—

KY average13 barns · 327 hd

257.33

−11.70

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−131.88

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,730	129.50	2,240	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,610	111.35	1,793	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	109.02	1,240	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,145	92.40	1,058	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,245	152.50	1,899	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,999	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,798	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,920	$2,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$2,075	1thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	944	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	206.21/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,470	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,630	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,632	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	918	185.07/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,699	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,076	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	294.80/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,085	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,216	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	259.85/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,268	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	242.10/cwt	242.00–242.50	1,315	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,124	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	180.13/cwt	172.50–187.50	1,045	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,413	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,326	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	923	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	281.28/cwt	280.00–282.50	937	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	316.90/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,147	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,316	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	270.12/cwt	252.50–282.50	1,275	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,395	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,203	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	236.86/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,499	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,601	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,628	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,414	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,384	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,530	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,245	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,899	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,339	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,140	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	87.60/cwt	87.00–88.00	944	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	104.74/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,186	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	115.45/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,322	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,306	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	108.06/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,664	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	114.63/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,926	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,920	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	1,998.52/head	1,950.00–2,075.00	1,999	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	1,798.48/head	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,798	4

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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 72Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 21Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 63Year ago 4

No trends due to market being closed last week for Thanksgiving, however the feeder and slaughter markets appeared firm and with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,740	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	87.00–88.00	87.60
1	—	1,280	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	111.00–119.00	115.45
6	—	1,132	101.00–109.00	104.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	107.00–109.00	108.06
2	—	1,680	113.00–116.00	114.63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	280.00–282.50	281.28
3	450–500	472	252.50–282.50	270.12
1	750–800	775	182.50	182.50
1	850–900	865	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	307.50	307.50
6	350–400	362	302.50–320.00	316.90
7	400–450	428	307.50	307.50
3	500–550	512	272.50	272.50
8	600–650	633	235.00–240.00	236.86
1	650–700	670	239.00	239.00
1	700–750	700	232.50	232.50
1	1050–1100	1,055	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	625	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	172.50–187.50	180.13
1	600–650	635	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	555	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	290.00–300.00	294.80
5	400–450	442	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	488	252.50–267.50	259.85
5	500–550	543	242.00–242.50	242.10
1	550–600	595	237.50	237.50
2	650–700	655	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	713	202.50–210.00	206.21
1	750–800	795	205.00	205.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	227.50	227.50
2	850–900	870	185.00–190.00	187.53
2	900–950	918	180.00–190.00	185.07

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	—	990	2,075.00	2,075.00

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)	3	—	1,263	1,950.00–2,075.00	1,998.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,415	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,798.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,920	2,775.00	2,775.00

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.