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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 10

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 111▼ 35 vs year ago 112 · −31.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 20▼ 4 vs year ago 24 · −16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 11▼ 51 vs year ago 66 · −77.3%

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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 $232.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −112.43 against this barn's trailing median of $344.93.

Average price

$232.50

2 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.35

vs KY average

−47.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	242.50	1,237	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	222.50	1,224	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $13 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 sale2 hd

232.50

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KY average28 barns · 2,644 hd

257.85

−25.35

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−47.80

This barn, trailing median14 sales

344.93

−112.43

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	109.77	1,401	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	105.56	1,649	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	93.08	983	5thin

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)	1,310	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$1,892	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$1,875	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,325	1thin

Every lot

35 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	558	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,618	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,431	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	249.72/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,758	9
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,106	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	302	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	763	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	434	215.24/cwt	205.00–247.50	934	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,322	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,237	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,224	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,523	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	644	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,240	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,669	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,048	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	287.49/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,288	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	272.36/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,438	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,256	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,489	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,473	1
Bulls	800–850	Small and Medium 1-2	815	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,406	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,474	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,350	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	81.93/cwt	78.00–85.00	789	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,199	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	96.77/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,087	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,154	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	108.67/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,377	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	115.11/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,502	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,513	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	110.62/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,792	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	1,891.70/head	1,100.00–2,200.00	1,892	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	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 Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 111Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	448	285.00–300.00	287.49
4	500–550	528	265.00–280.00	272.36
6	600–650	627	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	710	207.50	207.50
1	850–900	880	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	232.50	232.50
1	850–900	885	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	485	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	510	242.50	242.50
5	600–650	628	242.50	242.50
6	700–750	718	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	252.50	252.50
5	400–450	434	205.00–247.50	215.24
1	550–600	550	222.50	222.50
1	600–650	644	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	558	290.00	290.00
9	700–750	704	247.50–250.00	249.72
1	1000–1050	1,015	207.50	207.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,445	1,100.00–2,200.00	1,891.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	109.00–112.00	110.62
2	—	1,505	100.00–101.00	100.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	94.00–99.00	96.77
1	—	1,110	108.00	108.00
2	—	963	78.00–85.00	81.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,267	104.00–111.00	108.67
4	—	1,305	113.00–118.00	115.11
1	—	1,215	95.00	95.00

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.