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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 17

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 77▲ 0 vs year ago 80 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 20▲ 17 vs year ago 10 · +170.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 15▲ 38 vs year ago 20 · +190.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday there are no trends due to limited head to head comparisons. However, both 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 $270.00/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −107.50 against this barn's trailing median of $377.50.

Average price

$270.00

9 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,478

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$16.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.19

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	549	273.57	1,501	7thin
Medium and Large 2	542	257.50	1,396	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.07/cwt here — about $105 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 sale9 hd

270.00

—

KY average26 barns · 739 hd

275.19

−5.19

This barn, trailing median11 sales

377.50

−107.50

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	—	Low	1,400	135.00	1,890	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	111.84	1,340	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,013	101.19	1,025	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,385	100.00	1,385	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)	1,000	$1,670	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,559	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,112	$1,515	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	991	$1,445	14
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,065	$1,569	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	912	$1,250	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,044	$1,115	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	903	$1,059	3thin

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,747	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	818	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,049	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	272.85/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,162	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,362	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,173	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	706	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,113	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,285	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,110	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,366	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	283.91/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,371	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,466	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,396	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,588	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,594	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	221.32/cwt	219.00–222.50	1,709	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,872	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,525	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	113.01/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,111	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	106.37/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,067	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	80.86/cwt	70.00–86.00	860	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	114.35/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,280	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	121.78/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,386	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,385	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	95.62/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,391	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	725	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	893	1,206.55/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,207	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,497.94/head	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,498	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,035	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,036	1,824.69/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,825	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,559.20/head	1,300.00–1,825.00	1,559	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	1,514.92/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,515	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	1,058.76/head	800.00–1,175.00	1,059	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	922	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,569.33/head	1,150.00–1,725.00	1,569	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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 77Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 20Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 15Year ago 20

Compared to last Tuesday there are no trends due to limited head to head comparisons. However, both the feeder and slaughter markets appeared firm and with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,064	70.00–86.00	80.86
6	—	983	111.00–116.00	113.01
2	—	1,003	104.00–108.00	106.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	120.00–124.00	121.78
5	—	1,119	110.00–118.00	114.35
2	—	1,455	89.00–101.00	95.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	100.00	100.00

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	1	—	1,290	2,125.00	2,125.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,112	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,514.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,036	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,824.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,035	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,497.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,050	1,300.00–1,825.00	1,559.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	725	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	893	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,206.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	903	800.00–1,175.00	1,058.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	912	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,125	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	922	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,065	1,150.00–1,725.00	1,569.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	272.50	272.50
1	350–400	365	287.50	287.50
7	400–450	426	272.50–275.00	272.85
7	500–550	528	258.00	258.00
3	600–650	615	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	172.50	172.50
1	700–750	730	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	342.50	342.50
2	350–400	378	340.00	340.00
7	400–450	448	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	483	277.50–290.00	283.91
5	500–550	533	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	588	270.00	270.00
9	650–700	667	239.00	239.00
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	772	219.00–222.50	221.32
1	950–1000	985	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	282.50	282.50
1	400–450	415	267.50	267.50
2	500–550	542	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	120.00	120.00

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.