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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 24, 2022

285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.65/cwt +16.03 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 513 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.97/cwt -1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 460 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $151.47/cwt -9.53 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 521 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 285 166 100
Feeder cattle 234 140 93
Slaughter cattle 23 19 5
Replacement cattle 28 7 2

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–345 333 3 177.50–185.00 $180.90 $602 —
375 375 1 169.00 $169.00 $634 —
479 479 4 154.00 $154.00 $738 -5.49
525–548 540 3 156.00–160.00 $157.30 $849 -6.18
597 597 3 156.00 $156.00 $931 -5.91
620 620 1 149.00 $149.00 $924 —
650–690 660 4 149.00–150.00 $149.74 $988 -0.26
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 142.50 $142.50 $499 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–333 315 8 141.00–155.00 $149.45 $471 -9.55
365–398 383 12 147.50–155.00 $153.36 $587 -5.31
420–435 425 3 150.00–151.00 $150.34 $639 +1.06
458–468 460 20 137.00–147.00 $142.97 $658 -1.35
505–520 513 3 142.00–152.00 $146.95 $754 +10.33
513 value added 513 20 153.50 $153.50 $787 —
585–597 592 17 136.50–141.00 $139.20 $824 +11.21
630–641 639 9 132.50–138.00 $133.71 $854 +9.61
725 725 1 119.00 $119.00 $863 —
760 760 1 115.00 $115.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 110.00 $110.00 $490 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 170.00 $170.00 $476 —
412 value added 412 9 170.00 $170.00 $700 —
400–448 415 7 147.00–161.00 $158.41 $657 -10.66
468–490 482 10 150.00–162.00 $154.72 $746 -1.48
503–548 521 18 140.00–155.50 $151.47 $789 -9.53
595 595 5 146.00 $146.00 $869 —
642 642 9 141.00 $141.00 $905 —
725 725 5 127.00 $127.00 $921 —
760 760 6 124.00 $124.00 $942 —
827 827 3 126.00 $126.00 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 132.50 $132.50 $464 —
415 415 2 132.50 $132.50 $550 —
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 835.00 $835.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 127.50 $127.50 $669 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1225 1134 80-85% 7 61.50–71.50 $65.22 $740 —
1160–1335 1248 80-85% 2 53.00–55.50 $54.34 $678 —
1250 1250 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $625 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–845 840 85-90% 2 55.00–58.00 $56.49 $475 —
905–975 948 85-90% 3 58.00–61.00 $59.81 $567 +16.81
1090 1090 85-90% 1 43.00 $43.00 $469 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1665 1414 75-80% 4 72.00–77.00 $73.56 $1,040 —
1395–1455 1425 75-80% 2 64.00–68.50 $66.20 $943 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1950 1950 1 91.50 $91.50 $1,784 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 90.00 $90.00 $760

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1505 1207 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 15 750.00–1,225.00 $911.35

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–855 819 Young (2-4 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 5 750.00–1,000.00 $954.52
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–905 860 Young (2-4 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 2 625.00–885.00 $748.20

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1130–1170 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00–1,225.00 $1,161.41 —
1310 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.