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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

145 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.25/cwt +0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,217/hd at 832 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.98/cwt +16.45 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 550 lb · 22 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.75/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 857 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 145 380 55
Feeder cattle 126 327 50
Slaughter cattle 13 32 5
Replacement cattle 6 21 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
832 value added 832 26 146.25 $146.25 $1,217 —
857 857 14 139.75 $139.75 $1,198 -1.75
925 925 1 135.50 $135.50 $1,253 —
1159 1159 5 129.75 $129.75 $1,504 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,000 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 157.00 $157.00 $432 +5.00
380 380 2 159.00 $159.00 $604 -4.50
455–476 470 10 150.00–168.50 $159.55 $750 +7.28
500–520 513 3 140.00–150.50 $147.09 $755 -4.32
550–560 550 22 144.00–160.75 $159.98 $880 +14.77
605–628 620 3 141.00–142.00 $141.33 $876 +1.03
680 680 1 139.00 $139.00 $945 +11.07
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 116.00 $116.00 $493 —
550 550 1 125.00 $125.00 $688 —
627 627 3 127.00 $127.00 $796 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 2 137.00 $137.00 $764 +3.78

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 413 4 145.00–162.00 $151.88 $627 -20.57
480–490 485 2 161.00–165.00 $162.98 $790 -4.71
513 513 3 136.50 $136.50 $700 —
605–640 623 2 136.00–139.00 $137.54 $857 -7.46
705–715 710 2 121.00–130.00 $125.53 $891 -12.97
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 130.00 $130.00 $543 —
600 600 1 127.00 $127.00 $762 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1020 940 85-90% 2 46.00–47.00 $46.54 $437 —
1085 1085 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $694 +14.00
1080–1180 1130 85-90% 2 59.00 $59.00 $667 -8.77
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1245 1203 80-85% 3 72.00–82.00 $76.10 $915 +21.10
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $979 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1890–1940 1915 2 92.00–93.50 $92.76 $1,776 —
1915 1915 1 101.50 $101.50 $1,944 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 71.50 $71.50 $894

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
920–1205 1087 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 3 775.00–875.00 $838.08

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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
1575 1575 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.