Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

458 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $182.44/cwt +30.56 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 434 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.57/cwt ≈ $682/hd at 412 lb · 19 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $148.91/cwt +11.37 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 627 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	458	145	164
Feeder cattle	221	126	135
Slaughter cattle	28	13	21
Replacement cattle	209	6	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trends available however a solid undertone was noted with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	193.00	$193.00	$724	—
531	531	4	175.50	$175.50	$932	—
583	583	2	170.00	$170.00	$991	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	178.00	$178.00	$765	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	124.00	$124.00	$508	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
218	218	2	178.50	$178.50	$389	—
273	273	2	161.00	$161.00	$440	+4.00
348	348	6	163.00	$163.00	$567	—
354 fancy	354	10	172.00	$172.00	$609	—
410–423	412	19	154.00–168.00	$165.57	$682	—
468–485	472	4	158.00–159.00	$158.74	$749	-0.81
505–514	513	9	154.00–156.00	$155.78	$799	+8.69
565–568	568	7	149.00–151.00	$149.28	$848	-10.70
657	657	6	137.50	$137.50	$903	-1.50
795	795	1	117.00	$117.00	$930	—
897	897	8	114.00	$114.00	$1,023	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	437	3	132.50–145.00	$140.80	$615	—
588	588	2	136.00	$136.00	$800	-1.00
630	630	3	126.50	$126.50	$797	—
710	710	1	104.00	$104.00	$738	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	140.00	$140.00	$434	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	201.00	$201.00	$553	—
314 fancy	314	7	202.00	$202.00	$634	—
335–345	343	4	184.00–185.00	$184.24	$632	—
353–388	376	8	182.00–195.00	$191.47	$720	—
407–449	434	20	170.00–185.50	$182.44	$792	+30.56
460–478	467	5	160.00–178.00	$167.96	$784	+4.98
505–515	512	7	168.00–171.50	$168.99	$865	+32.49
550–590	573	8	151.00–162.00	$155.76	$893	—
605–635	627	13	143.00–150.50	$148.91	$934	+11.37
668–685	677	4	131.00–133.50	$132.23	$895	—
732	732	3	130.00	$130.00	$952	+4.47
755–785	775	4	123.00–127.00	$124.22	$963	—
813	813	2	122.00	$122.00	$992	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	2	145.00	$145.00	$747	—
565	565	1	128.00	$128.00	$723	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1480	1480	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1105	1095	80-85%	4	61.00–67.00	$64.74	$709	—
1170	1170	80-85%	2	50.00	$50.00	$585	—
1045–1380	1193	80-85%	4	76.00–86.00	$80.25	$957	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1025	917	85-90%	3	35.00–40.00	$36.57	$335	-9.97
955	955	85-90%	1	57.00	$57.00	$544	—
820–1065	975	85-90%	3	45.00–55.00	$48.92	$477	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1725	1594	75-80%	5	85.00–90.50	$87.04	$1,387	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–2140	1713	3	104.00–107.50	$105.46	$1,807	—
1855–2105	1985	3	110.00–116.50	$112.88	$2,241	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1495	1171	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	22	800.00–1,700.00	$1,298.89
1010–1445	1261	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	800.00–1,375.00	$1,018.05

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–965	940	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,235.00–1,425.00	$1,302.12
895–1350	1069	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	1,150.00–1,875.00	$1,418.34
995–1385	1152	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,350.00–1,925.00	$1,522.99
930–1875	1199	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	21	1,055.00–2,025.00	$1,829.61

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–975	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	985.00–1,875.00	$1,409.63
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00
915–950	927	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,900.00	$1,523.43

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060–1300	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,450.00–1,825.00	$1,675.85	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
640–910	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,450.00	$1,309.75	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1228	1228	3	87.00	$87.00	$1,068	—

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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.