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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report, Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.09/cwt -7.48 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 427 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $162.55/cwt +6.79 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 574 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.04/cwt -3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 496 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 312 458 164
Feeder cattle 244 221 65
Slaughter cattle 45 28 20
Replacement cattle 23 209 79

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 4 199.00 $199.00 $549 —
385 385 1 170.00 $170.00 $654 -23.00
453–485 472 5 172.00–174.00 $173.23 $818 —
532 532 3 171.00 $171.00 $910 -4.50
581 581 4 168.00 $168.00 $976 -2.00
610 610 1 158.00 $158.00 $964 —
650–655 653 2 153.00–157.00 $154.99 $1,012 —
730 730 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,066 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 151.00 $151.00 $929 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 339 4 159.00–160.00 $159.23 $540 -3.77
352 352 9 165.00 $165.00 $581 —
404–448 427 26 151.00–160.00 $158.09 $675 -7.48
480–499 496 18 145.00–157.00 $155.04 $769 -3.70
525–549 543 8 144.00–153.00 $150.82 $819 -4.96
592–593 593 7 143.50–145.50 $144.36 $856 -4.92
635 635 1 136.00 $136.00 $864 —
650–670 653 8 133.00–134.00 $133.13 $869 -4.37
704–715 706 5 122.50–125.00 $124.49 $879 —
1070 1070 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,241 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678 —
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 110.00 $110.00 $610 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 5 196.00 $196.00 $551 -5.00
340 340 5 194.00 $194.00 $660 +9.76
362 362 5 191.00 $191.00 $691 -0.47
400–410 407 9 166.00–177.00 $173.55 $706 -8.89
452–472 458 10 163.00–173.00 $169.91 $778 +1.95
504 504 7 164.50 $164.50 $829 -4.49
565–599 574 18 159.00–164.00 $162.55 $933 +6.79
635–642 641 6 138.00–150.00 $139.98 $897 -8.93
701 701 6 132.00 $132.00 $925 +2.00
831 831 4 116.50 $116.50 $968 -5.50
865 865 1 110.00 $110.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 3 155.00 $155.00 $739 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 —
590 590 2 139.00 $139.00 $820 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 167.50 $167.50 $469 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1435 1419 75-80% 4 78.00–79.00 $78.75 $1,117 —
1360–1620 1466 75-80% 9 84.50–89.00 $86.52 $1,268 —
1375–1565 1520 75-80% 8 80.00–84.00 $82.29 $1,251 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1090 1053 80-85% 2 55.00–60.50 $57.85 $609 —
1110–1325 1193 80-85% 8 66.50–77.00 $73.03 $871 -7.22
1215–1355 1289 80-85% 4 80.00–83.50 $81.32 $1,048 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1015 918 85-90% 2 48.00–50.00 $48.89 $449 +12.32
950–980 965 85-90% 2 37.00–45.00 $41.06 $396 -7.86
985–1025 1003 85-90% 3 54.00–70.00 $63.66 $639 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,217 —
2005–2110 2058 2 100.00–109.00 $104.61 $2,153 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1600 1271 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 13 875.00–1,325.00 $1,147.78

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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
860–985 935 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,525.00–1,600.00 $1,551.34 —
1020–1530 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,210.00–1,525.00 $1,434.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 140.00 $140.00 $406 —

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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.