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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.10/cwt -4.79 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 629 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.24/cwt +2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 421 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.50/cwt -4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 527 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 362 722 372
Feeder cattle 223 634 191
Slaughter cattle 30 45 19
Replacement cattle 109 43 162

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473–483 476 6 173.00–175.00 $174.32 $830 +1.54
520–540 527 14 169.00–170.00 $169.50 $893 -4.23
565–588 578 4 155.00–162.00 $159.26 $921 +0.77
628 628 5 155.00 $155.00 $973 +7.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 164.00 $164.00 $787 +19.00
520 520 2 154.00 $154.00 $801 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 153.00–160.00 $156.36 $497 -5.23
406–433 416 9 155.00–164.00 $162.54 $676 -1.40
421–437 fancy 428 7 171.00 $171.00 $732 —
454–476 465 13 155.00–163.00 $159.77 $743 +1.73
501–520 509 9 144.00–154.00 $149.46 $761 -0.97
563–590 578 11 143.00–150.50 $147.66 $853 +2.53
600–643 629 25 132.00–144.00 $138.10 $869 -4.79
708–735 724 5 132.50–134.50 $133.28 $965 —
833 833 8 129.75 $129.75 $1,081 +0.25
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 135.00 $135.00 $662 +1.48
510 510 2 137.00 $137.00 $699 -2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 3 146.00 $146.00 $726 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 193.00 $193.00 $627 +25.44
365 fancy 365 1 200.00 $200.00 $730 —
395 395 2 192.00 $192.00 $758 +3.93
430–440 438 4 175.00–180.00 $178.77 $783 -0.66
468–478 473 4 167.00–170.00 $168.48 $797 +1.54
500–524 520 6 160.00–164.00 $163.36 $849 -3.14
572–597 584 11 146.00–152.00 $148.16 $865 -4.43
632 632 5 147.50 $147.50 $932 +0.69
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 177.00 $177.00 $625 +24.57
438 438 2 169.00 $169.00 $740 +21.50
593 593 2 140.00 $140.00 $830 ±0.00
690 690 1 124.00 $124.00 $856 -3.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 3 154.00 $154.00 $758 —
800 800 1 100.00 $100.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1480–1510 1495 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,535.00–1,610.00 $1,572.88 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1635 1358 75-80% 2 88.00–89.00 $88.40 $1,200 —
1310–1525 1386 75-80% 4 75.00–77.50 $76.50 $1,060 —
1160–1730 1436 75-80% 7 79.00–85.50 $81.96 $1,177 +9.62
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 80-85% 1 76.50 $76.50 $807 —
1050–1170 1110 80-85% 2 90.50–104.00 $96.89 $1,075 —
1040–1240 1155 80-85% 4 78.50–84.00 $80.50 $930 +10.47
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1045 1017 85-90% 3 69.00–76.00 $73.52 $748 —
995–1125 1060 85-90% 2 52.00–56.00 $53.88 $571 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1650 1400 2 85.00–90.00 $87.05 $1,219 —
1775 1775 1 113.00 $113.00 $2,006 —
1740–2290 2015 2 99.00–107.50 $103.83 $2,092 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
818 818 (<2 yrs)Open 4 129.75 $129.75 $1,061
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
849 849 (<2 yrs)Open 4 1,080.00 $1,080.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–1120 1029 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,375.00–1,550.00 $1,452.21
1005–1290 1109 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 12 975.00–1,325.00 $1,229.61
1025–1205 1130 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,125.00–1,150.00 $1,137.67
1095–1175 1139 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1030–1380 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 710.00–1,050.00 $964.17
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
980–1515 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,060.00–1,425.00 $1,361.37
1115–1500 1341 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,060.00–1,360.00 $1,255.58
1220–1800 1541 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 860.00–1,475.00 $1,256.40
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–940 922 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,200.00 $1,200.00
865–975 936 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,136.11
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–940 865 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,400.00–1,550.00 $1,454.34

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705–985 812 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 1,125.00–1,450.00 $1,316.03
720–955 854 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 8 1,425.00 $1,425.00
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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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
1000–1490 1226 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 1,300.00–1,825.00 $1,551.95 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 81.00 $81.00 $347 —

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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.