Cattle Market Pulse

Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $180.87/cwt +11.11 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 456 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.85/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 509 lb · 13 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $131.08/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 729 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 234 325 84
Feeder cattle 160 223 72
Slaughter cattle 23 49 8
Replacement cattle 51 53 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder cattle sold fully steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls also traded steady with a lighter supply than last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 175.00 $175.00 $542 —
370 fancy 370 5 202.00 $202.00 $747 +9.05
435–443 439 4 180.00–181.00 $180.50 $792 —
485 485 1 175.00 $175.00 $849 -1.69
500–525 513 2 159.00–176.00 $167.29 $858 -3.71
588 588 2 161.00 $161.00 $947 ±0.00
625 625 4 155.00 $155.00 $969 —
721 721 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,031 -0.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 277 3 160.00–166.00 $163.74 $454 +4.74
355–385 369 5 150.00–165.00 $158.34 $584 -9.62
410–448 435 9 157.00–165.00 $158.50 $689 -5.27
466 466 6 155.50 $155.50 $725 +9.60
503–527 509 13 140.00–154.00 $146.85 $747 +11.85
570 570 5 134.00–141.50 $140.00 $798 +4.00
600 600 2 135.00 $135.00 $810 -2.92
678 678 2 132.00 $132.00 $895 -7.00
770 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 -11.00
916 916 4 113.00 $113.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 115.00 $115.00 $656 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 fancy 245 1 204.00 $204.00 $500 +1.00
255 fancy 255 1 206.00 $206.00 $525 —
343–348 346 4 175.00–190.00 $182.45 $631 +1.45
355–395 385 4 171.00–189.00 $184.85 $712 —
456 value added 456 8 186.00 $186.00 $848 —
450–495 457 8 164.00–178.00 $175.74 $803 +14.16
505–546 532 6 154.50–156.00 $154.97 $824 -3.64
578 578 2 150.00 $150.00 $867 +12.00
600–635 612 3 144.00–146.00 $145.31 $889 -2.69
723–732 729 11 130.00–133.00 $131.08 $956 +2.08
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1600 1600 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 75-80% 1 77.50 $77.50 $980 —
1255–1405 1318 75-80% 5 81.00–85.00 $83.30 $1,098 +8.63
1410 1410 75-80% 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,227 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1060 995 85-90% 3 71.00–74.00 $73.04 $727 —
1045–1065 1055 85-90% 2 78.50–79.00 $78.75 $831 +9.91
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1110 1060 80-85% 2 77.00 $77.00 $816 —
1160 1160 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $789 -11.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1830 1830 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,958 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1135 1093 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 780.00–835.00 $808.57
1000–1360 1123 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,025.00–1,375.00 $1,238.66
1050–1200 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 875.00–1,345.00 $1,179.89
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1020–1500 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 725.00–1,375.00 $1,120.13

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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
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1000–1100 1038 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,135.00–1,175.00 $1,152.83 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 +175.00

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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.