Cattle Market Pulse

Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

309 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.08/cwt +10.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 611 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.68/cwt +0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 579 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $177.85/cwt ≈ $782/hd at 440 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 309 234 296
Feeder cattle 221 160 168
Slaughter cattle 52 23 39
Replacement cattle 36 51 89

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: All feeder calf classes 600 lbs. and under sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder calves over 600 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher with a good demand on all feeder cattle. The high dressing slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 higher with the average dressers selling steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 fancy 385 2 206.00 $206.00 $793 +4.00
400–408 406 4 183.00–190.00 $188.28 $764 +7.78
465–478 476 13 179.00–181.00 $179.30 $853 +4.30
518 value added 518 3 171.00 $171.00 $886 —
566 value added 566 6 166.00 $166.00 $940 —
580–592 588 8 150.00–160.00 $158.44 $932 -2.56
611 value added 611 21 167.00 $167.00 $1,020 —
600–618 612 3 151.00–152.00 $151.67 $928 -3.33
653–688 669 7 148.00–154.00 $151.09 $1,011 —
704 704 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,021 +2.00
770–785 778 2 133.00–145.00 $139.06 $1,082 —
815 815 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,141 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 152.00 $152.00 $813 —
565–598 587 3 141.00–142.00 $141.68 $832 —
675 675 1 130.00 $130.00 $878 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 fancy 298 4 167.00 $167.00 $498 —
300–338 330 5 160.00–165.00 $164.09 $541 —
355 fancy 355 1 164.00 $164.00 $582 —
361 361 5 140.00 $140.00 $505 -18.34
402 fancy 402 9 160.00 $160.00 $643 —
400–432 424 4 142.00–155.00 $145.07 $615 -13.43
452–453 452 8 157.00–160.00 $159.25 $720 +3.75
510–520 517 8 149.00–151.00 $150.12 $776 +3.27
555–583 568 7 144.00–150.00 $146.51 $832 +6.51
608–640 632 8 131.00–140.00 $133.16 $842 -1.84
660–688 682 5 127.00–132.00 $131.03 $894 -0.97
700 700 2 123.00 $123.00 $861 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 3 131.00 $131.00 $626 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 —
478 478 2 120.00 $120.00 $574 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 3 193.00 $193.00 $564 —
351 fancy 351 4 205.00 $205.00 $720 —
370 370 1 191.00 $191.00 $707 +6.15
413 fancy 413 3 189.00 $189.00 $781 —
435–449 448 10 170.00–175.00 $174.51 $782 —
480 480 1 175.00 $175.00 $840 -0.74
500 500 3 164.00 $164.00 $820 +9.03
558 558 2 152.00 $152.00 $848 +2.00
600–645 609 5 143.00–149.00 $147.73 $900 +2.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1750 1750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 174.00 $174.00 $600 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1360 1328 75-80% 3 74.00–77.00 $74.98 $996 -8.32
1200–1590 1410 75-80% 14 81.00–87.00 $83.97 $1,184 -3.03
1310–1650 1472 75-80% 5 90.00–93.00 $91.86 $1,352 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1050 1028 80-85% 3 71.00–77.00 $74.38 $765 —
1075 1075 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $699 -12.00
1015–1135 1090 80-85% 3 80.00–85.00 $82.05 $894 +5.05
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1070 1020 85-90% 3 65.00–70.00 $67.60 $690 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,345.00 $1,345.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1150 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 735.00–775.00 $753.12
1295 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1385 1385 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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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
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 -150.00
1050–1315 1136 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 975.00–1,650.00 $1,319.99 —
1150–1265 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,725.00–1,825.00 $1,793.82 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 110.00 $110.00 $465 —

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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.