Cattle Market Pulse

Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

379 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.14/cwt +5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,195/hd at 823 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.26/cwt -3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 468 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.03/cwt +0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 524 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 379 309 121
Feeder cattle 280 221 100
Slaughter cattle 43 52 14
Replacement cattle 56 36 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder heifers less than 600 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher with those over 600 lbs. selling steady. Feeder steers and bulls traded steady with a softer demand on the lightweight calves. The high dressing slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher with average dressers selling steady. Slaughters bulls on a light test sold steady compared to previous sales.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 167.50 $167.50 $461 —
355 355 1 177.50 $177.50 $630 —
383 fancy 383 2 201.00 $201.00 $770 -5.00
475–480 479 5 164.00–167.00 $166.41 $797 -12.89
525 525 2 163.00–165.00 $164.00 $861 —
575 575 2 160.00–162.00 $161.00 $926 +2.56
648 648 5 148.00 $148.00 $959 —
670–695 683 2 145.00–146.00 $145.51 $994 -5.58
698 value added 698 9 147.00 $147.00 $1,026 —
710 710 5 140.00 $140.00 $994 -5.00
785 785 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,107 +1.94
823 value added 823 32 146.10 $146.10 $1,202 —
810–840 825 4 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $1,134 -2.50
854 854 4 141.00 $141.00 $1,204 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 147.50 $147.50 $516 —
540 540 1 145.00 $145.00 $783 -7.00
670 670 1 131.00 $131.00 $878 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 172.50 $172.50 $397 —
275 275 2 163.00 $163.00 $448 —
305–310 308 2 155.00–167.50 $161.20 $496 -2.89
355–372 365 15 158.00–166.00 $162.90 $595 +22.90
408–409 409 11 163.00 $163.00 $667 +17.93
458 value added 458 11 159.50 $159.50 $731 —
478–479 478 10 149.00–153.00 $150.60 $720 -8.65
500–542 524 18 150.00–153.00 $151.03 $791 +0.91
579 579 9 148.00 $148.00 $857 +1.49
623 623 6 134.50 $134.50 $838 +1.34
663 value added 663 6 134.50 $134.50 $892 —
765 765 3 123.50 $123.50 $945 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 2 142.00 $142.00 $680 +22.00
582 582 3 129.00 $129.00 $751 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 fancy 223 2 210.00–211.00 $210.48 $469 —
240 240 2 177.50 $177.50 $426 —
270 fancy 270 1 208.00 $208.00 $562 —
285 285 2 167.50 $167.50 $477 -25.50
325 fancy 325 2 203.00 $203.00 $660 —
355–378 370 3 172.50–187.00 $182.37 $675 -8.63
396 fancy 396 6 195.00 $195.00 $772 —
424 424 4 165.00 $165.00 $700 -9.51
453–485 466 10 165.00–177.50 $172.29 $803 -2.71
546 value added 546 7 154.00 $154.00 $841 —
550–590 563 3 138.00–143.00 $139.75 $787 -12.25
660 660 2 145.00 $145.00 $957 —
718 718 2 130.00 $130.00 $933 —
758–770 761 4 120.00–122.00 $120.51 $917 —
990 990 1 96.00 $96.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 157.50 $157.50 $559 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1605 1431 75-80% 7 92.00–101.00 $94.32 $1,350 +10.35
1215–1870 1440 75-80% 12 81.00–90.00 $85.00 $1,224 +1.03
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1205 1147 80-85% 3 86.00–87.00 $86.65 $994 —
1165 1165 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $769 —
1160–1175 1168 80-85% 2 72.00–73.00 $72.50 $847 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $710 +2.40
960–1125 1043 85-90% 2 82.50–85.00 $83.85 $875 +16.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1920–2040 1980 2 117.00–127.50 $122.41 $2,424 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1141–1390 1189 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 900.00–1,175.00 $967.64
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
1285 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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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
995–1035 1017 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,650.00–1,950.00 $1,747.87 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 -50.00
1095–1125 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,650.00–1,900.00 $1,773.31 +398.31
1205–1235 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,375.00–1,475.00 $1,425.61 -324.39
1155–1515 1317 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,375.00–1,675.00 $1,575.04 —
1200–1700 1432 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 1,435.00–1,850.00 $1,696.20 —

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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.