Cattle Market Pulse

Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 13, 2022

200 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $129.66/cwt +13.66 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 720 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $150.75/cwt +4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 579 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 200 743 330
Feeder cattle 153 675 137
Slaughter cattle 23 28 62
Replacement cattle 24 40 131

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold fully steady. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher on a good quality offering. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 181.00 $181.00 $543 —
450–465 455 8 171.00–180.00 $178.85 $814 +4.21
528 528 2 171.00 $171.00 $903 +15.87
625–630 628 3 153.00–155.00 $153.67 $965 +1.45
677–678 677 5 145.00–151.00 $147.40 $998 -1.20
705–740 723 2 145.00–148.00 $146.54 $1,059 +6.96
910 910 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,238 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 1 152.00 $152.00 $765 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 166.00–173.00 $169.38 $483 —
365–380 373 2 165.00–169.00 $167.04 $623 +6.91
400–407 406 7 162.00–170.00 $168.87 $686 +23.87
455–475 463 6 144.00–159.00 $153.40 $710 -3.01
500–515 512 8 153.00–156.00 $154.50 $791 —
567–580 573 8 143.00–153.00 $149.51 $857 +4.70
631 631 7 139.00 $139.00 $877 -2.98
664 664 5 140.00 $140.00 $930 +19.00
715 715 1 126.00 $126.00 $901 +14.67
828 828 2 112.00 $112.00 $927 —
850 850 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,046 +4.50
1114 1114 4 104.50 $104.50 $1,164 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 158.00 $158.00 $506 —
465 465 1 122.00 $122.00 $567 —
575 575 1 124.00 $124.00 $713 +6.00

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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 2 187.00 $187.00 $608 —
375 375 1 180.00 $180.00 $675 -5.04
403–435 414 3 166.00–175.00 $171.85 $711 —
450–455 454 4 164.00–174.00 $171.52 $779 +3.52
538 538 2 160.00 $160.00 $861 +14.06
560–589 579 10 148.00–164.00 $150.75 $873 +17.98
615–641 633 7 130.00–145.00 $134.37 $851 -11.89
655 655 5 144.00 $144.00 $943 +9.00
702–746 720 15 126.50–131.50 $129.66 $934 +13.66
975 975 3 82.00 $82.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 142.00 $142.00 $774 +13.30

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1375 1370 75-80% 2 93.00–94.00 $93.50 $1,281 —
1285–1560 1380 75-80% 8 82.50–87.50 $84.73 $1,169 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1135 1098 80-85% 2 62.00–69.00 $65.38 $718 —
1100–1205 1148 80-85% 3 76.50–85.50 $82.36 $945 -14.64
1160 1160 80-85% 1 96.50 $96.50 $1,119 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 85-90% 1 77.50 $77.50 $899 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1890 1890 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,079 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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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
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 -75.00
965–1050 1004 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 875.00–1,000.00 $936.80 -263.20
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 +425.00
1000–1350 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,075.00–1,375.00 $1,167.41 -169.20

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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.