Cattle Market Pulse

Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 20, 2022

152 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.24/cwt -1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 520 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.96/cwt +5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 626 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 152 200 133
Feeder cattle 127 153 112
Slaughter cattle 15 23 18
Replacement cattle 10 24 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Temperatures in the mid 90's again resulted in low receipts and moderate buyer interest. All feeder calf classes were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady on a light and plain offering.

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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 1 165.00 $165.00 $495 -16.00
345 fancy 345 1 200.00 $200.00 $690 —
355 fancy 355 1 198.00 $198.00 $703 —
430 430 1 181.00 $181.00 $778 —
528 528 2 171.00 $171.00 $903 ±0.00
550–595 565 3 161.00–171.00 $167.49 $946 —
605 605 3 163.00 $163.00 $986 +9.33
750 750 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 128.00 $128.00 $710 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 2 171.00 $171.00 $518 —
353–375 359 4 156.00–165.00 $162.65 $584 -4.39
405–435 415 3 145.00–155.00 $151.51 $629 -17.36
415 fancy 415 6 165.50 $165.50 $687 —
463 463 2 160.00 $160.00 $741 +6.60
509–527 520 16 146.00–155.50 $153.24 $797 -1.26
558–583 573 5 151.00–151.50 $151.31 $867 +1.80
613–644 626 11 144.50–145.50 $144.96 $907 +5.96
650–685 662 3 118.00–130.00 $122.14 $809 -17.86
775 775 1 119.00 $119.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 124.00 $124.00 $744 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 fancy 320 2 202.00 $202.00 $646 —
380 380 1 175.00 $175.00 $665 -5.00
440 440 3 164.00 $164.00 $722 -7.85
465–485 475 2 164.00–165.00 $164.51 $781 -7.01
558 558 3 152.00 $152.00 $848 +1.25
615–634 631 7 129.00–140.00 $137.04 $865 +2.67
665 665 1 134.00 $134.00 $891 -10.00
825–832 830 4 103.00–114.00 $111.27 $924 —
840 840 1 93.00 $93.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 146.00 $146.00 $661 —
623–640 627 4 110.00–119.00 $116.70 $732 —
835 835 1 88.00 $88.00 $735 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 78.50 $78.50 $1,028 —
1250–1755 1406 75-80% 7 81.00–87.50 $85.19 $1,198 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1160 1130 85-90% 3 78.00–83.00 $80.70 $912 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1260 1243 80-85% 2 77.50–82.00 $79.78 $992 —
1270 1270 80-85% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,092 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–2240 1890 2 108.00–110.00 $108.81 $2,057 -1.19

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1175–1475 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00–1,185.00 $1,069.72

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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 1 925.00 $925.00 -525.00

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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.