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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $168.53/cwt +4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 422 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $152.71/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 521 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $154.00/cwt +5.75 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 554 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 425 297 171
Feeder cattle 314 210 149
Slaughter cattle 69 53 18
Replacement cattle 42 34 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to the July 4th holiday. All classes of feeder calves sold with good demand. The demand for the slaughter cattle was good on an average quality offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 191.00 $191.00 $659 —
410–418 415 3 172.00–180.00 $177.37 $736 —
488 488 2 170.00 $170.00 $830 —
780–798 787 5 152.00–155.50 $154.08 $1,213 —
800 800 3 152.50 $152.50 $1,220 —
862 862 11 152.50 $152.50 $1,315 —
1035 1035 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,325 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 150.00 $150.00 $765 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 3 161.00 $161.00 $486 —
371 371 15 156.00 $156.00 $579 +4.00
402 402 9 151.00 $151.00 $607 —
458–470 460 14 136.00–150.00 $147.83 $680 —
517–545 525 16 144.00–150.00 $147.61 $775 -4.09
577 577 8 145.00 $145.00 $837 -7.01
613–645 639 15 128.00–137.50 $135.68 $867 -5.61
668–695 675 6 131.00–139.00 $133.64 $902 -12.07
758 758 3 126.00 $126.00 $955 +6.00
883 883 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 2 130.00 $130.00 $537 —
605 605 3 111.00 $111.00 $672 —
733 733 2 101.00 $101.00 $740 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 119.00 $119.00 $631 —
590 590 1 121.00 $121.00 $714 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 182.50 $182.50 $447 —
300 fancy 300 3 193.00 $193.00 $579 -0.06
355 fancy 355 7 190.00 $190.00 $674 —
363–370 365 3 160.00–172.00 $167.95 $613 +5.45
404 fancy 404 9 177.00 $177.00 $715 —
418–444 434 14 154.00–166.00 $163.08 $708 +1.14
470–489 483 12 150.00–156.00 $151.95 $734 -0.81
510–530 521 19 143.00–156.00 $152.71 $796 -2.29
554 554 16 154.00 $154.00 $853 +5.75
605–640 621 15 148.50–152.00 $150.32 $933 +3.10
690 690 7 138.50 $138.50 $956 +12.01
780 780 7 121.00 $121.00 $944 —
828 828 6 112.50 $112.50 $932 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 155.00 $155.00 $508 —
385 385 3 137.00 $137.00 $527 +0.67
575–585 578 3 124.00–130.00 $126.02 $728 -6.18
615–645 635 3 122.00–129.00 $126.74 $805 +3.74
735 735 1 113.00 $113.00 $831 —
769 769 4 101.00 $101.00 $777 —
940 940 2 99.00 $99.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005–1040 1023 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,085.00–1,225.00 $1,153.80 +128.80

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1300 1280 75-80% 2 67.00–72.00 $69.54 $890 —
1265–1540 1364 75-80% 5 87.50–92.00 $89.05 $1,215 —
1240–1620 1442 75-80% 31 77.00–86.50 $82.12 $1,184 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1035 973 85-90% 3 55.00–61.00 $58.48 $569 —
1010–1115 1052 85-90% 5 78.50–81.00 $79.39 $835 —
985–1095 1053 85-90% 8 67.50–77.00 $73.12 $770 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 80-85% 1 86.50 $86.50 $1,016 +4.85
1140–1280 1188 80-85% 3 60.00–71.00 $66.51 $790 -15.14
1160–1280 1222 80-85% 8 74.00–82.00 $77.68 $949 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1650 1484 4 112.00–115.00 $113.74 $1,688 —
2035 2035 1 119.50 $119.50 $2,432 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 560.00 $560.00
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 785.00 $785.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
855–1315 1131 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 725.00–1,040.00 $911.66
1100–1200 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 900.00–960.00 $931.30
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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
850–1000 938 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,150.00–1,310.00 $1,234.73 —
1000–1205 1103 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,209.30 —

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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.