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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

79 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 79 293 170
Feeder cattle 50 217 138
Slaughter cattle 13 48 21
Replacement cattle 16 28 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend on this sale due to light receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–495 474 3 167.00–178.00 $174.17 $826 —
520–533 528 4 150.00–166.00 $154.95 $818 —
593 593 4 157.50 $157.50 $934 +24.50
720 720 1 138.00 $138.00 $994 —
813 813 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,171 —
885 885 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,150 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 155.00 $155.00 $581 ±0.00
445 445 1 145.00 $145.00 $645 -5.95
499 499 7 156.00 $156.00 $778 +15.00
515–520 518 2 137.00–140.00 $138.51 $717 -17.90
568 568 2 148.00 $148.00 $841 +0.77
622–633 626 5 147.00–148.00 $147.60 $924 +6.20
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 118.00 $118.00 $584 —
690–695 693 2 119.00–127.00 $123.01 $852 —
725 725 1 120.00 $120.00 $870 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 164.00 $164.00 $664 -4.56
460 460 1 166.00 $166.00 $764 +8.00
525 525 1 150.00 $150.00 $788 +3.15
563–590 570 4 141.00–148.00 $146.19 $833 -1.21
648 648 3 144.50 $144.50 $936 +9.12
695 695 1 133.00 $133.00 $924 +3.10
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
808 808 2 107.00 $107.00 $865 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1325 1203 80-85% 3 79.50–83.00 $80.78 $972 +25.13
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1540 1388 75-80% 2 76.50–84.50 $80.06 $1,111 +3.63
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $696 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1675 1520 2 81.00–93.50 $87.89 $1,336 —
1925 1925 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,944 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1240 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 835.00–875.00 $854.33
1120–1415 1268 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 885.00–1,075.00 $968.94

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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
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00 —

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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.