Cattle Market Pulse

Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 8, 2022

143 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.51/cwt ≈ $1,111/hd at 724 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.84/cwt -4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 478 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 143 200 110
Feeder cattle 121 163 85
Slaughter cattle 11 24 18
Replacement cattle 11 13 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder cattle sold 5.00-7.00 higher with good demand. Interest in the slaughter cows and bulls remained low with no trend due to low receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 175.00 $175.00 $779 -1.00
500–513 509 7 174.00–181.00 $175.96 $896 —
559 value added 559 5 179.50 $179.50 $1,003 —
565 565 2 168.00 $168.00 $949 +13.00
654 value added 654 8 179.00 $179.00 $1,171 —
825 825 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,114 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–298 295 3 161.00–171.00 $167.73 $495 —
345–347 347 6 166.00–174.00 $172.67 $599 —
350 350 1 159.00 $159.00 $556 -13.00
400–403 402 6 165.00–168.00 $167.00 $671 +7.79
455–491 478 10 154.00–165.00 $157.84 $754 -4.16
504 504 6 161.00 $161.00 $811 +12.67
568–590 577 7 148.00–157.50 $153.69 $887 +6.07
625–645 642 7 148.00–162.50 $160.48 $1,030 +17.10
721 value added 721 10 161.50 $161.50 $1,164 —
700–740 730 4 131.50–140.00 $133.54 $975 —
1045 1045 1 95.00 $95.00 $993 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 fancy 308 2 190.00 $190.00 $585 —
327–347 338 7 173.00–184.00 $179.44 $607 —
370 370 1 170.00 $170.00 $629 —
410 410 1 170.00 $170.00 $697 +6.49
450–475 463 2 160.00–165.00 $162.43 $752 -0.57
510 510 2 160.00 $160.00 $816 +10.51
598 598 2 150.00 $150.00 $897 +5.90
640 640 1 147.00 $147.00 $941 +4.71
740 740 1 135.00 $135.00 $999 -2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 127.50 $127.50 $497 —
478 478 2 150.00 $150.00 $717 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1040 918 85-90% 5 74.00–77.00 $75.93 $697 +18.83
1015 1015 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $863 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 80-85% 1 81.50 $81.50 $1,039 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 75-80% 1 83.50 $83.50 $1,156 +2.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1595 1348 2 94.00–100.00 $96.45 $1,300 —
1650 1650 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,798 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–980 925 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–950.00 $914.73

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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
845 845 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
985–1370 1178 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,475.00–1,500.00 $1,489.54 —

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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.