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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

292 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.58/cwt ≈ $1,132/hd at 680 lb · 73 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $167.60/cwt +7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 528 lb · 16 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.00/cwt ≈ $1,197/hd at 820 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 292 143 210
Feeder cattle 271 121 151
Slaughter cattle 13 11 30
Replacement cattle 8 11 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher and bull calves sold 6.00-8.00 higher with strong demand for both classes. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls 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
390 fancy 390 2 197.00 $197.00 $768 —
480–485 484 11 170.00–185.00 $182.46 $883 —
570 570 2 170.00–172.00 $171.00 $975 +3.00
635 635 4 164.50 $164.50 $1,045 —
663–675 669 2 153.00–160.00 $156.47 $1,047 —
785 785 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,138 —
840 840 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,277 +17.00
875 875 2 153.50 $153.50 $1,343 —
1002 1002 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,453 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 157.50 $157.50 $496 —
460 460 1 154.00 $154.00 $708 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–325 321 4 171.00–177.00 $174.04 $559 +1.37
350–383 370 10 171.50–176.00 $173.20 $641 +14.20
428–435 429 9 173.00–180.50 $179.65 $771 +12.65
468–476 471 10 167.00–173.00 $170.58 $803 +12.74
522–545 527 11 155.00–168.00 $163.67 $863 +2.67
558–580 569 4 141.00–145.00 $142.96 $813 -10.73
615–638 632 6 151.00–154.00 $151.49 $957 -8.99
655 655 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,009 —
680 value added 680 72 166.75 $166.75 $1,134 —
704 704 4 145.50 $145.50 $1,024 +11.96
820 value added 820 15 146.00 $146.00 $1,197 —
960 960 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 140.00 $140.00 $441 —
760 760 1 125.00 $125.00 $950 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 4 192.00 $192.00 $528 —
325 325 1 172.50 $172.50 $561 -6.94
353–396 fancy 382 9 198.00 $198.00 $756 —
408–436 426 8 177.00–185.00 $182.12 $776 +12.12
476 476 6 174.50 $174.50 $831 +12.07
513–547 528 16 161.00–172.50 $167.60 $885 +7.60
598 598 10 156.00 $156.00 $933 +6.00
634 634 4 145.00 $145.00 $919 -2.00
655–695 675 4 139.00–148.00 $143.37 $968 —
905 905 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 160.00 $160.00 $632 +32.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1240 1196 80-85% 4 84.00–90.00 $87.06 $1,041 —
1215 1215 80-85% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,191 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $857 —
1110 1110 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $999 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 75-80% 1 86.50 $86.50 $1,328 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,100 —
1690 1690 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,944 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.