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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

187 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $156.64/cwt -15.45 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 522 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.69/cwt +1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 478 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $176.29/cwt -6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 390 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 187 406 280
Feeder cattle 144 280 256
Slaughter cattle 24 37 9
Replacement cattle 19 89 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 8.00-10.00 lower and feeder heifers were 4.00-6.00 lower on a plain offering on all classes of feeder calves. No test 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
585–590 588 2 145.00–165.00 $155.04 $912 -20.51
620 620 1 159.00 $159.00 $986 -7.00
664 664 4 169.50 $169.50 $1,125 +7.50
725 725 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,095 +11.00
793 793 6 161.00 $161.00 $1,277 +17.00
819–840 823 5 159.00–160.50 $160.19 $1,318 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
798 798 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,093 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 1 173.00 $173.00 $472 —
325 325 1 163.00 $163.00 $530 -12.00
383 fancy 383 5 175.00 $175.00 $670 —
378–395 387 4 157.00–167.00 $161.89 $627 +8.82
458–491 478 12 160.00–172.00 $167.69 $802 +1.44
513 513 4 158.00 $158.00 $811 -5.19
560 560 5 146.50–157.50 $153.10 $857 -4.06
615–635 626 7 135.00–141.00 $138.83 $869 -14.77
700–730 711 9 118.00–129.00 $120.47 $857 -7.03
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 150.00 $150.00 $428 —
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 -21.74
445 445 1 151.00 $151.00 $672 +16.00
590 590 1 139.00 $139.00 $820 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 386 6 155.00–171.00 $168.48 $650 -14.24
395 fancy 395 4 188.00 $188.00 $743 —
435–442 440 4 165.00–176.00 $173.28 $762 -3.43
475 475 2 168.00 $168.00 $798 +1.25
516 fancy 516 7 168.00 $168.00 $867 —
500–543 527 9 145.00–150.00 $147.80 $779 -24.29
556–592 571 7 159.00 $159.00 $908 -11.51
600–640 632 5 147.00–159.00 $149.28 $943 -12.48
650 650 1 149.00 $149.00 $968 +4.00
715–732 725 5 130.00–135.00 $133.03 $964 -11.97
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 2 118.00 $118.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 +494.93
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 -10.00
540 540 1 120.00 $120.00 $648 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1070 1005 85-90% 3 47.00–51.00 $49.07 $493 -21.20
1040 1040 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $645 -8.27
1095 1095 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $766 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 80-85% 1 54.50 $54.50 $610 —
1180 1180 80-85% 1 78.00 $78.00 $920 +12.96
1190–1270 1230 80-85% 2 66.50–67.00 $66.76 $821 -11.30
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 75-80% 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,184 —
1385–1550 1463 75-80% 3 73.00–84.00 $78.06 $1,142 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–2190 1572 3 90.50–95.00 $93.07 $1,463 -2.85
1665 1665 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,798 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–1095 858 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 750.00–925.00 $871.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1260 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 925.00–1,125.00 $1,041.67
1015–1200 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00–1,000.00 $965.63
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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.