Cattle Market Pulse

Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

384 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.71/cwt -16.39 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 574 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.75/cwt -19.94 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 469 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.15/cwt ≈ $609/hd at 411 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 384 187 397
Feeder cattle 265 144 258
Slaughter cattle 45 24 79
Replacement cattle 74 19 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 8.00-10.00 lower and feeder heifers traded 10.00-12.00 lower. Buyer demand was low on feeder cattle due to the changing weather's affects on feeder cattle health. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher on a average quality offering and slaughter bulls were steady an a plain offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–371 370 6 172.50–185.00 $182.44 $675 —
440 440 1 178.00 $178.00 $783 —
485 485 1 166.00 $166.00 $805 —
510–540 533 6 160.50–173.00 $166.98 $890 —
588 588 2 149.00 $149.00 $876 -6.04
620–630 625 2 146.00–154.00 $149.97 $937 -9.03
660 660 3 145.00–146.00 $145.33 $959 -24.17

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 140.00 $140.00 $336 —
300–340 303 12 137.00–156.00 $147.61 $447 -15.39
350–378 359 16 140.00–157.00 $151.96 $546 -9.93
404–430 411 17 145.00–151.00 $148.15 $609 —
462–498 469 21 135.00–150.00 $147.75 $693 -19.94
510–517 516 11 140.00–148.00 $147.28 $760 -10.72
570–578 574 22 134.00–141.50 $136.71 $785 -16.39
617 617 5 150.00 $150.00 $926 +11.17
728 728 2 121.00 $121.00 $881 +0.53
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 135.00 $135.00 $310 —
398 398 3 125.00 $125.00 $498 —
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 —
548 548 2 126.00 $126.00 $690 —
565–599 595 8 110.00–118.00 $117.05 $696 -21.95
630 630 1 101.00 $101.00 $636 —
715 715 1 111.00 $111.00 $794 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 272 3 179.00–186.00 $181.53 $494 —
353–399 375 13 160.00–176.00 $168.94 $634 +0.46
413 fancy 413 2 175.00 $175.00 $723 —
403–448 436 12 149.00–165.00 $160.30 $699 -12.98
455–470 459 7 160.00–161.00 $160.71 $738 -7.29
511–520 516 10 152.50–165.50 $160.35 $827 +12.55
563–593 577 10 140.00–160.00 $149.45 $862 -9.55
611–644 633 13 138.00–146.50 $142.48 $902 -6.80
653–683 672 15 134.00–144.00 $138.42 $930 -10.58
720 720 2 120.00 $120.00 $864 -13.03
770 770 2 124.00 $124.00 $955 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 146.00 $146.00 $489 —
370 370 1 126.00 $126.00 $466 —
418–440 425 3 129.00–131.00 $130.31 $554 +0.31
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
955 955 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1130 971 85-90% 5 40.00–47.00 $44.39 $431 —
1000 1000 85-90% 1 81.00 $81.00 $810 +31.93
940–1090 1036 85-90% 5 53.50–59.00 $55.81 $578 -6.19
1015–1095 1055 85-90% 3 64.00–70.00 $66.96 $706 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1520 1425 75-80% 2 83.00–84.00 $83.53 $1,190 —
1395–1585 1464 75-80% 4 77.00–80.00 $78.67 $1,152 +0.61
1335–1725 1507 75-80% 5 65.00–75.00 $71.63 $1,079 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1135 1123 80-85% 2 58.00–61.00 $59.48 $668 +4.98
1135–1165 1150 80-85% 2 73.00–76.00 $74.52 $857 -3.48
1105–1230 1156 80-85% 6 64.00–67.50 $66.09 $764 -11.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1475 1445 4 76.00–89.50 $82.09 $1,186 —
1885–2105 1995 2 92.50–98.50 $95.67 $1,909 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
760–1000 864 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 600.00–1,000.00 $798.55
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
805–1301 1096 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 725.00–1,225.00 $967.16
1005–1375 1191 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 775.00–1,300.00 $1,013.59

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705 705 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
760–1035 924 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,200.00–1,375.00 $1,290.91 —
945–975 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,098.44 —
830–1375 1028 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 700.00–1,225.00 $1,045.77 —
850–1305 1144 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 825.00–1,235.00 $1,139.07 —

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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.