Cattle Market Pulse

Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

222 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.91/cwt +14.91 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 402 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.38/cwt -8.83 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 582 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $152.58/cwt -8.42 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 419 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 222 254 224
Feeder cattle 143 214 176
Slaughter cattle 53 32 26
Replacement cattle 26 8 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts last week. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher and bull calves traded 4.00-6.00 lower. Demand for feeder cattle remained low on an inconsistent offering. Slaughter cows were steady and slaughter bulls sold 8.00-10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 155.00 $155.00 $512 —
430 430 1 157.50 $157.50 $677 -2.50
455–460 458 3 145.00–151.00 $149.01 $682 -20.99
515–541 532 9 140.50–158.50 $146.82 $781 -8.18
565–585 582 12 140.00–150.00 $148.38 $864 -8.83
620–643 632 4 139.00–143.00 $141.04 $891 -8.44
687–695 689 7 132.50–150.00 $145.33 $1,001 —
783 783 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,096 —
845 845 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,191 —
925 925 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,249 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 130.00–140.00 $134.79 $492 —
630 630 1 117.50 $117.50 $740 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–273 272 4 156.00–157.50 $156.37 $425 —
353 353 2 147.00 $147.00 $519 —
400–405 402 18 132.00–145.50 $140.91 $566 +14.91
461 461 4 140.00 $140.00 $645 -1.00
500–520 517 6 130.00–136.00 $135.03 $698 +1.23
550–595 564 6 125.00–131.00 $128.87 $727 +1.78
620 620 2 129.00 $129.00 $800 +5.00
708 708 2 116.00 $116.00 $821 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 112.50 $112.50 $731 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–343 330 3 165.00–180.00 $175.38 $579 —
401–437 419 10 145.00–157.00 $152.58 $639 -8.42
469–472 470 7 147.00–156.00 $150.87 $709 -9.13
505–518 514 3 145.00–151.00 $146.97 $755 -10.03
570 570 1 162.50 $162.50 $926 +18.23
600 600 1 154.00 $154.00 $924 +18.57
690 690 1 122.00 $122.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 140.00 $140.00 $490 +2.50
520 520 1 117.50 $117.50 $611 -15.52

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1585 1400 75-80% 5 58.00–60.50 $59.08 $827 -7.08
1300–1665 1506 75-80% 18 61.50–71.00 $65.96 $993 +9.47
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1275 1194 80-85% 5 47.50–58.00 $53.49 $639 —
1140–1370 1237 80-85% 6 60.00–67.00 $64.28 $795 —
1350 1350 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $945 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–960 935 85-90% 2 35.00–41.00 $38.08 $356 —
930–1150 1038 85-90% 4 45.00–47.50 $46.25 $480 —
1045–1135 1093 85-90% 4 53.50–59.50 $55.98 $612 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–2035 1812 3 86.00–90.00 $88.13 $1,597 -12.02
2025–2080 2045 3 100.00–105.00 $102.36 $2,093 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–895 878 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 725.00–760.00 $742.15

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1270 1096 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 825.00–1,175.00 $1,036.06
1035–1305 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–900.00 $841.09
1495 1495 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685–900 793 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–700.00 $656.78
720–925 823 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00–960.00 $879.03

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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
1370–1535 1453 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,110.00–1,260.00 $1,189.26 —

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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.