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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report, Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 7, 2022

310 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.43/cwt +1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 457 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $145.79/cwt -2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 585 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $165.67/cwt +4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 467 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 310 303 375
Feeder cattle 266 242 329
Slaughter cattle 21 44 28
Replacement cattle 23 17 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: All classes of feeder cattle sold unevenly steady with the higher quality calves under 600 lbs. seeing the strongest demand. Slaughter cows were 4.00-6.00 lower on a very plain offering and no test on slaughter 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
453–458 456 4 146.00–155.00 $150.52 $686 -13.48
510 fancy 510 9 174.50 $174.50 $890 —
543 543 2 145.00 $145.00 $787 -18.00
558–588 583 14 156.00–163.00 $161.55 $942 +2.91
648 648 6 157.00 $157.00 $1,017 -1.71
698 698 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,047 —
720 720 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 130.00 $130.00 $494 —
480 480 1 140.00 $140.00 $672 —
715 715 1 114.00 $114.00 $815 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 145.00 $145.00 $334 —
270–290 280 2 152.50–164.00 $158.46 $444 -4.54
300 300 2 161.00 $161.00 $483 —
350–390 361 7 145.00–160.00 $151.53 $547 +0.81
423 423 5 150.50 $150.50 $637 +4.21
456–465 457 18 140.00–150.00 $149.43 $683 +1.88
502–526 522 16 139.00–145.50 $144.33 $753 +3.23
566–590 579 10 120.00–138.00 $129.13 $748 -3.10
620–626 625 8 112.50–130.00 $127.83 $799 -13.48
700 700 5 120.00 $120.00 $840 —
920 920 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 135.00 $135.00 $392 —
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 —
360 360 1 137.50 $137.50 $495 —
400–440 427 3 130.00–131.00 $130.31 $556 —
465–493 486 4 120.00 $120.00 $583 —
530 530 2 101.00 $101.00 $535 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 4 88.00 $88.00 $1,012 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 170.00–180.00 $174.86 $469 —
315–330 323 2 165.00–170.00 $167.44 $541 +1.61
355 fancy 355 2 176.00 $176.00 $625 —
385 385 1 157.50 $157.50 $606 -6.78
406 fancy 406 6 171.00 $171.00 $694 —
410–447 429 6 137.50–149.00 $143.50 $616 -25.56
453 fancy 453 8 176.50 $176.50 $800 —
473–498 481 8 150.00–163.00 $154.84 $745 -6.30
526 526 4 169.50 $169.50 $892 +27.50
563–595 585 17 140.00–155.00 $145.79 $853 -2.04
623 623 2 140.00 $140.00 $872 -8.02
653 653 4 138.00 $138.00 $901 +1.27
715 715 2 128.00 $128.00 $915 +3.80
963 963 2 96.00 $96.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 121.00 $121.00 $551 —
688–695 690 3 115.00–118.00 $116.01 $800 —
710 710 1 117.00 $117.00 $831 —
766 766 5 110.00 $110.00 $843 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1430 1430 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1635 1445 75-80% 3 62.50–64.00 $63.22 $914 -2.83
1310–1660 1461 75-80% 4 57.00–60.00 $58.36 $853 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1270 1170 80-85% 3 54.00–62.00 $58.65 $686 —
1160–1255 1208 80-85% 2 47.00–47.50 $47.26 $571 -15.84
1415 1415 80-85% 1 67.00 $67.00 $948 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1040 1030 85-90% 2 40.00–41.00 $40.50 $417 -16.13
1060–1100 1080 85-90% 2 52.00–57.00 $54.45 $588 +8.80

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740–750 745 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 500.00–525.00 $512.42

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660–1075 877 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–875.00 $843.63
835–1120 978 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00–950.00 $875.26
970–1110 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 675.00–825.00 $755.05
1110 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
655–950 803 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,200.00 $1,148.99 —

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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.