Cattle Market Pulse

Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

117 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 117 253 248
Feeder cattle 88 20 223
Slaughter cattle 22 23 20
Replacement cattle 7 210 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No test on the feeder cattle due to low receipts last week. Demand for the feeder calves was moderate on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 174.00 $174.00 $748 —
595 595 1 154.00 $154.00 $916 —
640 640 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,018 —
828–840 832 3 146.00–151.00 $149.32 $1,242 —
905 905 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,267 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 2 110.00 $110.00 $852 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 174.00 $174.00 $505 —
330 330 1 154.00 $154.00 $508 —
365 365 2 167.00 $167.00 $610 +26.00
415–418 417 3 151.00–152.50 $151.50 $632 —
467 467 3 144.00 $144.00 $672 +9.18
500–545 517 7 135.00–144.00 $141.06 $729 —
572–585 574 6 127.00–134.50 $128.27 $736 —
640 value added 640 5 143.50 $143.50 $918 —
800 800 1 123.00 $123.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 175.00 $175.00 $402 —
284 284 4 165.00 $165.00 $469 —
318–345 334 5 170.00–175.00 $171.90 $574 —
427–445 432 4 152.50–170.00 $165.49 $715 —
465–495 480 2 147.00–160.00 $153.30 $736 —
519–548 529 6 155.00–160.00 $158.27 $837 —
585–595 590 2 140.50–148.00 $144.28 $851 —
670 670 2 141.00 $141.00 $945 —
709 709 5 140.50 $140.50 $996 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 140.00 $140.00 $497 —
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1575 1530 75-80% 2 54.00–57.00 $55.54 $850 —
1505–1730 1620 75-80% 4 60.50–68.00 $64.00 $1,037 —
1880–1990 1935 75-80% 2 71.00–73.00 $72.03 $1,394 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 80-85% 1 35.00 $35.00 $396 —
1125–1270 1213 80-85% 3 60.00–68.00 $64.50 $782 —
1245 1245 80-85% 1 47.50 $47.50 $591 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 85-90% 1 57.00 $57.00 $587 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $514 -2.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1870 1698 2 74.50–75.00 $74.72 $1,269 —
1805–1935 1870 2 90.00–93.50 $91.69 $1,715 —
2215 2215 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,215 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1390 1390 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 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.