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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

174 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $160.24/cwt +4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 438 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.86/cwt -8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 524 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 174 903 0
Feeder cattle 138 843 0
Slaughter cattle 18 36 0
Replacement cattle 18 24 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts today. Feeder heifers and bull calves under 500 lbs. sold 5.00-7.00 higher with those over 500 lbs. were 3.00-5.00 lower. The feeder calves saw moderate demand on a plain quality offering. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls because of 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
640 640 1 153.00 $153.00 $979 +0.17
784 784 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,098 -1.00
845 845 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,183 +1.56
907 907 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,234 -17.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 130.00 $130.00 $748 —
665 665 1 125.00 $125.00 $831 —
950 950 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,092 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 5 166.00 $166.00 $581 +5.23
433 433 5 155.00 $155.00 $671 +2.96
463 463 6 154.00 $154.00 $713 +7.00
503–530 524 13 131.00–141.00 $138.86 $728 -4.09
556 556 8 135.00 $135.00 $751 —
646 646 5 130.00 $130.00 $840 -6.66
755–760 758 2 117.00–120.00 $118.50 $898 -6.58
1105 1105 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,193 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 136.00 $136.00 $415 —
480 480 1 131.00 $131.00 $629 -8.92
610 610 1 105.00 $105.00 $640 -15.40
695 695 1 115.00 $115.00 $799 —
725 725 2 120.50 $120.50 $874 —
769 769 5 114.00 $114.00 $877 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 4 175.00–179.00 $177.03 $575 +9.01
368–395 382 4 171.00–175.00 $173.07 $661 —
419–447 438 13 150.00–164.50 $160.24 $702 +16.29
528 528 2 157.00 $157.00 $829 -3.41
564 564 6 146.00 $146.00 $823 +6.08
613 613 7 149.00 $149.00 $913 +6.04
656 656 4 136.00 $136.00 $892 -3.41
700–710 708 6 119.50–126.00 $120.57 $854 -3.36
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 155.00 $155.00 $473 —
468 468 2 132.00 $132.00 $618 —
553 553 4 130.00 $130.00 $719 —
630 630 2 126.00 $126.00 $794 —
693 693 3 106.00 $106.00 $735 -18.00
723 723 3 111.00 $111.00 $803 —
760 760 1 115.00 $115.00 $874 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 130.00 $130.00 $656 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1255 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 2 54.00–55.00 $54.50 $600 —
1085–1290 1198 80-85% 3 62.00–64.00 $63.02 $755 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1375 1190 75-80% 2 54.00–57.00 $55.73 $663 —
1310 1310 75-80% 1 41.00 $41.00 $537 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $593 —
1085 1085 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $445 -13.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655–1940 1798 2 75.50–79.50 $77.34 $1,391 —
1980–2555 2268 2 87.50–95.00 $90.77 $2,059 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1180 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–935.00 $894.19
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1430 1430 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00 $675.00
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 +575.00

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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.