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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

162 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.15/cwt +4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 425 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $166.01/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 579 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 162 233 166
Feeder cattle 134 132 140
Slaughter cattle 27 54 19
Replacement cattle 1 47 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower and bull calves were 6.00-8.00 higher. All classes of feeder cattle saw good demand on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows traded 4.00-6.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 185.00 $185.00 $786 -5.00
505 505 1 184.00 $184.00 $929 +1.50
580 580 1 170.00 $170.00 $986 -4.50
626 626 4 169.50 $169.50 $1,061 —

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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 3 170.00 $170.00 $493 —
370 370 2 178.00 $178.00 $659 —
400–449 425 19 153.50–173.50 $162.15 $689 +4.15
517 517 9 150.00 $150.00 $776 +3.97
579 579 8 146.50 $146.50 $848 -8.50
600–635 629 6 145.50–149.00 $146.06 $919 -8.44
690 690 1 137.00 $137.00 $945 +2.00
765 765 2 129.00 $129.00 $987 -2.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 131.00–132.50 $131.75 $639 —
625 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 136.00 $136.00 $673 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–338 fancy 317 5 200.00–210.00 $204.45 $648 —
355 355 1 172.50 $172.50 $612 -37.50
403–434 424 6 174.00–181.00 $176.22 $747 +0.09
471 471 5 168.00 $168.00 $791 ±0.00
508 508 5 166.00 $166.00 $843 +10.04
561–591 579 18 163.00–171.00 $166.01 $961 +4.22
608–642 632 7 157.50–161.00 $160.04 $1,011 +10.46
665–693 684 3 142.00–158.50 $153.15 $1,048 +6.15
748 748 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,047 +15.00
805 805 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,071 —
880 880 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,144 —
980 980 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,401 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 161.00 $161.00 $560 —
470–485 480 3 142.00–150.00 $147.39 $707 —
525 525 5 145.00–145.50 $145.30 $763 —
550–580 565 2 127.00–140.00 $133.67 $755 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1235 1191 80-85% 4 70.50–74.00 $72.52 $864 +11.42
1205–1340 1273 80-85% 2 47.00–54.00 $50.31 $640 -28.33
1210–1475 1279 80-85% 4 60.50–68.00 $65.39 $836 -13.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $938 —
1325–1690 1465 75-80% 7 70.50–78.00 $74.52 $1,092 —
1580 1580 75-80% 1 59.50 $59.50 $940 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $414 +6.13
910–1025 968 85-90% 2 58.50–60.00 $59.21 $573 —
1020–1090 1055 85-90% 2 35.00–39.00 $36.93 $390 -15.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1780 1780 1 93.50 $93.50 $1,664 —
1870 1870 1 109.00 $109.00 $2,038 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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.