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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

204 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 204 189 380
Feeder cattle 93 155 327
Slaughter cattle 15 22 32
Replacement cattle 96 12 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers and bulls calves traded steady. A high quality offering of feeder calves saw good demand from buyers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher 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
420 420 1 220.00 $220.00 $924 —
435 fancy 435 1 215.00 $215.00 $935 +4.00
485 fancy 485 2 200.00 $200.00 $970 —
497 value added 497 3 201.00 $201.00 $999 —
528 528 3 184.00 $184.00 $972 ±0.00
588–590 value added 588 5 190.00–196.00 $191.20 $1,124 —
600 600 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,080 -7.00
668–692 678 8 172.00–184.00 $177.78 $1,205 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 fancy 305 1 191.00 $191.00 $583 —
367 367 3 185.00 $185.00 $679 +7.50
405–443 433 6 166.00–171.00 $167.43 $725 -4.33
470 470 2 164.00 $164.00 $771 -12.97
508–524 519 9 168.00 $168.00 $872 -1.83
555–595 588 8 149.00–160.00 $158.40 $931 -4.97
649 649 4 164.50 $164.50 $1,068 +22.46
670 670 1 145.00 $145.00 $972 +1.95
740–745 743 2 136.00–144.00 $140.01 $1,040 —
930 930 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,181 —
970 970 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,164 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 150.00–167.50 $158.41 $504 —
365 365 1 155.00 $155.00 $566 +10.00
675 675 1 122.50 $122.50 $827 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 fancy 275 1 220.00 $220.00 $605 —
340 fancy 340 1 226.00 $226.00 $768 +13.45
340 340 1 195.00 $195.00 $663 —
410–423 fancy 416 5 202.50–217.00 $210.36 $875 -0.64
420 420 1 185.00 $185.00 $777 -6.00
530 530 1 180.00 $180.00 $954 +8.28
700 700 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 165.00 $165.00 $685 +17.00
473 473 2 160.00 $160.00 $757 +25.00
540 540 1 132.50 $132.50 $716 -14.69
555 555 1 140.00 $140.00 $777 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1485 1342 75-80% 7 80.00–85.00 $82.51 $1,107 —
1435 1435 75-80% 1 73.50 $73.50 $1,055 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1225 1183 80-85% 4 75.00–80.00 $77.24 $914 —
1255 1255 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $753 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $403 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,750 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135–1350 1262 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,075.00–1,250.00 $1,171.76
1105–1585 1388 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 24 1,100.00–1,600.00 $1,430.43
1480 1480 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1555 1555 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 950.00 $950.00
920 920 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00

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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
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
1105–1325 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,300.00–1,550.00 $1,454.34 —
1150–1570 1276 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,375.00–1,775.00 $1,592.42 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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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.