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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 27, 2023

109 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 109 204 145
Feeder cattle 80 93 126
Slaughter cattle 14 15 13
Replacement cattle 15 96 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Light test on feeder cattle. A good quality offering on all classes sold sharply higher. No trend on slaughter cows and 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
345 fancy 345 2 230.00 $230.00 $794 —
350–390 fancy 370 2 222.50–231.00 $226.52 $838 —
549 value added 549 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,153 —
560 value added 560 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,120 +8.80
616 value added 616 4 198.00 $198.00 $1,220 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 160.00 $160.00 $808 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 190.00 $190.00 $484 —
290 fancy 290 1 205.00 $205.00 $594 —
325–338 fancy 334 3 209.00–210.00 $209.68 $700 +18.68
390 fancy 390 2 203.00 $203.00 $792 —
412–440 419 4 192.00–193.00 $192.26 $806 +24.83
460–490 475 2 178.00–180.00 $179.03 $850 +15.03
512–516 value added 515 8 185.00–188.00 $186.12 $959 —
557–585 565 6 162.00–180.00 $168.55 $952 +10.15
620 620 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,060 +6.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 139.00 $139.00 $841 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 168.00 $168.00 $991 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 fancy 270 1 235.00 $235.00 $634 +15.00
353–385 fancy 362 6 212.50–242.00 $232.91 $843 —
405 fancy 405 1 230.00 $230.00 $932 +19.64
438 438 2 195.00 $195.00 $854 +10.00
465–475 fancy 470 2 200.00 $200.00 $940 —
470 470 2 181.00 $181.00 $851 —
505 505 1 190.00 $190.00 $960 +10.00
585 585 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,018 —
650 650 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,098 —
715–745 730 2 135.00–141.00 $138.06 $1,008 -5.94
820 820 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,148 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 71.00 $71.00 $781 —
1150–1160 1157 80-85% 3 84.00–92.00 $87.50 $1,012 +10.26
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1500 1413 75-80% 2 88.00–91.00 $89.59 $1,266 +16.09
1415 1415 75-80% 1 70.50 $70.50 $998 -3.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $557 —
970 970 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $824 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580–1960 1778 4 108.00–118.00 $113.38 $2,016 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120–1180 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,200.00 $1,163.48
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1045 993 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00–775.00 $739.48

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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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
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00 -482.42
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.