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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report, Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 13, 2023

176 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $188.50/cwt -3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 479 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $264.50/cwt +33.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 388 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.48/cwt +8.98 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 370 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 176 184 145
Feeder cattle 144 172 126
Slaughter cattle 23 12 13
Replacement cattle 9 — 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bull calves sold steady with the fancy and value-added selling sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher. All feeder cattle saw strong demand from buyers. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 fancy 290 1 265.00 $265.00 $768 —
465–467 fancy 467 6 250.00–269.00 $265.84 $1,241 +37.84
475 475 1 192.50 $192.50 $914 —
510 value added 510 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,186 +7.99
565 value added 565 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,186 -11.00
606–610 607 5 164.00–171.00 $165.41 $1,004 -33.73
620 value added 620 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,271 —
665–673 669 4 177.00–182.00 $179.51 $1,201 —
680 value added 680 3 194.50 $194.50 $1,323 —
918 918 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,414 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,036 -6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 fancy 300 1 220.00 $220.00 $660 —
330 330 1 162.50 $162.50 $536 —
365 365 2 191.00 $191.00 $697 —
354–395 fancy 371 12 221.00–231.00 $226.56 $841 +14.06
403 fancy 403 2 222.00 $222.00 $895 +2.68
457–495 479 18 180.00–196.00 $188.50 $903 +12.50
513–515 514 8 188.00 $188.00 $966 +7.90
690 690 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 160.00 $160.00 $664 —
530–545 538 2 147.50–167.50 $157.36 $847 -3.30
575 575 1 162.00 $162.00 $932 —
610 610 1 150.00 $150.00 $915 —
695 695 1 140.00 $140.00 $973 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 fancy 245 1 262.50 $262.50 $643 —
285 fancy 285 1 250.00 $250.00 $712 +5.00
365 365 1 212.50 $212.50 $776 —
355–398 fancy 390 15 250.00–270.00 $267.97 $1,045 +36.86
455–475 fancy 465 4 238.00–250.00 $243.87 $1,134 +29.96
498 498 3 198.00 $198.00 $986 +4.00
510 value added 510 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,148 —
558–560 559 4 185.00–190.00 $187.50 $1,048 -1.83
619–620 fancy 619 5 195.00–196.00 $195.80 $1,212 —
658–685 674 5 169.00–186.00 $179.36 $1,209 +13.36
830 830 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,129 —
968 968 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,239 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–485 480 3 152.50–167.50 $162.60 $780 —
565 565 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,006 +2.00
710 710 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,051 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–945 873 85-90% 2 45.00–50.00 $47.29 $413 —
890–1000 945 85-90% 2 67.50–72.00 $69.88 $660 —
885–1010 948 85-90% 2 64.00 $64.00 $607 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,105 —
1255–1685 1460 75-80% 5 90.00–95.00 $91.15 $1,331 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 80-85% 2 61.00–64.00 $62.50 $700 —
1225–1295 1260 80-85% 2 85.00–89.00 $87.06 $1,097 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 1 85.00 $85.00 $944 —
2150 2150 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,688 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1055 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 950.00–1,075.00 $1,008.01

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 975.00 $975.00
795 795 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.