Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 8, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	100	172	234
Feeder cattle	68	145	160
Slaughter cattle	16	23	23
Replacement cattle	16	4	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. With 700 lbs steers and 600 lbs heifers selling sharply higher. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	3	194.00	$194.00	$908	—
570–590	577	3	180.00–186.00	$183.95	$1,061	+16.95
603	603	2	133.00	$133.00	$802	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240 fancy	240	1	245.00	$245.00	$588	—
503	503	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,006	-10.00
690	690	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,325	—
765 value added	765	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,576	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	218.00	$218.00	$708	—
390 fancy	390	2	230.00	$230.00	$897	-7.00
420–440	433	3	200.00–205.00	$203.38	$881	-22.62
550–575	559	6	185.00–191.00	$188.53	$1,054	-12.47
601–608 value added	603	6	190.00–195.00	$193.32	$1,166	—
658 value added	658	3	188.50	$188.50	$1,240	—
710	710	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,100	-3.63
770	770	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,109	—
890 value added	890	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,380	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	189.00	$189.00	$926	+0.99
605	605	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,016	—
665	665	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,031	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365 fancy	365	1	235.00	$235.00	$858	—
440 fancy	440	2	241.00	$241.00	$1,060	—
468–493	481	4	213.00–219.00	$215.92	$1,039	-12.08
555–570	563	2	205.00–211.00	$208.04	$1,171	-2.96
645 fancy	645	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,322	-2.00
678 fancy	678	2	204.00	$204.00	$1,383	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	175.00	$175.00	$945	—
665	665	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,104	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	80-85%	1	74.00	$74.00	$821	—
1060–1395	1262	80-85%	5	80.00–87.50	$84.09	$1,061	—
1295–1355	1325	80-85%	2	90.50–94.00	$92.29	$1,223	-3.71

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920	920	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$506	—
900–985	944	85-90%	5	78.00–87.00	$82.09	$775	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560	1560	75-80%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,404	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1295	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–1,135.00	$970.58

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	735.00	$735.00	—
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1000–1290	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,030.00–1,450.00	$1,266.59	—

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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.