Cattleman's Livestock Market Report, Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 5, 2023

262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $256.07/cwt +26.07 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 336 lb · 16 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $228.09/cwt +13.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,435/hd at 629 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $205.78/cwt +7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 557 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	262	239	743
Feeder cattle	214	189	675
Slaughter cattle	42	38	28
Replacement cattle	6	12	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to no sale in honor of Memorial Day. Feeder and slaughter classes sold with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–393	380	3	257.00–259.00	$258.38	$982	—
440	440	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,012	—
443 fancy	443	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,130	—
475	475	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,112	+4.12
535	535	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,263	+13.50
560–583 value added	575	6	230.00–245.00	$240.13	$1,381	+13.13
575–590	585	4	201.00–219.00	$211.45	$1,237	-9.55
609–647 value added	629	16	225.00–236.00	$228.09	$1,435	—
670	670	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,414	+13.00
745	745	6	211.00–215.00	$211.67	$1,577	—
803	803	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,622	—
873	873	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,615	±0.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	165.00	$165.00	$652	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525	1525	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,723	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	9	237.00	$237.00	$694	+17.00
305	305	2	220.00	$220.00	$671	-4.06
358–390	369	6	223.00–235.00	$227.23	$838	—
400–438 fancy	407	11	225.00–235.00	$233.04	$948	—
450–468 fancy	460	11	226.00–228.00	$226.89	$1,044	—
545	545	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,144	+3.33
555–560	557	15	200.00–211.00	$205.78	$1,146	+7.32
600–631	625	9	181.00–199.00	$183.47	$1,147	-8.54
655	655	2	167.00	$167.00	$1,094	—
709	709	5	167.00–177.00	$175.00	$1,241	+19.43
1075–1099	1094	5	128.00–141.00	$138.45	$1,515	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	201.00	$201.00	$704	—
435–440	438	2	201.00	$201.00	$880	—
522	522	5	189.00	$189.00	$987	—
555	555	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,027	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	160.00	$160.00	$424	-37.50
300	300	1	180.00	$180.00	$540	+10.00
403	403	2	166.00	$166.00	$669	—
460	460	1	165.00	$165.00	$759	+2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	2	245.00	$245.00	$583	+25.00
260	260	1	220.00	$220.00	$572	—
280 fancy	280	2	254.00	$254.00	$711	—
300–322	317	4	236.00–251.00	$239.55	$759	+9.55
331–348 fancy	342	12	259.00–267.00	$261.58	$895	—
354 fancy	354	4	261.00	$261.00	$924	—
398	398	2	232.00	$232.00	$923	—
421–448	429	7	231.00–241.00	$237.59	$1,019	+3.59
470	470	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,010	+6.00
555 value added	555	3	224.00	$224.00	$1,243	—
615–643	638	6	208.00–212.00	$208.64	$1,331	—
695	695	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,327	+17.73

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	165.00	$165.00	$710	—
585	585	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,024	—
600	600	1	166.00	$166.00	$996	—
800	800	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,080	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955–1125	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,325.00–1,575.00	$1,460.22	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–910	833	85-90%	8	62.00–77.00	$73.96	$616	—
775–1010	875	85-90%	3	80.00–85.00	$81.79	$716	—
930	930	85-90%	1	91.00	$91.00	$846	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1185	1128	80-85%	3	81.00–86.00	$84.14	$949	+15.14
1240–1375	1310	80-85%	4	93.00–105.00	$99.07	$1,298	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490	1490	75-80%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,460	—
1590	1590	75-80%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,399	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–2065	1645	6	109.00–132.50	$121.65	$2,001	—

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Stock Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–815	753	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	720.00–850.00	$790.40
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,585.00	$1,585.00	—
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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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.