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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 31, 2023

127 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $256.78/cwt +11.08 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 377 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 127 147 200
Feeder cattle 118 120 163
Slaughter cattle 6 23 24
Replacement cattle 3 4 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady with a light test. Slaughter cattle steady. Good demand for slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 fancy 450 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,161 —
463–498 481 4 229.00–231.00 $229.96 $1,106 —
600–605 602 3 230.00–236.00 $232.01 $1,397 +21.01
700 700 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,470 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 230.00 $230.00 $724 —
364–390 369 5 225.00–235.00 $232.89 $859 —
463–498 480 5 206.00–231.00 $216.24 $1,038 +3.74
505–509 508 5 207.00–230.50 $225.83 $1,147 +6.44
550 550 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,260 +28.00
620 620 9 226.00 $226.00 $1,401 +3.51
670 670 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,461 —
780–798 794 4 176.00–180.00 $179.02 $1,421 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 205.00 $205.00 $800 —
468–483 476 4 190.00–201.00 $195.41 $930 +3.91
563 563 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,025 —
660 660 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,234 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 3 176.00 $176.00 $708 -4.03
540 540 2 174.00 $174.00 $940 —
595 595 2 161.00 $161.00 $958 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 235.00 $235.00 $736 -25.00
358–394 377 13 253.50–261.00 $256.78 $968 +11.08
415–435 427 5 221.00–238.00 $227.77 $973 -7.04
450 450 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,058 —
503 503 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,187 +7.00
550–590 579 7 230.00–231.00 $230.27 $1,333 -0.73
693 693 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,372 —
725 725 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,378 —
755 755 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,397 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 171.00 $171.00 $646 —
450–478 471 4 171.00–173.00 $172.52 $813 -17.48
565 565 1 170.00 $170.00 $960 -20.00
668–685 674 3 165.00–171.00 $168.97 $1,139 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 215.00 $215.00 $720 —
410 410 1 200.00 $200.00 $820 —
496 496 5 200.00 $200.00 $992 —
500 500 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870 870 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–920 898 85-90% 2 81.00–84.00 $82.54 $741 —
925 925 85-90% 1 96.00 $96.00 $888 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 80-85% 1 89.00 $89.00 $948 —
1210 1210 80-85% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,416 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,890 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00

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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.