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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 28, 2023

136 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 136 231 324
Feeder cattle 116 188 247
Slaughter cattle 15 30 45
Replacement cattle 5 13 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,151 +9.00
490 490 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,230 +2.00
512–520 514 4 236.00–247.00 $244.22 $1,255 —
570–580 575 2 225.00–241.00 $233.07 $1,340 -1.93
708 708 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,671 —
770 770 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,656 +3.00
800 800 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,816 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 180.00 $180.00 $792 —
620 620 1 160.00 $160.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,209 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–328 326 4 248.00–255.00 $249.72 $814 +9.97
393 393 6 246.00 $246.00 $967 —
465 465 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,111 —
518–525 523 6 220.00–238.00 $232.05 $1,214 +3.55
557–563 559 7 237.00 $237.00 $1,325 +10.19
618–623 619 8 226.50–231.00 $227.63 $1,409 +30.63
705–725 715 2 199.00–200.00 $199.49 $1,426 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 192.50–200.00 $196.35 $756 +9.35
460 460 2 170.00 $170.00 $782 —
522 522 3 189.00 $189.00 $987 +4.00
605 605 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–583 575 3 203.00–209.00 $207.05 $1,191 +10.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 255.00 $255.00 $842 -9.00
358 358 2 250.00 $250.00 $895 —
420–448 441 4 251.00–254.00 $251.71 $1,110 +10.71
495 495 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,193 +1.58
583 583 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,312 +2.73
613 613 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,410 +21.40
655 655 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,448 —
720 720 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,354 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 2 184.00 $184.00 $907 —
692 692 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,204 —
870 870 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 212.50 $212.50 $850 +2.36
755 755 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,291 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1065 928 85-90% 3 82.00–87.00 $83.86 $778 —
880–995 935 85-90% 3 100.00–107.00 $102.32 $957 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1185 1145 80-85% 2 93.00–100.00 $96.62 $1,106 -3.48
1225–1295 1252 80-85% 3 114.00–122.50 $118.43 $1,483 +4.44
1275 1275 80-85% 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,109 -26.99
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 75-80% 1 110.50 $110.50 $1,597 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 1 92.00 $92.00 $934 —
1555–1920 1738 2 103.50–110.00 $106.41 $1,849 -18.46

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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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
1285 1285 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,474 —

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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.