Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 22, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	68	101	393
Feeder cattle	44	78	376
Slaughter cattle	16	17	10
Replacement cattle	8	6	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available due to market closure last week for severe winter weather.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	251.00	$251.00	$1,217	-5.00
600–605	603	2	218.00–225.00	$221.49	$1,336	+9.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	235.00	$235.00	$693	—
350	350	3	233.00	$233.00	$816	+1.90
465–496	491	6	224.00–225.00	$224.16	$1,101	—
505	505	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,111	+9.81
565–580	570	3	205.00–208.00	$206.98	$1,180	—
677	677	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,286	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	205.00	$205.00	$871	—
605	605	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,119	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	180.00	$180.00	$729	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1337	1337	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,979	—

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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	365	1	245.00	$245.00	$894	-19.00
450	450	4	255.00	$255.00	$1,148	+17.73
523	523	2	237.00	$237.00	$1,240	+6.50
575	575	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,294	—
653	653	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,273	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1715	1481	75-80%	7	91.00–120.00	$108.27	$1,603	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1160	1120	85-90%	2	92.00–93.00	$92.48	$1,036	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1250	1213	80-85%	2	102.00–108.00	$105.09	$1,275	+19.62

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220	1220	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00

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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
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	-150.00
1110–1225	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,350.00–1,800.00	$1,629.33	-245.67
1150–1230	1192	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,900.00–1,950.00	$1,933.29	—

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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.