Cattle Market Pulse

Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 5, 2024

324 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.03/cwt +13.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,772/hd at 761 lb · 45 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $245.91/cwt +3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,158/hd at 471 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.79/cwt +9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,644/hd at 635 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 324 580 147
Feeder cattle 296 570 118
Slaughter cattle 19 10 21
Replacement cattle 9 — 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 7.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. A high quality offering saw strong demand from feeder buyers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,232 +20.90
425–448 439 5 276.00–290.00 $284.58 $1,249 +11.77
490 490 2 272.00 $272.00 $1,333 -6.74
512–538 521 8 250.00–278.00 $268.35 $1,398 —
610–628 620 4 233.00–252.00 $240.89 $1,494 +12.53
639 value added 639 17 263.00 $263.00 $1,681 +6.89
670 670 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,662 +8.49
735 735 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,646 -0.50
750 750 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,672 +3.54
761 value added 761 43 233.50 $233.50 $1,777 —
915 value added 915 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,958 —
1035 1035 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 267.50 $267.50 $829 —
680 680 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,479 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 261.00 $261.00 $778 —
340 340 2 250.00 $250.00 $850 ±0.00
357 357 3 241.00 $241.00 $860 —
407–412 408 16 240.00–249.00 $245.61 $1,002 -5.78
453–499 471 27 239.00–248.50 $245.91 $1,158 +3.91
513 513 8 233.00 $233.00 $1,195 +0.51
553–567 565 14 227.00–234.00 $233.02 $1,317 —
605–625 611 17 214.00–223.00 $221.81 $1,355 +0.66
730 730 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,424 -6.50
772 772 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,498 —
805 805 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,554 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 220.00 $220.00 $968 —
532 532 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,130 —
692 692 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,356 —
850 850 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,488 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 308.00 $308.00 $1,078 —
398 fancy 398 9 316.00 $316.00 $1,258 —
450–483 465 10 259.00–280.00 $273.48 $1,272 +21.22
512–546 526 10 266.00–271.00 $268.92 $1,415 +18.92
599 599 4 253.00 $253.00 $1,515 +7.18
600–638 627 7 232.50–242.00 $239.40 $1,501 +13.40
655–694 686 5 233.00–240.00 $234.34 $1,608 +19.34
740 740 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,761 +37.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 275.00 $275.00 $784 —
355–393 380 3 270.00–283.00 $278.96 $1,060 —
505 505 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,124 —
625 625 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,297 —
765 765 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,568 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 197.50 $197.50 $750 —
760 760 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,368 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005 1005 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 75-80% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,219 -2.15
1160–1635 1401 75-80% 7 103.00–117.00 $107.48 $1,506 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $477 —
910–945 928 85-90% 2 76.00–83.00 $79.57 $738 -7.43
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,265 —
1225 1225 80-85% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,152 —
1290 1290 80-85% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,084 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2155 2155 1 129.00 $129.00 $2,780 —
2320 2320 1 116.00 $116.00 $2,691 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110–1275 1179 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,325.00–1,475.00 $1,391.65
1210 thin fleshed 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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.