Cattle Market Pulse

Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 22, 2024

190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $268.08/cwt +8.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,712/hd at 639 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $288.29/cwt +27.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,376/hd at 477 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 190 227 214
Feeder cattle 145 179 171
Slaughter cattle 38 24 26
Replacement cattle 7 24 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 higher. The demand for feeder cattle was average on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and no trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,271 —
499 value added 499 5 322.00 $322.00 $1,607 —
515 515 1 309.00 $309.00 $1,591 -2.75
535 value added 535 2 309.00 $309.00 $1,653 —
560 560 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,568 —
590 value added 590 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,711 —
608 value added 608 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,733 —
644–649 647 11 259.00–266.00 $263.47 $1,705 +4.08
725 725 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,704 +0.75
734 value added 734 4 249.00 $249.00 $1,828 —
975 975 2 206.00 $206.00 $2,008 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 208 3 313.00 $313.00 $651 —
285 285 1 295.00 $295.00 $841 —
365 365 2 314.00 $314.00 $1,146 —
610 610 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,525 —
780 780 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,540 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 315.00 $315.00 $756 -3.00
370–386 383 5 281.00 $281.00 $1,076 -10.00
420 420 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,163 -16.00
452 fancy 452 3 294.00 $294.00 $1,329 —
453–485 464 3 277.00–283.00 $280.91 $1,303 +19.64
494 value added 494 7 289.00 $289.00 $1,428 —
517 value added 517 9 283.00 $283.00 $1,463 —
560–588 573 6 244.00–252.00 $248.60 $1,424 +8.91
610–613 613 6 243.00–247.50 $243.75 $1,494 +8.75
675 675 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,424 +3.53
708 708 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,487 +2.00
786 786 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,454 —
865 865 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,600 —
1015 1015 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,695 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 511 7 235.00–256.00 $250.28 $1,279 —
575 575 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,322 —
610–615 613 2 222.50–232.00 $227.27 $1,393 —
730 730 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,350 —

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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 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,155 +2.58
400–420 410 2 302.00–314.00 $308.15 $1,263 -10.11
470 470 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,445 +0.65
505–533 529 7 287.50–295.00 $293.98 $1,555 -9.02
567 567 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,542 -16.91
605–643 634 4 240.00–251.00 $248.37 $1,575 -14.63
713 713 2 234.00 $234.00 $1,668 -2.00
790 790 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,683 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–445 437 4 275.00–292.50 $283.58 $1,239 +8.58
450 450 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,260 -1.00
510 510 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,211 -42.50

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1480 1375 75-80% 2 131.00–133.00 $131.92 $1,814 -3.34
1165–1620 1401 75-80% 13 115.00–129.00 $122.01 $1,709 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 85-90% 1 81.00 $81.00 $859 —
1020–1220 1101 85-90% 4 89.00–97.00 $92.34 $1,017 —
1065–1210 1135 85-90% 4 106.00–116.00 $109.15 $1,239 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 80-85% 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,209 -16.00
1195–1435 1308 80-85% 5 115.00–122.00 $118.00 $1,543 —
1330 1330 80-85% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,689 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1895–2175 2035 2 155.00–158.00 $156.60 $3,187 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1170 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,635.00 $1,635.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
755 thin fleshed 755 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.