Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 20, 2024

266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $265.81/cwt ≈ $1,508/hd at 567 lb · 29 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $304.80/cwt +23.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,722/hd at 565 lb · 15 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $265.66/cwt +9.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,666/hd at 627 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	266	127	239
Feeder cattle	217	94	189
Slaughter cattle	27	31	38
Replacement cattle	22	2	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. The feeder calf quality was better overall and demand was much higher when compared to last week. Slaughter cows sold steady 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	2	339.00	$339.00	$1,264	—
467	467	6	331.00	$331.00	$1,546	—
515–535	522	3	311.00–315.00	$312.37	$1,631	+12.37
559–575	565	15	296.50–310.50	$304.80	$1,722	+23.80
644	644	8	277.00	$277.00	$1,784	—
727	727	3	248.00	$248.00	$1,803	+15.53
780	780	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,794	±0.00
940	940	3	208.00	$208.00	$1,955	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	435	2	266.00–279.00	$272.35	$1,185	—
520–530	525	2	287.00–292.50	$289.78	$1,521	—
565–578	576	8	254.00–269.00	$267.16	$1,539	+1.13
740	740	4	226.00	$226.00	$1,672	—
860–870	865	2	197.00–200.00	$198.51	$1,717	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,000	—
520	520	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,284	—
615	615	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,307	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	274.00	$274.00	$1,562	—
685	685	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,507	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	300.00	$300.00	$990	-1.00
403	403	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,128	—
450–465	454	7	282.00–284.00	$283.42	$1,287	—
522	522	11	268.50	$268.50	$1,402	-0.74
566 value added	566	22	267.50	$267.50	$1,514	—
571	571	7	260.50	$260.50	$1,487	—
605–628	623	5	241.00–246.00	$245.03	$1,527	—
724	724	4	222.00	$222.00	$1,607	+18.00
755–765	760	2	201.00–210.00	$205.53	$1,562	—
1095	1095	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,642	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	280.00	$280.00	$742	—
370–380	375	2	260.00–270.00	$264.93	$993	—
445–448	447	4	241.00–265.00	$246.97	$1,104	—
515–533	527	4	231.00–240.00	$236.79	$1,248	—
568–585	571	9	231.00–241.00	$239.20	$1,366	+4.20

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552	552	3	209.00	$209.00	$1,154	—
635	635	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,460	—
845	845	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,436	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,118	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	320	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,056	-1.00
370	370	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,240	+12.80
430	430	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,376	—
496	496	6	305.00	$305.00	$1,513	—
520	520	1	289.00	$289.00	$1,503	-7.00
550	550	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,540	-3.00
607–640	627	13	262.50–271.00	$265.66	$1,666	+9.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–478	472	3	262.50–268.00	$264.29	$1,247	—
510–545	528	2	252.00–270.50	$261.56	$1,381	—
630	630	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,512	—
685	685	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,576	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	250.00	$250.00	$800	-20.00
360	360	1	261.00	$261.00	$940	—
420–438	432	3	234.00–258.00	$241.78	$1,044	-8.22
525	525	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,276	-21.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	2	224.00	$224.00	$1,243	—
725	725	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,522	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	2	254.00	$254.00	$1,455	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1245	1117	80-85%	8	116.00–128.00	$122.15	$1,364	—
1150	1150	80-85%	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,276	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1035	990	85-90%	4	118.00–122.00	$119.73	$1,185	—
975–1130	1028	85-90%	3	108.00–112.00	$109.78	$1,129	—
1100	1100	85-90%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,430	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	75-80%	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,488	—
1305–1695	1393	75-80%	6	135.00–146.00	$138.81	$1,934	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1735	1398	2	139.00–154.00	$148.31	$2,073	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00
1065–1650	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,350.00–2,025.00	$1,644.64
1270	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00
1385	1385	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—
1135–1260	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,050.00–2,310.00	$2,173.73	—
1385	1385	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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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.