Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 22, 2024

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.68/cwt +16.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,982/hd at 766 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	182	144	147
Feeder cattle	140	100	120
Slaughter cattle	38	44	23
Replacement cattle	4	—	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: A low number of similar comparisons on the steers and heifers today. Feeder buyers showed good demand on an average quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765 value added	765	41	259.85	$259.85	$1,988	—
767–778	773	7	251.00–253.00	$251.85	$1,947	+9.85

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,831	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,304	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	2	278.00	$278.00	$954	—
425–445	435	2	250.00–265.00	$257.33	$1,119	—
478–487	483	6	231.00–242.50	$238.45	$1,152	—
505	505	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,187	—
578–585	582	4	223.00–230.00	$226.48	$1,318	—
623	623	2	212.50	$212.50	$1,324	—
945	945	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,663	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	3	302.50	$302.50	$883	—
364	364	4	295.00	$295.00	$1,074	—
405–433	424	3	281.00–283.00	$281.64	$1,194	—
530	530	1	264.00	$264.00	$1,399	-5.00
566	566	4	263.00	$263.00	$1,489	+3.00
610	610	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,440	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	2	330.00	$330.00	$934	±0.00
340	340	1	331.00	$331.00	$1,125	—
391	391	6	329.00	$329.00	$1,286	—
448	448	3	306.00	$306.00	$1,371	-11.91
508	508	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,524	+0.99
567	567	3	281.00	$281.00	$1,593	+3.39
603–625	607	5	247.00–256.00	$254.15	$1,543	-9.85
715	715	4	237.00	$237.00	$1,695	+2.00
770	770	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,578	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–420	412	4	282.00–289.00	$285.43	$1,176	—
475	475	2	281.00	$281.00	$1,335	-4.00
560	560	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,456	—
630	630	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,480	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	280.00	$280.00	$756	—
320	320	1	285.00	$285.00	$912	—
530	530	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,365	+32.50

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1440	1399	75-80%	5	134.00–145.00	$137.62	$1,925	+6.42
1285–1765	1475	75-80%	13	123.00–132.00	$129.59	$1,911	—
1695	1695	75-80%	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,881	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090	1090	80-85%	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,548	+1.67
1155–1195	1175	80-85%	2	124.00–127.50	$125.78	$1,478	-0.78
1095–1490	1250	80-85%	4	110.00–118.00	$112.51	$1,406	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865	865	85-90%	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,021	—
870	870	85-90%	1	77.00	$77.00	$670	—
1100	1100	85-90%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,100	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1490	1253	2	140.00–150.00	$144.05	$1,805	—
1820–1865	1843	2	155.00–157.00	$155.99	$2,875	—

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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
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00	—

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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.