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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

198 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.24/cwt ≈ $694/hd at 577 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $122.01/cwt ≈ $708/hd at 580 lb · 10 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.31/cwt ≈ $535/hd at 430 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 198 225 352
Feeder cattle 169 — 253
Slaughter cattle 18 — 45
Replacement cattle 11 — 54

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
415 415 1 146.00 $146.00 $606
520 520 4 140.00 $140.00 $728
590 590 2 128.50 $128.50 $758
650–677 659 9 123.00–128.50 $126.62 $834
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
365 365 1 131.00 $131.00 $478
450 450 2 128.00 $128.00 $576
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600
590 590 2 123.50 $123.50 $729

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
395 395 1 128.00 $128.00 $506
405–447 430 10 123.00–125.00 $124.31 $535
455–460 459 7 121.00–125.50 $124.86 $573
515 515 10 120.00 $120.00 $618
562–593 577 23 118.25–124.00 $120.24 $694
625–631 629 10 118.50–126.50 $124.12 $781
660–678 671 7 110.00–114.50 $113.02 $758
730 730 1 105.00 $105.00 $766
750 750 1 101.00 $101.00 $758
870 870 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,000
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
420 420 1 115.00 $115.00 $483
490 490 1 106.00 $106.00 $519
505 505 1 114.00 $114.00 $576
565–585 575 2 108.00–112.00 $109.97 $632
695 695 1 102.00 $102.00 $709
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
615 615 1 93.00 $93.00 $572
920 920 1 75.00 $75.00 $690

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
290 290 1 151.00 $151.00 $438
310 310 1 161.00 $161.00 $499
370 370 1 143.00 $143.00 $529
408–445 430 5 140.00–141.00 $140.38 $604
453 453 4 130.00 $130.00 $589
500–520 511 7 120.00–132.00 $129.28 $661
550–598 580 10 120.00–126.00 $122.01 $708
635–645 638 3 117.00–121.00 $119.65 $763
653–655 654 3 114.00–118.00 $115.34 $754
750–790 770 4 90.00–101.00 $95.87 $738
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
525 525 1 107.00 $107.00 $562
575 575 1 114.00 $114.00 $656
620–630 625 2 103.00–109.00 $106.02 $663
690–695 693 2 86.00–100.00 $92.97 $644
705 705 1 87.00 $87.00 $613

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1195–1315 1247 80-85% 3 38.50–42.50 $40.73 $508
1085–1565 1310 80-85% 6 47.00–52.00 $49.03 $642
1455–1475 1465 80-85% 2 54.00–54.50 $54.25 $795
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
630–1105 895 85-90% 3 30.00–31.00 $30.56 $274
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1560–1825 1673 75-80% 3 46.50–52.50 $48.36 $809

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1100–1290 1195 (<2 yrs)Open 2 52.00–76.00 $63.05 $753

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1100–1145 1123 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 535.00–650.00 $593.65
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1305 1305 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1325 1325 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
550 550 1 50.00 $50.00 $275
615 615 1 52.00 $52.00 $320
715 715 1 41.00 $41.00 $293

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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.