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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.26/cwt +1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 514 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $131.19/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 472 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.80/cwt -4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 577 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 420 198 266
Feeder cattle 260 169 174
Slaughter cattle 21 18 39
Replacement cattle 139 11 53

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–545 527 12 137.00–138.00 $137.09 $722 -2.91
578 578 7 135.00 $135.00 $780 +6.50
608 608 2 132.00 $132.00 $803 —
653 653 12 134.75 $134.75 $880 +8.13
703 703 3 129.50 $129.50 $910 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 +2.00
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 -3.50
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 100.00 $100.00 $580 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 120.00 $120.00 $318 —
325–340 337 5 130.00–135.00 $134.04 $452 —
404–443 416 10 128.00–130.00 $129.36 $538 +5.05
463–485 465 12 120.00–126.50 $125.93 $586 +1.07
500–530 514 24 118.00–122.00 $121.26 $623 +1.26
568–590 577 18 111.00–120.00 $115.80 $668 -4.44
655–680 667 11 100.00–112.50 $109.84 $733 -3.18
800 800 1 96.00 $96.00 $768 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 122.50 $122.50 $374 —
410–440 427 5 105.00–116.00 $110.49 $472 -4.51
475–495 485 2 90.00–105.00 $97.65 $474 -8.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 5 164.50 $164.50 $467 +13.50
348 348 2 146.00 $146.00 $508 —
403 fancy 403 4 146.50 $146.50 $590 —
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 -10.38
454–498 472 22 128.00–134.00 $131.19 $619 +1.19
513–537 520 17 124.50–130.00 $127.74 $664 -1.54
556–564 559 14 124.00–128.00 $127.57 $713 +5.56
600–645 622 16 119.50–129.50 $124.16 $772 +4.51
655 655 1 117.00 $117.00 $766 +1.66
703 703 5 115.50 $115.50 $812 —
765–770 768 3 105.00–114.00 $107.99 $829 +12.12
830–840 835 2 105.00 $105.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 112.50 $112.50 $422 —
448 448 2 90.00 $90.00 $403 —
475 475 1 109.00 $109.00 $518 —
543 543 2 110.00 $110.00 $597 +3.00
585 585 2 115.00 $115.00 $673 +1.00
670 670 1 96.00 $96.00 $643 +3.03
720 720 1 100.00 $100.00 $720 +13.00
775 775 1 92.00 $92.00 $713 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
740–935 838 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 700.00–760.00 $733.49 —
1260–1325 1287 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 850.00–1,025.00 $913.37 —
1505 1505 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 1,810.00 $1,810.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1250 1158 80-85% 2 39.50–40.00 $39.77 $461 —
1055–1350 1188 80-85% 8 40.50–46.00 $43.30 $514 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–2005 1648 75-80% 6 45.00–47.50 $46.36 $764 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1835 1835 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,431 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1025 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 635.00–750.00 $713.58
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–975 973 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 725.00–875.00 $800.19
1050–1275 1142 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 675.00–800.00 $730.47
1180–1200 1193 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 650.00–1,025.00 $816.90
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,425.00 $1,425.00
1150–1730 1268 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 26 800.00–1,325.00 $1,046.28
1150–1450 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 925.00–1,350.00 $1,114.22

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1000–1175 1029 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 1,575.00–1,625.00 $1,615.49 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1000–1295 1161 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,350.00–1,760.00 $1,579.00 —
1025–1500 1168 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,050.00–1,675.00 $1,348.42 —
1050–1300 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00–1,300.00 $1,230.85 —
1175–1200 1184 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 8 1,585.00–1,650.00 $1,625.30 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
1000–1300 1219 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,300.00–1,575.00 $1,435.08 —
1200–1275 1238 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,490.00–1,525.00 $1,508.03 —
1150–1275 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,500.00–1,650.00 $1,527.60 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 77.50 $77.50 $275 —
635 635 1 47.00 $47.00 $298 -5.00

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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.