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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.77/cwt -9.98 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 518 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 170 400 161
Feeder cattle 109 322 142
Slaughter cattle 11 18 7
Replacement cattle 50 60 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---Steady to 2.00 lower and Feeder heifers---2.00--3.00 lower . Slaughter cows 1.00--2.00 lower and bulls steady . --- Todays receipts 170 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 138.00 $138.00 $649 -7.50
500 500 3 141.00 $141.00 $705 —
565 565 2 132.00 $132.00 $746 +1.00
619–630 621 6 128.50–129.50 $129.33 $803 —
650–660 652 5 121.00–129.50 $127.78 $833 +5.78
705–726 719 5 105.00–120.00 $111.09 $799 -0.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 138.00 $138.00 $469 +7.00
466 466 5 126.50 $126.50 $589 -1.84
515–530 518 15 110.00–118.00 $116.77 $605 -6.54
550–572 568 8 113.00–115.00 $114.51 $650 -5.64
640–646 645 9 103.00–107.00 $106.56 $687 -3.44
705 705 1 99.00 $99.00 $698 -6.00
750 750 3 100.00 $100.00 $750 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 90.00 $90.00 $612 -7.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 100.00 $100.00 $625 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–435 426 5 140.00–148.00 $145.18 $618 -5.82
450–470 463 3 138.00–141.00 $139.31 $645 -3.22
508–543 520 6 129.00–138.00 $134.87 $701 -1.13
563–599 589 7 117.00–123.00 $118.64 $699 -13.99
635 635 2 112.00 $112.00 $711 -0.99
705–725 710 4 101.00–106.50 $105.10 $746 -15.90
753 753 2 106.00 $106.00 $798 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1110 1100 80-85% 2 47.00–48.00 $47.50 $522 —
885–1320 1120 80-85% 5 41.00–47.00 $44.64 $500 —
1030–1505 1330 80-85% 3 34.50–38.00 $36.16 $481 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1640 1502 75-80% 3 48.00–49.50 $48.66 $731 —
1680 1680 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $840 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $482 —
1195 1195 85-90% 1 15.00 $15.00 $179 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1735 1735 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,388 —
1895 1895 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,649 —
2200 2200 1 64.00 $64.00 $1,408 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 610.00 $610.00

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1435 1435 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1255 1255 Aged (>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 $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 +209.62
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 +140.27
1080–1285 1183 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,510.00 $1,414.10 +429.37
1095–1285 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,234.51 —
1265–1285 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00–1,475.00 $1,349.02 +314.02
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 +390.00
1325 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 +450.00
1410 1410 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1525 1525 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.