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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

100 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.32/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 464 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 100 170 85
Feeder cattle 93 109 65
Slaughter cattle 5 11 12
Replacement cattle 2 50 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---3.00--6.00--higher and Feeder heifers--2.00--4.00 higher. Slaughter cows--steady and bulls --no test. Todays receipts 100 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 fancy 365 2 172.00 $172.00 $628 —
390 390 1 142.00 $142.00 $554 —
400 400 2 155.00–161.00 $158.00 $632 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–620 615 2 104.00–109.00 $106.48 $655 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 134.00 $134.00 $386 —
315–346 325 3 135.00–136.00 $135.65 $441 -2.35
380–393 389 6 129.00–131.00 $129.65 $504 —
452–485 464 10 117.50–132.00 $128.32 $595 +1.82
517–520 518 5 117.00–124.00 $121.19 $628 +4.42
585 585 1 115.00 $115.00 $673 +0.49
610–645 628 2 106.00–110.00 $107.94 $678 +1.38
673 673 2 111.00 $111.00 $747 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 122.50 $122.50 $416 —
555 555 1 104.00 $104.00 $577 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–338 fancy 326 6 175.00–179.00 $175.61 $572 —
345 345 1 152.50 $152.50 $526 —
407–435 423 7 151.00–156.50 $153.27 $648 +8.09
517 517 6 146.00 $146.00 $755 +11.13
583–589 587 6 125.00–130.00 $128.34 $753 +9.70
640 640 2 123.00 $123.00 $787 +11.00
700–705 701 4 105.00–112.00 $110.24 $773 +5.14
885 885 1 88.00 $88.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 112.50 $112.50 $439 —
408 408 2 109.00 $109.00 $445 —
495 495 1 116.00 $116.00 $574 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 158.00 $158.00 $608 —
585 585 1 122.50 $122.50 $717 —
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1740 1518 75-80% 2 50.00–52.50 $51.07 $775 +2.41

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–865 863 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 300.00–425.00 $362.68

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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.