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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

116 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.79/cwt +11.60 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 511 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.18/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 587 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 116 100 229
Feeder cattle 111 93 190
Slaughter cattle 4 5 19
Replacement cattle 1 2 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ----2.00--3.00 lower and Feeder heifers---steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls no test light run.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 166.00 $166.00 $573 —
375 375 1 167.00 $167.00 $626 +25.00
478 478 2 145.00 $145.00 $693 —
530 530 1 143.00 $143.00 $758 —
593 593 4 135.00 $135.00 $801 —
605–625 618 5 126.00–133.00 $130.40 $806 —
653–655 654 3 134.00–137.00 $135.00 $883 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 124.00 $124.00 $682 —
615 615 2 110.00 $110.00 $676 +3.52
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 3 116.00 $116.00 $694 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 128.00–132.00 $130.06 $436 -5.59
390 390 2 127.00 $127.00 $495 -2.65
415–443 432 5 134.00–136.00 $135.23 $584 —
454 454 7 130.00 $130.00 $590 +1.68
510–511 511 12 132.50–136.00 $132.79 $679 +11.60
585–590 587 11 112.50–120.00 $117.18 $688 +2.18
610–648 635 3 99.00–114.00 $109.20 $693 +1.26
748 748 2 100.00 $100.00 $748 —
815 815 2 88.00 $88.00 $717 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 145.00 $145.00 $471 -7.50
360 360 2 160.00 $160.00 $576 —
415 415 2 151.50 $151.50 $629 -1.77
455–473 467 3 142.00–147.00 $143.62 $671 —
524 524 4 138.50 $138.50 $726 -7.50
564 564 7 134.00 $134.00 $756 +5.66
645 645 3 121.00 $121.00 $780 -2.00
668–695 677 3 110.00–120.00 $116.58 $789 —
705–725 716 4 111.00–117.00 $114.04 $817 +3.80
870 870 1 86.00 $86.00 $748 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 3 87.00 $87.00 $452 —
575 575 1 97.00 $97.00 $558 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 127.50 $127.50 $516 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 85-90% 1 19.00 $19.00 $208 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 80-85% 1 40.00 $40.00 $460 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–2675 2030 2 70.00–83.50 $78.89 $1,601 —

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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.