Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.63/cwt +14.13 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 715 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	149	170	144
Feeder cattle	76	146	130
Slaughter cattle	22	14	5
Replacement cattle	51	10	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to the inclement weather last week sales closed , No Trends Today. -----Todays receipts 149 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375 fancy	375	1	170.00	$170.00	$638	—
428–435	430	3	145.00–160.00	$154.95	$666	+11.95
520	520	1	141.00	$141.00	$733	-4.02
710	710	1	125.00	$125.00	$888	+2.23
785	785	1	122.00	$122.00	$958	+8.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	140.00	$140.00	$658	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–383	376	4	140.00–141.00	$140.76	$529	-2.57
435	435	1	125.00	$125.00	$544	-12.50
458–463	461	5	126.00–137.50	$132.93	$613	-3.52
518–527	523	7	120.00–126.50	$122.76	$642	-7.09
590	590	1	112.00	$112.00	$661	—
628–640	634	4	115.00–118.00	$115.76	$734	+5.40
700–717	715	10	104.00–118.00	$116.63	$834	+14.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	96.00	$96.00	$710	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	104.00	$104.00	$676	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	161.00	$161.00	$539	—
391	391	5	159.50	$159.50	$624	-3.50
413	413	2	155.00	$155.00	$640	±0.00
470–490	480	2	150.00	$150.00	$720	—
510–525	521	4	135.00–146.00	$138.50	$722	+1.17
553–595	565	4	126.00–141.00	$134.65	$761	+5.65
712	712	6	118.00	$118.00	$840	+1.50
750	750	1	113.00	$113.00	$848	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1340	1213	75-80%	4	55.00–60.50	$57.54	$698	—
1090–1520	1342	75-80%	9	61.50–70.00	$65.42	$878	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	85-90%	1	35.00	$35.00	$296	—
850–1205	1005	85-90%	3	11.00–24.00	$18.73	$188	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	80-85%	1	60.00	$60.00	$690	+9.00
1235	1235	80-85%	1	50.00	$50.00	$618	+20.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485	1485	1	89.50	$89.50	$1,329	—
1690–1850	1770	2	61.00–85.00	$72.46	$1,283	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1065–1125	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	900.00–975.00	$957.01
1130	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1365	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1435	1435	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1575	1575	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1735	1735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	685.00	$685.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1025–1165	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,200.00	$1,176.60	—
1125–1185	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,350.00	$1,183.28	+283.28
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1245	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1325	1325	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
1335	1335	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1385–1455	1420	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	860.00–1,275.00	$1,062.39	—
1495	1495	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.