Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

374 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $127.45/cwt ≈ $804/hd at 631 lb · 28 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $162.72/cwt +2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 426 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $153.10/cwt ≈ $732/hd at 478 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	374	55	176
Feeder cattle	325	50	163
Slaughter cattle	35	5	7
Replacement cattle	14	—	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week :Feeder steers 3.00--4.00 higher and Feeder heifers 2.00--3.00 higher . Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls firm . Todays receipts 374 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
290 fancy	290	1	181.00	$181.00	$525	—
425–440	433	2	142.00–167.00	$154.28	$668	-12.65
455–498	488	5	147.00–162.00	$155.31	$758	-3.18
530–548	540	7	138.00–151.00	$143.87	$777	+2.87
550–582	577	7	145.00–149.00	$145.54	$840	—
611–645	614	14	128.00–136.50	$135.33	$831	-2.89
655–698	681	12	120.00–135.00	$126.45	$861	—
710	710	2	123.00	$123.00	$873	—
820	820	3	117.00	$117.00	$959	—
868	868	8	116.00	$116.00	$1,007	—
900	900	2	106.00	$106.00	$954	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	121.00	$121.00	$575	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	142.00	$142.00	$426	—
350–395	371	10	139.50–146.00	$143.09	$531	+2.09
414–445	421	6	133.00–141.00	$139.30	$586	+4.07
457–491	469	20	123.00–141.00	$138.24	$648	+3.74
502–514	505	21	142.50–144.00	$143.64	$725	+0.64
559–580	560	17	127.00–134.00	$131.93	$739	+12.76
618–635	624	15	120.00–125.00	$122.39	$764	+9.37
750	750	1	105.00	$105.00	$788	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	136.00	$136.00	$462	—
630	630	1	110.00	$110.00	$693	—
675	675	1	105.00	$105.00	$709	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568	568	2	122.00	$122.00	$693	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	105.00	$105.00	$546	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	171.00	$171.00	$496	—
339 fancy	339	4	180.00	$180.00	$610	—
350–383	367	4	163.00–170.00	$166.34	$610	+2.89
404–443	426	27	148.50–166.50	$162.72	$693	+2.84
453–498	478	25	140.00–157.00	$153.10	$732	—
513	513	14	144.00	$144.00	$739	-2.00
552–588	562	21	139.00–142.50	$141.23	$794	-4.77
604–647	631	28	124.00–134.50	$127.45	$804	—
705–728	720	3	105.00–114.00	$111.06	$800	—
770–795	787	3	102.00–110.00	$104.61	$823	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	145.00	$145.00	$551	—
525	525	1	130.00	$130.00	$682	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1185	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1345	1070	80-85%	10	38.00–50.00	$42.55	$455	—
1095	1095	80-85%	1	35.50	$35.50	$389	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1325	1230	75-80%	2	50.00	$50.00	$615	-8.00
1260–1525	1411	75-80%	4	55.00–60.00	$56.69	$800	—
1350–1525	1428	75-80%	4	53.00–56.50	$54.83	$783	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–975	910	85-90%	2	21.00–25.00	$23.14	$211	—
980–985	983	85-90%	3	30.00–32.50	$30.83	$303	—
1075	1075	85-90%	1	57.00	$57.00	$613	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1790–1900	1860	3	90.00–90.50	$90.17	$1,677	—
1800–1935	1868	2	63.50–67.00	$65.19	$1,218	—
1615–2390	2064	5	76.50–88.50	$83.33	$1,720	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1110	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	735.00–750.00	$742.59
1060–1125	1103	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	400.00–750.00	$640.93
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1350	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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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
1295	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

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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.