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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.67/cwt -5.97 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 522 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 144 374 173
Feeder cattle 118 325 32
Slaughter cattle 11 35 18
Replacement cattle 15 14 123

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---Steady to 1.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 175.00 $175.00 $621 —
420–430 425 2 150.00–162.00 $155.93 $663 +1.65
450–480 473 4 155.00–161.00 $156.43 $740 +1.12
510–530 520 6 140.00–153.00 $147.75 $768 +3.88
620 620 1 133.00 $133.00 $825 -2.33
690 690 1 124.00 $124.00 $856 -2.45
720–740 730 3 112.00–125.00 $119.68 $874 -3.32
820 820 1 113.00 $113.00 $927 -4.00
870 870 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,027 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 135.00 $135.00 $790 —
635 635 1 123.00 $123.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 140.00 $140.00 $644 +19.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 145.00 $145.00 $435 +3.00
352–399 376 8 136.00–145.00 $141.28 $531 -1.81
423–440 428 6 134.00–140.00 $137.00 $586 -2.30
485 485 2 138.00 $138.00 $669 -0.24
505–531 522 12 131.50–139.50 $137.67 $719 -5.97
550–560 555 3 133.00–135.00 $134.34 $746 +2.41
638 638 2 112.00 $112.00 $715 -10.39
683 683 2 115.50 $115.50 $789 —
725 725 1 110.00 $110.00 $798 —
794 794 8 120.00 $120.00 $953 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 2 111.00 $111.00 $625 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 fancy 293 2 180.00 $180.00 $527 —
300 fancy 300 2 177.00 $177.00 $531 —
358–398 378 9 163.00–173.00 $167.54 $633 +1.20
420–440 434 4 147.00–161.00 $155.31 $674 -7.41
463 463 2 160.00 $160.00 $741 +6.90
510–548 527 7 141.00–147.50 $144.67 $762 +0.67
550–588 574 7 134.00–138.00 $135.33 $777 -5.90
635 635 3 127.50 $127.50 $810 +0.05
685 685 2 116.00 $116.00 $795 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1170 1170 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 975.00 $975.00 -25.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 122.50 $122.50 $723 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1300 1140 80-85% 6 40.50–50.50 $45.49 $519 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–995 950 85-90% 2 24.50–25.50 $25.02 $238 -5.81
870–1170 1020 85-90% 2 30.00–30.50 $30.29 $309 —
1205 1205 85-90% 1 33.50 $33.50 $404 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 75-80% 1 56.50 $56.50 $816 +1.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1830–1835 1833 2 72.50–80.00 $76.24 $1,397 —
1800–2025 1913 2 82.00–85.50 $83.85 $1,604 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —
1085 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
690 690 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 760.00 $760.00 —
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —

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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.