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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

164 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.59/cwt -5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 516 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $156.03/cwt +0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 435 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $136.77/cwt +9.27 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 635 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 164 144 0
Feeder cattle 135 118 0
Slaughter cattle 21 11 0
Replacement cattle 8 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and Feeder heifers---2.00--3.00--higher, Slaughter cows and bulls --steady . Todays receipts --164 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 440 6 151.00–165.00 $161.71 $712 +5.78
458 458 2 165.00 $165.00 $756 +8.57
510–530 515 6 147.00–158.00 $154.28 $795 +6.53
563–595 574 3 147.00 $147.00 $844 —
670 670 1 129.00 $129.00 $864 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 137.50 $137.50 $591 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 134.00 $134.00 $663 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 142.50–151.00 $146.75 $396 —
353–390 365 3 143.00–145.00 $144.29 $527 +3.01
418–440 425 3 140.00–144.00 $142.62 $606 +5.62
453–494 482 10 140.00–141.00 $140.28 $676 +2.28
500–535 516 14 129.00–134.00 $132.59 $684 -5.08
550–581 578 9 120.00–129.50 $128.49 $743 -5.85
635 635 1 114.00 $114.00 $724 +2.00
650–670 660 2 112.00–117.00 $114.54 $756 -0.96
725 725 2 111.00 $111.00 $805 +1.00
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 -15.00
865 865 1 96.00 $96.00 $830 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 162.50 $162.50 $517 —
375 375 1 170.00 $170.00 $638 +2.46
408–448 435 12 151.00–163.00 $156.03 $679 +0.72
460–473 469 9 153.00–156.50 $155.35 $729 -4.65
508–548 527 7 142.00–150.50 $146.24 $771 +1.57
556 556 4 152.50 $152.50 $848 +17.17
605–644 635 12 136.00–139.00 $136.77 $868 +9.27
660–690 675 2 120.00–125.00 $122.44 $826 +6.44
723 723 2 116.00 $116.00 $839 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 131.00 $131.00 $574 —
555 555 2 129.00 $129.00 $716 +6.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1030 1030 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 885.00 $885.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935 935 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 835.00 $835.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1540 1161 80-85% 6 41.00–49.00 $45.69 $530 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 85-90% 1 20.00 $20.00 $158 —
780–915 848 85-90% 2 52.00–59.00 $55.78 $473 —
875 875 85-90% 1 36.00 $36.00 $315 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 75-80% 1 50.50 $50.50 $573 —
1250–1345 1303 75-80% 3 53.00–56.00 $54.87 $715 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1305 1203 2 75.00–75.50 $75.27 $905 —
975–1520 1248 2 60.00–63.00 $61.17 $763 —
1890–2090 1990 2 84.00 $84.00 $1,672 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 525.00 $525.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
1515 1515 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685 685 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 475.00 $475.00
750 750 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00

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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.