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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report, Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

628 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.30/cwt +6.26 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 527 lb · 72 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.81/cwt +30.81 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 610 lb · 61 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.45/cwt +15.45 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 415 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 628 164 179
Feeder cattle 598 65 159
Slaughter cattle 17 20 11
Replacement cattle 13 79 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers-----5.00--9.00 higher and Feeder heifers 5.00--8.00 higher. Slaughter cows --steady to 1.00 higher and bulls--firm . Todays receipts --628 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 162.50 $162.50 $520 —
395 395 2 167.00 $167.00 $660 —
405–413 409 7 145.00–168.00 $161.37 $660 —
474–485 477 4 165.00–168.00 $167.24 $798 —
510–534 522 22 156.00–165.00 $162.25 $847 —
561–599 584 24 151.75–160.00 $156.44 $914 —
605–649 646 19 130.00–151.25 $149.73 $967 +20.73
659–688 680 15 148.00 $148.00 $1,006 —
700–708 702 7 132.00–133.00 $132.71 $932 +8.71
751–795 767 31 121.00–139.75 $136.84 $1,050 —
900 900 3 123.50 $123.50 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 80.00 $80.00 $484 —
668 668 2 124.00 $124.00 $828 —
775 775 1 122.00 $122.00 $946 —
880 880 1 109.50 $109.50 $964 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 1 124.00 $124.00 $779 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 6 145.00 $145.00 $415 +11.00
331 331 6 144.00 $144.00 $477 ±0.00
360 fancy 360 10 155.50 $155.50 $560 —
408 value added 408 21 156.00 $156.00 $636 —
413–423 422 22 151.50–159.50 $156.88 $662 +15.88
454 value added 454 27 150.25 $150.25 $682 —
463–477 474 16 135.50–148.00 $141.69 $672 +4.21
502–534 519 51 135.00–142.00 $139.83 $726 +6.79
545 value added 545 21 138.00 $138.00 $752 —
594–595 594 13 126.00–130.00 $129.08 $767 +4.08
604 value added 604 46 140.00 $140.00 $846 —
623–629 628 15 118.50–133.00 $131.08 $823 +24.08
685 685 3 116.00 $116.00 $795 —
715–722 720 4 112.50–114.50 $113.00 $814 +2.50
795 795 8 117.50 $117.50 $934 —
877 877 7 105.00 $105.00 $921 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 131.00 $131.00 $410 —
688 688 2 116.00 $116.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 119.00 $119.00 $637 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 fancy 278 3 181.00 $181.00 $503 —
315 315 2 174.00 $174.00 $548 +9.00
361 fancy 361 8 177.00 $177.00 $639 —
388 388 8 173.00 $173.00 $671 +4.04
404–441 423 32 168.00–170.00 $168.78 $714 +5.78
452–475 461 5 153.00–163.00 $157.12 $724 +7.12
507 value added 507 25 160.50 $160.50 $814 —
507–525 512 7 150.00–157.00 $154.95 $793 +4.04
567–587 571 15 138.00–152.50 $149.22 $852 +17.22
608 608 6 140.00 $140.00 $851 +10.00
688 688 7 122.00 $122.00 $839 —
700–702 702 4 115.00–120.00 $116.25 $816 —
835 835 3 101.00 $101.00 $843 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–593 584 3 117.00–122.50 $118.77 $694 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1360 1082 80-85% 9 39.50–50.00 $44.87 $485 +8.87
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 75-80% 1 55.50 $55.50 $622 —
1175–1365 1270 75-80% 4 57.50–60.50 $58.80 $747 +4.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 85-90% 1 21.00 $21.00 $128 —
875 875 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $464 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–2040 1648 2 81.00–82.00 $81.62 $1,345 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
610 610 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 410.00 $410.00
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
1215 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1240 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 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.