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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

179 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.84/cwt -4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 513 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $172.27/cwt +2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 393 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $150.06/cwt +11.06 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 567 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 179 372 131
Feeder cattle 154 191 116
Slaughter cattle 15 19 10
Replacement cattle 10 162 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----2.00--4.00 higher and Feeder heifers----2.00--3.00 lower . Slaughter cows 4.00 lower and bulls 3.00 lower . Todays receipts ----179 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 152.00 $152.00 $631 -1.50
415–440 fancy 421 4 171.00–176.00 $174.69 $735 —
470–479 477 5 163.00–169.50 $168.22 $802 +8.84
550–586 579 11 154.50–160.00 $155.45 $900 —
660 660 1 130.00 $130.00 $858 +1.00
710–730 720 2 127.00–128.00 $127.49 $918 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 162.00 $162.00 $429 +16.00
305–345 334 6 146.00–157.00 $154.21 $515 -2.57
380 380 2 155.00 $155.00 $589 -1.68
420 420 2 145.00 $145.00 $609 -8.19
450 450 10 149.25 $149.25 $672 +8.25
503–540 513 18 129.00–141.00 $136.84 $702 -4.75
563–577 574 9 122.00–135.00 $132.17 $759 -2.01
660 660 2 112.00 $112.00 $739 —
750–773 765 3 111.00–111.50 $111.34 $852 —
875 875 1 102.00 $102.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 112.00 $112.00 $778 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 fancy 315 1 181.00 $181.00 $570 +4.50
370 370 1 145.00 $145.00 $536 -24.28
395 fancy 395 10 172.00–177.00 $175.00 $691 —
405 fancy 405 1 174.00 $174.00 $705 —
448 448 6 169.00 $169.00 $757 +8.58
473 473 2 168.00 $168.00 $795 +7.46
505–509 508 6 140.00–158.00 $155.02 $788 +5.76
566–573 567 11 137.00–153.00 $150.06 $851 +11.06
605–640 614 5 135.00–137.00 $136.39 $837 —
650 650 3 131.50 $131.50 $855 -2.50
701 701 1 120.50 $120.50 $845 +0.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–545 542 3 130.00–134.00 $132.66 $719 —
560 560 1 132.00 $132.00 $739 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 80-85% 1 59.00 $59.00 $670 +6.17
935–1450 1159 80-85% 6 40.00–59.50 $46.56 $540 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 85-90% 1 26.00 $26.00 $207 —
860–895 873 85-90% 3 30.00–34.50 $32.47 $283 —
890 890 85-90% 1 38.50 $38.50 $343 —
1010 1010 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $586 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1440 1278 75-80% 3 65.00–71.00 $67.07 $857 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 41.00 $41.00 $264 —
1650–2035 1843 2 85.50–90.00 $87.51 $1,613 -0.49

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1225 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00–875.00 $800.11

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.