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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

84 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $139.72/cwt -6.28 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 514 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 84 229 215
Feeder cattle 72 143 200
Slaughter cattle 8 23 15
Replacement cattle 4 63 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----Steady to 1.00 higher and Feeder heifers 2.00 lower . Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bull firm. Todays receipts----107 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 —
425 425 1 160.00 $160.00 $680 -1.50
550 550 1 140.00 $140.00 $770 —
610–635 623 2 115.00–134.00 $124.31 $774 -8.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 145.00 $145.00 $341 +15.00
315 315 1 129.00 $129.00 $406 -12.00
378 378 2 131.00 $131.00 $495 -15.00
420 420 1 134.00 $134.00 $563 -9.17
465–490 473 3 130.00–135.00 $133.27 $630 -6.55
515–542 534 7 133.00–135.00 $133.55 $713 -1.77
565–578 575 4 128.00–129.00 $128.75 $740 +1.40
855–888 872 4 97.00 $97.00 $846 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 145.00 $145.00 $428 —
300 300 1 147.50 $147.50 $442 —
414 414 5 158.50 $158.50 $656 —
457–495 468 6 140.00–148.00 $143.03 $669 -4.99
505–522 514 11 136.00–142.00 $139.72 $718 -6.28
568 568 5 138.00 $138.00 $784 +4.00
604 604 6 128.00 $128.00 $773 —
663 663 2 121.00 $121.00 $802 -8.00
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 -7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $759 -9.73
1410–1580 1482 75-80% 3 63.50–67.00 $65.85 $976 +7.35
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1080 968 85-90% 2 14.00–26.00 $20.70 $200 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730 1730 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,384 —
2075 2075 1 95.50 $95.50 $1,982 —

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1335–1390 1363 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 825.00–910.00 $868.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1295 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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.