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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

133 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $141.11/cwt -8.89 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 533 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 133 330 130
Feeder cattle 112 137 121
Slaughter cattle 18 62 5
Replacement cattle 3 131 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 2.00--3.00 higher and Feeder heifers Steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls Steady. Todays receipts 133 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 160.00–166.00 $162.96 $627 —
477 477 3 159.00 $159.00 $758 -1.00
520–535 531 4 145.00–153.00 $151.04 $802 —
585 585 2 143.00 $143.00 $837 -1.00
685 685 3 133.50 $133.50 $914 +13.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 140.00 $140.00 $714 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 106.00 $106.00 $705 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 134.00 $134.00 $426 -14.18
404–445 418 6 141.50–145.50 $144.08 $602 +2.78
453–456 455 7 140.00–146.50 $143.72 $654 +7.63
500–510 508 9 131.00–141.50 $139.78 $710 +10.22
560 560 1 133.00 $133.00 $745 +8.93
608 608 5 119.00 $119.00 $724 —
680 680 1 115.50 $115.50 $785 —
775 775 1 107.00 $107.00 $829 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 5 123.00 $123.00 $477 +3.00
580 580 2 114.50 $114.50 $664 +8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 4 115.00 $115.00 $373 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 fancy 290 1 175.00 $175.00 $508 —
350 fancy 350 2 171.00 $171.00 $598 —
360 360 2 151.00–161.00 $156.00 $562 -8.00
420–430 424 6 145.00–160.00 $151.47 $642 +14.38
450–478 471 4 150.00 $150.00 $706 +5.57
518–549 533 12 135.00–145.00 $141.11 $752 -8.89
640 640 3 133.00 $133.00 $851 +23.00
665–693 684 3 118.50–124.00 $120.28 $823 —
703–743 718 8 123.50–124.00 $123.81 $889 +13.31
860 860 1 105.00 $105.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1380 1380 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,385.00 $1,385.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 126.00 $126.00 $567 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1685 1357 75-80% 8 65.00–72.00 $68.35 $928 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1190 1122 80-85% 3 51.50–52.50 $52.19 $586 —
1135 1135 80-85% 1 56.00 $56.00 $636 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 85-90% 1 6.00 $6.00 $53 —
890 890 85-90% 1 54.50 $54.50 $485 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565 1565 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,377 —
1520–2115 1878 4 94.50–106.50 $99.52 $1,869 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 460.00 $460.00

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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.