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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

171 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.48/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 528 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.25/cwt +1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 475 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $150.35/cwt +11.88 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 569 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 171 152 325
Feeder cattle 149 139 289
Slaughter cattle 18 8 23
Replacement cattle 4 5 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

NO trends due to closed for July 4 Holidays ----- Todays receipts ---171 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 174.00 $174.00 $783 +20.00
515 515 1 160.00 $160.00 $824 +5.00
574 574 5 153.00 $153.00 $878 +11.60
658–682 670 6 140.00–147.00 $143.44 $961 —
750–793 770 9 126.00–137.00 $134.32 $1,034 +10.32
863 863 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,165 —
925 925 1 104.00 $104.00 $962 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 2 130.00 $130.00 $754 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 fancy 268 4 189.00 $189.00 $507 —
345 345 1 150.00 $150.00 $518 —
390 390 1 154.00 $154.00 $601 +7.50
419 419 7 149.00 $149.00 $624 —
450–498 475 13 134.00–149.00 $141.25 $671 +1.08
510–544 528 18 132.00–144.50 $139.48 $736 +5.25
574–595 582 8 120.00–134.00 $129.18 $752 +3.56
673–698 686 4 113.00–124.00 $118.40 $812 +3.89
715 715 1 123.00 $123.00 $879 +9.45
820 820 2 112.00 $112.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 2 120.00 $120.00 $622 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 fancy 295 1 180.00 $180.00 $531 +5.00
405–440 413 7 159.00–166.00 $160.71 $664 +12.11
485–490 488 4 152.00–161.00 $158.49 $773 —
525 525 3 153.00 $153.00 $803 +9.51
562–595 569 11 145.00–152.00 $150.35 $855 +11.88
608–636 630 9 139.00–139.50 $139.39 $878 +8.20
718 718 2 120.50 $120.50 $865 —
755 755 1 113.00 $113.00 $853 +5.00
845 845 2 106.00 $106.00 $896 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1185 1185 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 -166.51

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1535 1408 75-80% 3 57.00–61.50 $58.61 $825 —
1140–2090 1411 75-80% 7 64.00–74.50 $68.71 $969 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $343 —
795–1010 931 85-90% 5 41.00–73.50 $61.25 $570 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1030 985 80-85% 2 42.00–54.50 $48.54 $478 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1970 1970 1 102.00 $102.00 $2,009 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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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.