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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.49/cwt -5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 581 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $148.98/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 537 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 170 215 222
Feeder cattle 138 201 159
Slaughter cattle 21 7 21
Replacement cattle 11 7 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---Steady to 1.00--2.00 lower and Feeder heifers 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher and bulls --No test .------Todays receipts 170 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 1 165.00 $165.00 $685 ±0.00
455–465 460 2 153.00–161.00 $157.04 $722 -0.96
525 525 2 149.50 $149.50 $785 -6.60
608 608 2 146.00 $146.00 $888 +5.36
660–673 669 3 141.00–147.50 $145.36 $972 +8.36
700–705 701 5 135.00–142.00 $140.59 $986 —
802 802 5 134.00 $134.00 $1,075 +4.00
958 958 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,111 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 90.00 $90.00 $554 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 146.00 $146.00 $482 +3.90
388 388 2 145.00 $145.00 $563 -8.83
405–448 442 7 140.00–152.50 $150.86 $667 +4.96
523 523 5 121.00 $121.00 $633 -20.48
567–598 581 13 120.50–130.00 $128.49 $747 -5.25
625–637 634 4 115.00–124.00 $117.22 $743 -10.85
670 670 1 124.00 $124.00 $831 —
705 705 2 117.00 $117.00 $825 -4.00
760–770 766 4 110.00–116.00 $111.49 $854 —
820 820 1 116.00 $116.00 $951 -0.51
1031 1031 8 99.00 $99.00 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 413 2 125.00–140.00 $132.45 $547 +1.45
455 455 1 137.00 $137.00 $623 —
555 555 1 95.00 $95.00 $527 -34.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 1 91.00 $91.00 $710 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 86.00 $86.00 $507 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 170.00 $170.00 $450 —
330 330 3 171.00–175.00 $173.67 $573 —
380 fancy 380 2 173.50 $173.50 $659 —
370–398 392 6 165.00–169.00 $166.50 $653 -5.50
433 433 4 159.00 $159.00 $688 +2.44
480–498 489 4 148.00–149.00 $148.51 $726 -5.17
525–549 537 10 148.00–150.00 $148.98 $800 +0.10
561 561 4 149.00 $149.00 $836 +8.14
605 605 1 141.50 $141.50 $856 +1.88
655 655 3 137.50 $137.50 $901 —
728 728 2 124.00 $124.00 $903 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1245 1245 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 975.00 $975.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 1 116.00 $116.00 $876 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1655 1371 75-80% 8 65.00–86.00 $69.75 $956 —
1650 1650 75-80% 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,172 +6.29
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1280 1053 80-85% 4 48.50–57.50 $53.04 $559 -10.96
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 85-90% 1 32.00 $32.00 $448 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 635.00 $635.00
1015 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 535.00 $535.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1470 1470 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 960.00 $960.00

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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.