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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

232 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $140.39/cwt -8.59 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 530 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.83/cwt +19.83 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 532 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.29/cwt ≈ $676/hd at 472 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 232 170 137
Feeder cattle 203 138 113
Slaughter cattle 12 21 14
Replacement cattle 17 11 10

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 170.00 $170.00 $654 —
435 435 2 170.00 $170.00 $740 +5.00
470–475 473 2 154.00–156.00 $154.99 $733 -2.05
505 fancy 505 1 160.00 $160.00 $808 —
530–535 532 5 147.50–153.00 $151.00 $803 +1.50
580–593 586 5 143.00–147.00 $145.40 $852 —
608 608 2 144.00 $144.00 $876 -2.00
668 668 2 138.00 $138.00 $922 -7.36
710–720 714 7 137.00–138.50 $137.65 $983 -2.94
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 142.50 $142.50 $492 —
485–495 492 3 123.00–132.00 $129.04 $635 —
590 590 1 135.00 $135.00 $796 —
650 650 1 119.50 $119.50 $777 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 146.00 $146.00 $496 ±0.00
359 fancy 359 6 161.00 $161.00 $578 —
400–448 423 6 138.00–143.00 $139.03 $588 -11.83
463 fancy 463 10 147.00 $147.00 $681 —
478–493 486 6 130.00–144.00 $137.11 $666 —
510–539 532 18 137.00–153.00 $140.83 $749 +19.83
555–588 572 16 131.00–136.50 $134.89 $772 +6.40
610 610 1 132.00 $132.00 $805 +14.78
660–698 679 9 120.00–123.00 $121.54 $825 -2.46
715 715 2 124.00 $124.00 $887 +7.00
840–845 843 2 101.00–108.00 $104.51 $881 -11.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 120.00 $120.00 $420 —
430–440 435 2 127.00–130.00 $128.52 $559 -3.93
460 460 1 127.00 $127.00 $584 -10.00
500–545 523 2 114.00–130.00 $122.34 $640 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 280 3 165.00–177.50 $172.34 $483 +2.34
330 330 2 160.00 $160.00 $528 -13.67
360–394 380 9 168.00–172.50 $169.76 $645 +3.26
455–466 459 10 152.00–156.50 $154.67 $710 +6.16
511–548 530 23 137.00–149.50 $140.39 $744 -8.59
575–585 577 6 140.00 $140.00 $808 -9.00
605–645 632 3 125.00–135.00 $131.81 $833 -9.69
670 670 2 132.00 $132.00 $884 -5.50
700–735 713 8 110.00–120.00 $116.50 $831 -7.50
810–828 817 5 107.00–109.00 $108.19 $884 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 332 3 151.00–152.00 $151.33 $502 —
430 430 1 141.50 $141.50 $608 —
565–595 584 4 115.00–125.00 $121.48 $709 —
610–640 625 2 120.00–122.00 $120.98 $756 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1325 1216 80-85% 4 56.00–67.00 $62.89 $765 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 75-80% 1 57.50 $57.50 $822 —
1380–1695 1510 75-80% 3 73.50–76.50 $75.35 $1,138 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $644 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 1 86.50 $86.50 $1,323 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 675.00 $675.00
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1040–1200 1113 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 65.00–75.50 $71.87 $800

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1200 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 775.00 $775.00
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1175–1300 1238 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 810.00–960.00 $881.21
1475 1475 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1490 1490 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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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
1390 1390 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 450.00 $450.00 —

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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.