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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

110 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.47/cwt -0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 504 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 110 232 138
Feeder cattle 85 203 114
Slaughter cattle 18 12 18
Replacement cattle 7 17 6

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 3 172.00 $172.00 $683 +2.00
460–466 465 6 162.00–166.00 $165.34 $769 +10.35
535–536 536 6 148.00–158.50 $156.75 $840 +5.75
575 575 1 149.00 $149.00 $857 +3.60
633 633 3 145.50 $145.50 $921 +1.50
900 900 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,152 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 129.00 $129.00 $780 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 148.00 $148.00 $570 —
403–445 414 4 144.00–152.50 $150.21 $622 +11.18
485 485 1 134.00 $134.00 $650 -3.11
500–518 504 13 140.00–142.00 $140.47 $708 -0.36
566–585 569 7 132.00–134.00 $133.71 $761 -1.18
662 662 3 123.00 $123.00 $814 +1.46
710 710 2 117.00 $117.00 $831 -7.00
825 825 2 105.00 $105.00 $866 +0.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 2 125.00 $125.00 $669 +2.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 173.00–176.00 $174.41 $567 +14.41
395 395 1 171.00 $171.00 $675 +1.24
405 405 1 165.00 $165.00 $668 —
478–490 481 4 155.00–160.00 $158.73 $763 +4.06
503–545 514 4 146.00–150.00 $148.94 $766 +8.55
550–590 570 2 141.00–142.00 $141.52 $807 +1.52
660 660 3 134.00 $134.00 $884 +2.00
720 720 1 113.00 $113.00 $814 -3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1085–1235 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,038.31 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1210 1115 80-85% 5 62.00–70.00 $66.72 $744 —
1395 1395 80-85% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,032 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1420 1387 75-80% 3 69.00–70.00 $69.66 $966 —
1475 1475 75-80% 1 74.50 $74.50 $1,099 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $576 -7.00
885–950 918 85-90% 2 53.50 $53.50 $491 -16.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–1880 1790 3 102.00–105.00 $103.78 $1,858 —
1750–2285 2018 2 90.00–94.00 $92.27 $1,862 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1340 1340 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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
1055–1550 1303 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,300.00 $1,259.50 —

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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.