Cattle Market Pulse

Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

174 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Cattleman's Livestock report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $147.00/cwt -2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 555 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.76/cwt -5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 467 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $173.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 380 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 174 210 238
Feeder cattle 127 151 163
Slaughter cattle 22 30 20
Replacement cattle 25 29 55

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 170.00 $170.00 $765 —
510–530 520 2 145.00–158.00 $151.38 $787 -6.99
565–580 569 4 140.00–153.00 $143.31 $815 -10.69
604 604 4 153.50 $153.50 $927 +4.60
680 680 1 145.00 $145.00 $986 +1.97
705–710 708 2 132.00 $132.00 $935 —
760–775 768 2 135.00–139.00 $137.02 $1,052 +3.02
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 135.00 $135.00 $486 —
505 505 1 122.50 $122.50 $619 —
605–610 608 2 101.00–121.00 $110.96 $675 -23.41
785 785 1 119.00 $119.00 $934 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 151.00 $151.00 $408 —
373–395 385 9 156.00–160.00 $157.72 $607 +12.21
450–469 467 12 137.00–140.00 $139.76 $653 -5.24
505 505 5 138.00 $138.00 $697 -6.00
595 595 2 131.00 $131.00 $779 ±0.00
698 698 2 120.00 $120.00 $838 —
855 855 1 112.00 $112.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 113.00 $113.00 $514 -21.14
530 530 1 111.00 $111.00 $588 -19.68

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–285 267 3 170.00–175.00 $173.22 $462 —
325 325 1 173.00 $173.00 $562 +1.00
380 380 10 173.00 $173.00 $657 -3.00
459 fancy 459 2 164.50 $164.50 $755 —
469–475 471 6 146.50–154.00 $149.02 $702 -13.96
508–520 512 3 140.00–150.00 $146.61 $751 -5.89
555 555 14 147.00 $147.00 $816 -2.30
612–638 622 5 139.50–142.00 $140.97 $877 +1.97
697 697 3 137.50 $137.50 $958 +8.18
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 120.00 $120.00 $654 -27.00
555 555 1 111.00 $111.00 $616 -30.00
670 670 2 119.00 $119.00 $797 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1275 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1050 1006 85-90% 4 50.50–56.00 $52.19 $525 —
1005–1085 1047 85-90% 3 60.00–61.50 $60.52 $634 —
1140–1360 1280 85-90% 3 40.00–49.50 $45.46 $582 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1555 1460 75-80% 4 66.50–69.50 $67.84 $990 —
1460 1460 75-80% 1 64.50 $64.50 $942 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1260 1182 80-85% 3 65.00–70.50 $68.08 $805 —
1280 1280 80-85% 1 61.50 $61.50 $787 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1960 1608 3 75.00–92.50 $84.20 $1,354 —

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
985–1325 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 63.00–107.00 $90.31 $1,021

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1145–1350 1282 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 825.00–850.00 $842.56
1105–1525 1325 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 935.00–1,125.00 $1,025.49
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1220–1450 1335 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 935.00–1,000.00 $970.30
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845–880 863 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,175.00–1,535.00 $1,358.65 —
1100–1130 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,160.00–1,300.00 $1,229.06 —
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.