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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

97 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $146.00/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 508 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 97 174 133
Feeder cattle 82 127 109
Slaughter cattle 8 22 14
Replacement cattle 7 25 10

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 151.00 $151.00 $596 —
532 532 3 140.00 $140.00 $745 -11.38

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 2 155.00–158.00 $156.49 $576 -1.23
451 451 6 149.50 $149.50 $674 +9.74
530 530 4 137.00 $137.00 $726 -1.00
573 573 4 130.00 $130.00 $745 -1.00
655–670 660 3 121.00–123.00 $121.68 $803 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 131.00 $131.00 $550 —
455–460 458 4 128.00–131.00 $129.75 $594 +16.75
530 530 1 122.00 $122.00 $647 +11.00
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 5 172.50 $172.50 $685 -0.50
435–447 444 4 158.00–162.50 $161.40 $717 —
485–488 488 6 145.00–150.50 $149.59 $730 +0.57
508 508 10 146.00 $146.00 $742 -0.61
562–590 569 4 134.00–144.00 $141.41 $805 -5.59
635 635 1 136.00 $136.00 $864 -4.97
690 690 1 131.00 $131.00 $904 -6.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–485 472 5 130.00–140.00 $137.74 $650 —
545 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 +10.00
555–590 580 4 127.00–130.00 $129.28 $750 +18.28
603 603 2 121.00 $121.00 $730 —
660 660 2 125.00 $125.00 $825 +6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1290 1250 80-85% 3 63.00–67.50 $64.93 $812 +3.43
1255 1255 80-85% 1 57.50 $57.50 $722 -4.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 75-80% 1 76.50 $76.50 $1,029 —
1480 1480 75-80% 1 59.50 $59.50 $881 -8.34
1510 1510 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,027 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $589 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1230–1310 1270 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 925.00–1,025.00 $973.43

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–825 778 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 735.00–875.00 $783.88

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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.