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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.38/cwt +8.32 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 609 lb · 45 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $147.95/cwt -0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 536 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.24/cwt +4.79 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 628 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 280 355 306
Feeder cattle 256 333 280
Slaughter cattle 9 22 20
Replacement cattle 15 — 6

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–433 427 3 165.00 $165.00 $705 -0.23
460–495 488 6 150.00–160.00 $153.77 $750 -4.23
520 520 4 145.00 $145.00 $754 -14.11
570–589 583 10 146.00–147.50 $147.06 $857 -3.72
619–637 628 16 144.50–146.00 $145.24 $912 +4.79
664–675 666 5 132.00–138.00 $133.22 $887 -2.00
830 830 1 121.50 $121.50 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 4 130.00 $130.00 $603 -23.00
527 527 3 137.00 $137.00 $722 —
620 620 1 127.50 $127.50 $790 -2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 149.00 $149.00 $559 -5.50
400–420 410 2 144.00–146.00 $144.98 $594 +1.05
458 458 5 142.50 $142.50 $653 -1.49
528–530 528 10 136.50–140.00 $137.20 $724 -1.41
568–583 577 14 131.50–142.00 $136.06 $785 +2.96
608–620 609 45 130.00–138.85 $138.38 $843 +8.32
718–738 728 4 113.00–117.00 $115.03 $837 -8.97
785 785 1 112.00 $112.00 $879 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 130.00 $130.00 $474 —
420–440 436 5 131.00–137.00 $134.17 $585 -2.83
533 533 3 129.50 $129.50 $690 —
550 550 2 126.00 $126.00 $693 +6.00
605–638 622 4 121.00–123.00 $121.97 $759 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 126.00 $126.00 $731 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 163.00 $163.00 $554 -5.98
415–445 428 3 157.50–163.00 $160.49 $687 -4.93
470–480 475 2 145.00–155.00 $150.05 $713 -6.94
505–546 536 17 145.00–148.50 $147.95 $793 -0.32
584–597 590 11 131.00–139.50 $134.91 $796 -4.56
636 636 13 137.75 $137.75 $876 +2.75
674 674 5 132.25 $132.25 $891 +6.25
708 708 3 118.00 $118.00 $835 -3.00
770 770 2 110.00 $110.00 $847 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 141.00 $141.00 $508 —
450 450 1 130.00 $130.00 $585 -12.03
543 543 2 131.00 $131.00 $711 -1.00
580 580 1 125.00 $125.00 $725 +2.65
698 698 2 105.50 $105.50 $736 -11.42
765 765 2 102.00 $102.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1505 1505 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $959 —
1350–1430 1387 75-80% 3 62.50–63.00 $62.67 $869 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 80-85% 1 57.50 $57.50 $724 —
1335 1335 80-85% 1 45.50 $45.50 $607 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 1 71.00 $71.00 $738 —
1610 1610 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,449 —
1825 1825 1 96.50 $96.50 $1,761 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1200 1067 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 525.00–1,000.00 $791.29
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 635.00 $635.00

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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
800–1155 958 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00–1,375.00 $1,344.87 —
980–1065 1017 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 575.00–925.00 $799.36 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 97.50 $97.50 $531 —

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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.