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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

397 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $146.34/cwt -1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 532 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.93/cwt -2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 517 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.46/cwt -6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 581 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 397 280 392
Feeder cattle 258 256 244
Slaughter cattle 79 9 33
Replacement cattle 60 15 115

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 163.00 $163.00 $603 —
428 428 2 170.00 $170.00 $728 +5.00
485 485 1 157.00 $157.00 $761 +3.23
516–523 517 11 159.00–160.50 $160.22 $828 +15.22
550–573 570 7 147.50–151.00 $147.98 $843 +0.92
625 625 1 140.00 $140.00 $875 -5.24
775 775 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,038 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 140.00 $140.00 $413 —
355–360 358 2 137.50–140.00 $138.76 $497 -10.24
407 407 7 144.00 $144.00 $586 -0.98
450 fancy 450 6 159.00 $159.00 $716 —
450–469 466 6 138.50–141.00 $138.90 $647 -3.60
512–540 517 15 130.00–137.00 $134.93 $698 -2.27
579–593 581 15 126.00–130.00 $129.46 $752 -6.60
649 649 6 121.00 $121.00 $785 —
685 685 2 123.00 $123.00 $843 —
830 830 1 104.00 $104.00 $863 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 126.00 $126.00 $495 -4.00
438 438 2 125.00 $125.00 $548 -9.17
460–473 469 3 120.00 $120.00 $563 —
510–535 516 4 111.00–128.50 $123.97 $640 -5.53
569–595 582 8 118.00–120.00 $119.02 $693 -6.98
610 610 1 116.00 $116.00 $708 -5.97
663 663 2 118.00 $118.00 $782 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 314 6 160.00–171.00 $162.67 $511 -0.33
391 391 4 160.00 $160.00 $626 —
405–425 410 4 147.00–168.00 $162.56 $666 +2.07
465–473 468 6 143.00–157.00 $152.28 $713 +2.23
507 fancy 507 9 155.50 $155.50 $788 —
535–547 546 16 139.00–141.50 $141.19 $771 -6.76
570–590 588 10 137.00–138.00 $137.10 $806 +2.19
640–648 644 9 128.50–132.50 $130.62 $841 -7.13
685 685 1 126.00 $126.00 $863 -6.25
701 701 6 127.50 $127.50 $894 +9.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 138.00 $138.00 $642 +8.00
555–575 571 9 112.50–131.00 $125.85 $719 +0.85
642 642 5 120.00 $120.00 $770 —
788–795 790 4 101.00–102.00 $101.75 $804 -0.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 3 92.50 $92.50 $437 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1365 1203 80-85% 5 44.50–54.00 $50.89 $612 —
1210 1210 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $799 —
1085–1450 1245 80-85% 16 55.00–63.00 $58.71 $731 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1220 1065 85-90% 7 50.00–60.50 $53.38 $568 —
1065–1255 1144 85-90% 8 32.00–41.00 $37.67 $431 —
990–1385 1185 85-90% 5 42.50–48.00 $44.79 $531 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 75-80% 1 44.00 $44.00 $581 —
1295–1475 1375 75-80% 4 50.00–57.00 $53.15 $731 -16.85
1395–1885 1531 75-80% 7 60.00–63.50 $61.50 $942 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,178 —
1520–2030 1786 6 80.50–89.00 $83.98 $1,500 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–970 940 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 925.00–1,125.00 $1,024.65
1120–1180 1157 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 775.00 $775.00
845–1690 1192 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 16 885.00–1,100.00 $981.47
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 735.00 $735.00
1080–1625 1303 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 9 775.00–1,275.00 $1,051.04
1395 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1540–1650 1595 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,310.00 $1,278.97
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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
1125–1425 1254 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,010.00–1,375.00 $1,242.15 —
1065–1630 1341 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,350.00–1,625.00 $1,477.70 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
745–870 808 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00–1,425.00 $1,332.74 —

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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.