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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

294 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.69/cwt +21.69 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 613 lb · 78 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.90/cwt -16.05 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 481 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $159.33/cwt -3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 412 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 294 397 225
Feeder cattle 229 258 182
Slaughter cattle 34 79 25
Replacement cattle 31 60 18

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–490 485 2 150.00–159.00 $154.55 $750 -2.45
505 505 2 154.00 $154.00 $778 -6.22
573 573 3 138.00 $138.00 $791 -9.98
613 613 2 131.00 $131.00 $803 -9.00
675 675 2 136.00 $136.00 $918 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 325 5 138.00–140.00 $138.76 $451 —
397 397 6 137.50 $137.50 $546 —
474–495 481 18 129.00–136.75 $132.90 $639 -6.00
522 522 12 130.50 $130.50 $681 -4.43
571–593 577 7 120.00–122.00 $121.41 $701 -8.05
613 value added 613 77 142.95 $142.95 $876 —
635 635 1 123.00 $123.00 $781 +2.00
733 733 3 116.50 $116.50 $854 —
755 755 2 101.00 $101.00 $763 —
815 815 1 110.00 $110.00 $896 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 118.00 $118.00 $431 -8.00
410 410 1 128.00 $128.00 $525 +3.00
490 490 2 128.50 $128.50 $630 +8.50
530 530 1 111.00 $111.00 $588 -12.97
608 608 2 111.00 $111.00 $675 -5.00
655 655 1 107.00 $107.00 $701 -11.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 101.00 $101.00 $409 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 175.00 $175.00 $504 —
356–390 367 6 158.00–174.00 $168.34 $618 +8.34
407 fancy 407 10 160.00 $160.00 $651 —
440 440 2 156.00 $156.00 $686 -6.56
503–528 519 8 130.00–142.00 $134.36 $697 -6.83
558–583 572 7 131.00–137.00 $133.51 $764 -3.59
646 646 5 120.00 $120.00 $775 -10.62
735 735 1 105.00 $105.00 $772 -22.50
755 755 1 105.00 $105.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 2 127.00 $127.00 $632 -11.00
520 520 1 117.50 $117.50 $611 —
590–593 592 4 110.00–121.00 $118.26 $700 -7.59
635 635 1 95.00 $95.00 $603 -25.00
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 112.50 $112.50 $309 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1285 1187 80-85% 8 54.00–59.50 $55.05 $653 —
1140–1310 1219 80-85% 4 46.50–53.00 $50.74 $619 -15.26
1400 1400 80-85% 1 37.00 $37.00 $518 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $498 —
930–1150 1042 85-90% 3 21.00–39.50 $33.63 $350 —
915–1205 1049 85-90% 4 40.00–47.00 $43.18 $453 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 75-80% 1 51.00 $51.00 $699 -2.15
1380–1535 1468 75-80% 3 56.50–60.00 $57.77 $848 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 1 73.50 $73.50 $1,088 —
1640 1640 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,476 —
1525–1795 1698 3 84.00–87.50 $85.75 $1,456 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 44.00 $44.00 $486

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1170–1495 1333 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 12 700.00–960.00 $800.43
1215–1495 1362 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 3 785.00–975.00 $881.89
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685–1015 871 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 7 650.00–1,000.00 $755.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1270–1295 1283 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 46.50–59.50 $53.06 $681

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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
1035–1565 1273 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 3 875.00–935.00 $915.55 -326.60
1210–1500 1360 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 4 1,110.00–1,150.00 $1,135.63 —

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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.