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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.73/cwt +9.23 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 520 lb · 44 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.56/cwt +16.56 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 629 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $147.96/cwt ≈ $694/hd at 469 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 302 294 198
Feeder cattle 269 229 169
Slaughter cattle 18 34 18
Replacement cattle 15 31 11

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 3 155.00 $155.00 $400 —
360–368 364 4 166.00–175.00 $170.45 $620 —
445 445 2 160.50 $160.50 $714 —
450 450 1 154.00 $154.00 $693 -0.55
511–525 514 5 140.00–154.00 $151.14 $777 -2.86
525 fancy 525 1 160.00 $160.00 $840 —
563–577 574 15 135.00–150.00 $145.31 $834 +7.31
628–640 629 17 137.00–149.00 $147.56 $928 +16.56
650–660 653 3 120.00–136.00 $130.61 $853 -5.39
734 734 12 143.50 $143.50 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 120.00 $120.00 $576 —
505 505 1 135.00 $135.00 $682 —
560 560 3 112.00 $112.00 $627 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 144.50 $144.50 $460 +5.74
371 371 4 146.00 $146.00 $542 +8.50
400–418 416 8 132.00–144.50 $143.00 $595 —
457–470 461 10 125.00–135.00 $133.28 $614 +0.38
500–535 507 21 126.00–137.50 $135.61 $688 +5.11
532 value added 532 23 143.50 $143.50 $763 —
570 570 4 125.00 $125.00 $712 +3.59
647 647 3 125.50 $125.50 $812 +2.50
658–695 688 15 118.00–136.00 $128.98 $887 —
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 +3.50
811–845 814 14 117.50–130.75 $128.06 $1,042 +18.06
1038 1038 2 111.00 $111.00 $1,152 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–490 465 3 100.00–107.50 $104.87 $488 -23.63
515 515 1 102.00 $102.00 $525 -9.00
595 595 1 117.00 $117.00 $696 —
660 660 1 103.00 $103.00 $680 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 155.00 $155.00 $418 -20.00
310–343 338 6 170.00–175.00 $174.23 $589 —
360 360 1 160.00 $160.00 $576 -8.34
419 419 6 158.50 $158.50 $664 +2.50
450–482 469 16 145.00–152.00 $147.96 $694 —
500–546 534 10 125.00–140.00 $136.30 $728 +1.94
580–593 589 3 126.00–127.00 $126.67 $746 -6.84
603 603 4 130.00 $130.00 $784 —
650 650 2 120.00 $120.00 $780 —
712 712 3 119.00 $119.00 $847 +14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 131.00 $131.00 $603 —
508 508 2 121.00 $121.00 $615 +3.50
685–687 687 4 103.00–108.00 $104.25 $716 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 101.00 $101.00 $535 —
645 645 1 110.00 $110.00 $710 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $372 —
820–1135 984 85-90% 5 20.00–32.50 $28.93 $285 -21.07
1060 1060 85-90% 1 49.00 $49.00 $519 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1245 1125 80-85% 2 40.00 $40.00 $450 —
1035–1350 1216 80-85% 4 55.50–62.00 $57.52 $699 +6.78
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 75-80% 1 50.50 $50.50 $674 —
1475–1920 1698 75-80% 2 55.00–57.00 $55.87 $949 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1685 1685 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,365 -4.75

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 93.00 $93.00 $753

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1505 1234 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 9 440.00–935.00 $732.43
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–840 828 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 2 575.00–700.00 $636.56

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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
1250–1575 1413 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00–1,450.00 $1,394.25 —
1490 1490 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.