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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

224 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.50/cwt -0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 577 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $138.49/cwt +2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 521 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 571 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 224 302 420
Feeder cattle 176 269 260
Slaughter cattle 26 18 21
Replacement cattle 22 15 139

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–392 383 4 170.00 $170.00 $651 -0.45
462 462 8 155.50 $155.50 $718 +1.50
528 528 9 150.00 $150.00 $792 -1.14
577 577 16 144.50 $144.50 $834 -0.81
641 641 8 136.50 $136.50 $875 -11.06
700–745 715 3 126.00–136.50 $132.85 $950 -10.65
788 value added 788 6 140.25 $140.25 $1,105 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 440 2 134.00–146.00 $140.07 $616 —
500 500 1 136.00 $136.00 $680 +1.00
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 +18.00
670 670 1 126.00 $126.00 $844 —
885 885 1 96.00 $96.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 89.00 $89.00 $436 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 137.50 $137.50 $364 —
325–345 333 5 150.00–151.00 $150.59 $501 +6.09
408–440 413 11 132.00–145.50 $142.21 $587 -0.79
473 473 6 137.50 $137.50 $650 +4.22
519 519 10 134.00 $134.00 $695 -1.61
571 571 12 124.00 $124.00 $708 -1.00
637 637 3 115.00 $115.00 $733 -10.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 120.00 $120.00 $642 +18.00
600 600 1 108.00 $108.00 $648 —
675–693 682 5 100.50–105.50 $103.47 $706 +0.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 100.00 $100.00 $585 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 fancy 323 2 180.00 $180.00 $581 —
347–348 348 6 164.00–167.00 $165.50 $576 -8.73
413–444 430 9 154.50–159.00 $156.42 $673 -2.08
473 473 2 153.00 $153.00 $724 +5.04
513–523 521 13 130.00–140.00 $138.49 $722 +2.19
557 557 8 137.00 $137.00 $763 +10.33
640 640 2 124.00 $124.00 $794 —
667–690 673 4 117.00–122.00 $120.72 $812 +0.72
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 152.00 $152.00 $555 —
490 490 2 124.00 $124.00 $608 -7.00
560–565 563 4 122.00–126.00 $123.99 $698 —
635 635 1 117.50 $117.50 $746 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1295 1195 80-85% 7 40.00–47.00 $43.79 $523 —
1175–1350 1245 80-85% 4 48.00–55.00 $52.38 $652 -5.14
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 85-90% 1 57.50 $57.50 $420 —
760–1020 890 85-90% 2 43.50–45.00 $44.14 $393 —
910–1125 998 85-90% 5 35.00–41.50 $37.80 $377 +8.87
950–1180 1065 85-90% 2 25.00–31.00 $27.68 $295 -21.32
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $783 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190–1570 1048 3 71.50–80.00 $75.61 $792 —
2020 2020 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,717 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 460.00 $460.00
1005–1330 1159 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 6 560.00–885.00 $715.69
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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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
1740 1740 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,385.00 $1,385.00 —

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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.