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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

155 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.18/cwt -4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 516 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 155 224 223
Feeder cattle 123 176 173
Slaughter cattle 20 26 28
Replacement cattle 12 22 22

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 185.00 $185.00 $638 —
455 455 2 157.00 $157.00 $714 +1.50
533 533 2 150.00 $150.00 $800 ±0.00
580 580 1 144.00 $144.00 $835 -0.50
635 635 1 137.00 $137.00 $870 +0.50
970–994 990 6 114.00–127.75 $125.50 $1,242 —
1143 1143 3 114.75 $114.75 $1,312 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 141.00 $141.00 $491 -9.59
350–393 382 4 131.00–138.00 $136.40 $521 —
428 428 4 137.50 $137.50 $588 -4.71
457 457 8 135.50 $135.50 $619 -2.00
513–528 516 10 126.00–130.00 $129.18 $667 -4.82
657 657 3 110.50 $110.50 $726 —
805 805 1 106.00 $106.00 $853 —
805 fancy 805 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,030 —
895 895 1 100.00 $100.00 $895 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 2 126.00–128.00 $127.04 $540 —
595–597 596 5 112.00–115.50 $114.10 $680 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–328 314 5 179.00–180.00 $179.58 $564 +14.08
360 360 1 173.00 $173.00 $623 —
423–430 425 4 141.00–155.50 $151.83 $645 -4.59
480–495 490 3 135.00–143.00 $137.61 $674 -15.39
505–512 511 6 130.00–140.00 $138.35 $707 -0.14
555 555 1 135.00 $135.00 $749 -2.00
660 660 2 126.00 $126.00 $832 +5.28
702 702 3 122.50 $122.50 $860 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 150.00 $150.00 $582 -2.00
533 533 2 124.00 $124.00 $661 —
560–595 582 3 120.00 $120.00 $698 -3.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 2 102.00 $102.00 $610 —
735 735 1 82.00 $82.00 $603 —
800–845 823 4 83.00–88.00 $85.43 $703 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1255 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 815.00 $815.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 105.00 $105.00 $630 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 80-85% 1 47.00 $47.00 $533 —
1105–1240 1173 80-85% 2 57.00–57.50 $57.26 $672 +13.47
1040–1355 1213 80-85% 6 50.00–54.00 $52.56 $638 +0.18
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 85-90% 1 56.00 $56.00 $423 —
1060 1060 85-90% 1 32.50 $32.50 $344 +4.82
1090 1090 85-90% 1 39.00 $39.00 $425 +11.32
1185 1185 85-90% 1 45.50 $45.50 $539 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1555 1480 75-80% 3 51.50–52.50 $51.99 $769 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–1895 1755 2 71.50–75.50 $73.34 $1,287 —
1460–2110 1785 2 80.00–83.50 $82.07 $1,465 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1575 1157 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 7 560.00–960.00 $783.81

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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
920 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1015 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.