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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report, Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

380 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.30/cwt +17.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 733 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.14/cwt +3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 406 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.41/cwt +2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 518 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 380 321 149
Feeder cattle 327 270 76
Slaughter cattle 32 23 22
Replacement cattle 21 28 51

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 175.00 $175.00 $682 —
403–435 416 5 173.00–186.00 $180.56 $751 —
485 485 2 172.00–175.00 $173.50 $841 -5.50
518–530 522 3 160.00–170.00 $166.62 $870 -9.38
555–572 568 8 160.00–167.00 $161.71 $919 -10.17
645–646 646 6 150.00–159.00 $157.50 $1,017 —
700–715 705 4 141.00–154.00 $145.80 $1,028 -1.18
753–770 764 10 144.00–147.00 $146.55 $1,120 +4.55
820–843 824 12 141.00–147.00 $145.41 $1,198 —
870 870 1 141.50 $141.50 $1,231 +5.50
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 160.00 $160.00 $640 —
625 625 1 141.00 $141.00 $881 —
740 740 1 132.50 $132.50 $980 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 135.00 $135.00 $695 -2.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 3 155.00 $155.00 $383 —
265 fancy 265 2 166.00 $166.00 $440 —
295 295 2 152.00 $152.00 $448 —
364 364 7 163.50 $163.50 $595 +6.80
400–411 406 23 150.00–159.50 $157.14 $638 —
451–495 466 10 145.00–154.50 $152.27 $710 +4.25
508–533 518 22 147.00–153.50 $151.41 $784 +2.29
569–587 579 14 145.00–145.50 $145.21 $841 +5.07
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 -20.14
600–643 619 12 134.50–144.50 $140.30 $868 +1.92
655–680 668 4 124.00–132.00 $127.93 $855 +4.93
705–730 725 8 130.00–139.75 $137.02 $993 +21.02
736 value added 736 22 142.85 $142.85 $1,051 —
845 845 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,056 —
887 887 6 131.00 $131.00 $1,162 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 145.00 $145.00 $399 —
573–590 587 5 130.00–134.00 $133.22 $782 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–320 314 4 194.00–195.00 $194.49 $611 —
353–397 373 8 169.00–172.00 $170.31 $635 -0.26
390 fancy 390 7 190.50 $190.50 $743 —
405–436 420 14 169.00–178.00 $172.45 $724 -2.13
473–499 481 15 161.00–174.00 $167.69 $807 +1.98
560–596 584 11 142.00–148.00 $145.64 $851 -13.46
649 649 7 145.00 $145.00 $941 -3.57
709 709 4 138.50 $138.50 $982 +1.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 5 158.00 $158.00 $769 —
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 —
583–588 586 5 136.00–139.00 $137.81 $808 —
605 605 1 137.00 $137.00 $829 —
798 798 2 110.00 $110.00 $878 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1290 1133 80-85% 4 61.00–68.00 $64.35 $729 +9.86
1215 1215 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $668 —
1125–1370 1238 80-85% 8 69.00–87.00 $73.95 $916 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1630 1486 75-80% 6 67.50–70.00 $68.92 $1,024 -6.67
1375–1670 1501 75-80% 6 71.00–76.00 $74.18 $1,113 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $525 —
1050–1190 1137 85-90% 3 65.00–69.00 $67.77 $771 +16.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590 1590 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,510 —
2070–2490 2280 2 107.00–111.00 $108.82 $2,481 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,248
1445 1445 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 62.00 $62.00 $896

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1195 1136 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 700.00–950.00 $853.83
1230–1445 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 6 750.00–1,260.00 $976.64
1405 1405 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1630–1730 1680 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 2 1,035.00–1,100.00 $1,068.47
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–940 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 700.00–775.00 $739.39
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1630 1630 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 63.50 $63.50 $1,035

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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
1270 1270 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 -160.23

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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.