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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 10, 2025

114 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 114 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,242 -3.00
553 553 2 294.00 $294.00 $1,626 +6.38
615–645 625 3 256.00–271.00 $265.84 $1,661 —
670–680 675 2 256.00–265.00 $260.47 $1,758 -19.93
713 713 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,761 -11.00
765 765 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,721 -36.00
803 803 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,911 —
865 865 1 242.00 $242.00 $2,093 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,777 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 3 322.00 $322.00 $976 —
355 355 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,136 -10.00
413 413 2 282.00 $282.00 $1,165 -27.00
459 459 4 277.00 $277.00 $1,271 -0.42
517 517 5 279.00 $279.00 $1,442 +6.39
604 604 7 259.00 $259.00 $1,564 +13.00
682 682 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,575 -4.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,030 -10.00
550–590 570 2 225.00–246.00 $235.13 $1,340 —
600–645 625 6 224.00–239.00 $235.91 $1,474 —
700–740 720 2 195.00–210.00 $202.29 $1,456 —
755–770 763 2 200.00–201.00 $200.50 $1,530 +0.50
870 870 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,784 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,249 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,138 -25.00
368 368 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,288 -20.00
430–440 437 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,398 -39.00
472 472 3 303.00 $303.00 $1,430 -55.00
500 500 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,500 —
579–598 585 6 260.00–269.00 $265.94 $1,556 +1.30
635 635 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,588 -7.06
730–735 732 3 214.00–230.00 $221.33 $1,620 -23.67
780 780 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,615 -23.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,071 —
455–465 460 2 270.00–285.00 $277.42 $1,276 -47.90
570–595 589 4 241.00–244.00 $241.73 $1,424 —
635 635 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,460 —
830 830 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,660 —
863 863 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,614 —
1070 1070 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,883 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,520 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 85-90% 1 97.00 $97.00 $897 —
955–1090 1023 85-90% 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,146 —
1210 1210 85-90% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,525 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1250 1120 80-85% 2 135.00–136.00 $135.56 $1,518 +1.56
1185–1220 1203 80-85% 2 108.00–111.00 $109.52 $1,318 -15.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1625 1391 75-80% 4 126.00–131.00 $128.39 $1,786 -11.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725 1725 1 156.00 $156.00 $2,691 —

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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
1130–1185 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,650.00–2,750.00 $2,698.81 —
1180 thin fleshed 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,375.00 $3,375.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,125.00 $3,125.00 —

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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.