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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 31, 2025

460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $383.59/cwt ≈ $1,788/hd at 466 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $360.73/cwt -17.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,490/hd at 413 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $425.33/cwt +22.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,575/hd at 370 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 460 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 8 415.00 $415.00 $1,440 —
368 fancy 368 19 428.00 $428.00 $1,575 —
393 393 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,572 —
422 422 7 399.00 $399.00 $1,684 +19.00
451–476 466 21 378.00–379.50 $378.95 $1,766 —
466 fancy 466 7 397.50 $397.50 $1,852 —
530 530 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,014 —
555 fancy 555 1 372.50 $372.50 $2,067 +25.50
579 579 9 343.00 $343.00 $1,986 +12.82
607–635 621 21 315.00–336.00 $334.03 $2,074 —
713–715 715 17 280.00–291.50 $290.15 $2,075 -2.35
788 788 16 271.50 $271.50 $2,139 —
817 817 11 274.50 $274.50 $2,243 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 359.00 $359.00 $1,759 —
529–535 530 7 335.00–351.00 $348.69 $1,848 +30.19
623–645 630 3 301.00–308.00 $303.39 $1,911 —
694 694 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,950 —
735 735 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,962 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,418 —
525–540 530 3 270.00–307.50 $282.74 $1,499 +12.74
575 575 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,711 —
713 713 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,790 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,620 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 15 390.00 $390.00 $1,154 —
342 fancy 342 11 397.00 $397.00 $1,358 —
352 fancy 352 8 395.00 $395.00 $1,390 —
373 373 11 370.00 $370.00 $1,380 —
412–415 413 22 360.00–361.00 $360.73 $1,490 -17.27
452–465 457 17 350.00–370.00 $361.63 $1,653 -7.37
520 520 16 341.50 $341.50 $1,776 +36.12
550–555 553 11 313.00–325.00 $317.34 $1,755 +18.22
609–628 616 19 286.00–290.00 $288.54 $1,777 +2.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–283 279 3 355.00–360.00 $358.39 $1,000 —
315 315 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,197 —
415–436 432 5 320.00–332.50 $330.10 $1,426 —
466–483 476 15 319.00–345.00 $329.18 $1,567 —
584 584 4 298.00 $298.00 $1,740 —
682 682 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,705 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,064 -20.00
400–438 425 3 295.00–300.00 $296.57 $1,260 +2.57
495 495 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,411 —
510–530 521 10 272.50–290.00 $278.53 $1,451 —
620–645 628 3 247.00–260.00 $255.55 $1,605 —
690 690 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,518 —
710–740 720 3 238.00–241.00 $239.97 $1,728 +12.47
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,376 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,320 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,195 +11.99
303–330 306 9 415.00–422.00 $421.16 $1,289 +16.11
352–398 367 13 389.00–415.00 $407.63 $1,496 —
429–440 430 11 370.00–375.00 $370.47 $1,593 -16.37
493 493 13 354.50 $354.50 $1,748 -21.50
515–537 523 9 327.00–331.00 $328.70 $1,719 +0.88
550–592 578 9 298.00–315.00 $305.71 $1,767 -3.78
605–645 623 4 282.00–292.50 $287.49 $1,791 -19.51
655–675 665 2 280.00–301.00 $290.34 $1,931 —
715 715 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,895 +22.56
765–790 773 3 249.00–252.00 $250.98 $1,940 -6.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 5 378.00 $378.00 $1,501 —
470 470 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,574 —
595 595 5 286.00 $286.00 $1,702 —
1015 1015 1 197.50 $197.50 $2,005 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 4 322.50 $322.50 $1,529 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 75-80% 1 150.50 $150.50 $2,167 -3.95
1565–1600 1585 75-80% 3 140.00 $140.00 $2,219 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 80-85% 1 131.50 $131.50 $1,578 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555 1555 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,488 —
1535–1670 1603 2 167.00–170.00 $168.44 $2,700 —
1470–2125 1798 2 180.50–181.00 $180.80 $3,251 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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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.