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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 5, 2025

147 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $285.66/cwt ≈ $1,985/hd at 695 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $282.18/cwt -5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,775/hd at 629 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $350.33/cwt +3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,664/hd at 475 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 147 — —

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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 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,470 +20.00
458–475 464 3 395.00–397.50 $395.85 $1,837 +14.88
505–538 533 7 367.00–382.50 $369.10 $1,967 -3.76
642 642 3 317.50 $317.50 $2,038 -12.21
668–693 681 4 310.00–317.50 $313.68 $2,136 —
1015 1015 1 237.50 $237.50 $2,411 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,001 —
745 745 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,714 —
785 785 1 257.50 $257.50 $2,021 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 3 332.50 $332.50 $1,962 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 fancy 255 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,211 —
281 281 5 442.50 $442.50 $1,243 +37.50
362–388 372 5 355.00–363.00 $358.33 $1,333 +6.79
400–420 410 2 350.00–357.50 $353.84 $1,451 +13.84
467–492 475 10 340.00–355.00 $350.33 $1,664 +13.21
552 552 8 325.00 $325.00 $1,794 +15.24
611–640 629 13 272.50–283.00 $282.18 $1,775 -5.21
693 693 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,989 —
695 value added 695 17 285.50 $285.50 $1,984 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 331.00 $331.00 $1,473 —
503 503 4 321.00 $321.00 $1,615 —
595 595 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,651 -6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 447.50 $447.50 $1,253 +20.49
358–390 369 3 400.00–417.50 $411.33 $1,518 +19.26
440 440 6 406.00 $406.00 $1,786 —
475–490 483 2 370.00–380.00 $374.92 $1,811 -2.58
518–535 521 5 345.00–360.00 $356.92 $1,860 —
601 601 5 322.00 $322.00 $1,935 +5.51
653–677 667 5 301.00–305.00 $302.57 $2,018 -3.43
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–560 555 2 309.00–311.00 $309.99 $1,720 -0.01
670 670 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,725 —
700 700 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,820 +20.00
820 820 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,784 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 2,225.00 $2,225.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1255 1219 80-85% 4 134.00–144.00 $140.30 $1,710 —
1305 1305 80-85% 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,944 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 75-80% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,971 —
1310 1310 75-80% 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,454 —
1355–1435 1395 75-80% 2 140.00–146.00 $142.91 $1,994 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 85-90% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,214 —
1040–1115 1078 85-90% 2 133.00–141.00 $137.14 $1,478 +45.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1940 1940 1 185.00 $185.00 $3,589 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00

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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
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —

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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.