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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 11, 2025

132 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $418.81/cwt -11.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,725/hd at 412 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $387.25/cwt +36.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,956/hd at 505 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $365.40/cwt +16.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,893/hd at 518 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 132 — —

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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 1 456.00 $456.00 $1,778 +57.00
423 423 2 421.00 $421.00 $1,781 +36.00
470 fancy 470 1 419.00 $419.00 $1,969 +18.00
498 498 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,992 +15.00
535 535 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,033 +17.79
596 596 5 369.00 $369.00 $2,199 —
656 656 4 347.50 $347.50 $2,280 +13.73
710–740 720 5 315.00–334.00 $327.86 $2,361 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 489.00 $489.00 $1,002 —
325 325 2 397.50–415.00 $406.25 $1,320 -33.75
413–425 419 4 379.00–390.00 $384.42 $1,611 -12.58
458–460 459 4 377.50–398.00 $392.86 $1,803 +21.86
517–520 518 10 364.00–367.50 $365.40 $1,893 +16.40
565 565 2 336.00 $336.00 $1,898 -2.05
615–633 627 6 311.00–319.00 $313.62 $1,966 +3.62
725 725 2 281.00–291.00 $286.00 $2,074 —
755 755 2 286.00 $286.00 $2,159 —
1318 1318 2 190.00 $190.00 $2,504 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 8 375.00 $375.00 $1,519 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 377.50 $377.50 $1,351 —
425 425 1 362.00 $362.00 $1,538 +39.58
450 450 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,564 +49.51
550 550 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,568 -11.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,470 +22.50
308 fancy 308 2 512.50 $512.50 $1,578 —
363 363 3 472.50 $472.50 $1,715 +35.50
402–448 412 10 401.00–424.00 $418.81 $1,725 -11.19
470–493 487 4 375.00–388.00 $384.87 $1,874 -4.51
500–506 505 10 385.00–387.50 $387.25 $1,956 +36.25
558 558 4 362.50 $362.50 $2,023 +29.50
605–630 610 5 315.00–320.00 $318.97 $1,946 +7.09
720 720 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,160 +7.00
910 910 1 232.50 $232.50 $2,116 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,304 —
385 385 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,656 —
550–583 569 5 276.00–281.00 $278.55 $1,585 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,425 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 85-90% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,224 —
930 930 85-90% 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,460 —
1050 1050 85-90% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,376 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 75-80% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,112 —
1325–1410 1368 75-80% 2 171.00–175.00 $172.94 $2,366 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1325 1183 80-85% 2 159.00–165.00 $161.64 $1,912 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1865 1865 1 207.00 $207.00 $3,861 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,565 —

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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
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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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.