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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 18, 2025

64 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 64 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,600 -26.00
560–585 573 2 342.50–357.50 $349.84 $2,005 -19.16
630 630 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,158 —
725 725 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,313 -8.86
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,952 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,558 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,501 —
423 423 2 381.00 $381.00 $1,612 -3.42
454 fancy 454 5 414.00 $414.00 $1,880 —
513 513 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,872 -0.40
568 568 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,960 +9.00
638–640 639 5 310.00–312.00 $311.20 $1,989 -2.42
695 695 4 308.00 $308.00 $2,141 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,348 -27.50
450 450 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,598 +7.50
545 545 2 307.50–321.00 $314.25 $1,713 —
555 555 1 323.00 $323.00 $1,793 +38.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 407.50 $407.50 $1,915 +22.63
505 505 5 380.00–387.50 $386.00 $1,949 -1.25
568 568 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,846 -37.50
600–648 632 4 300.00–325.00 $314.92 $1,990 -4.05
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,554 —
695 695 1 283.00 $283.00 $1,967 —
830 830 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,909 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,676 —
675 675 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1485 1485 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655–1885 1770 75-80% 2 159.00–162.00 $160.60 $2,843 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 85-90% 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,451 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 80-85% 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,945 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2320 2320 1 201.00 $201.00 $4,663 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 thin fleshed 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00

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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.