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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 22, 2025

148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $355.04/cwt -29.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,810/hd at 510 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 148 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,418 —
307 307 3 515.00 $515.00 $1,581 +40.00
360 360 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,692 —
455 455 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,934 +5.00
500 500 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,925 —
623 623 7 365.00–377.50 $373.93 $2,330 —
655 655 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,325 —
735 735 3 322.50–340.00 $334.17 $2,456 —
1024 1024 4 287.50 $287.50 $2,944 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,743 —
510 510 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,887 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,134 —
390 390 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,404 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,094 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 445.00–475.00 $460.65 $1,059 —
350–365 353 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,483 -10.00
457 fancy 457 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,942 —
510–535 517 7 370.00–385.00 $380.57 $1,968 +9.59
569 569 6 346.00 $346.00 $1,969 -5.00
638 638 4 316.00 $316.00 $2,016 —
658–680 666 8 307.50–316.00 $312.75 $2,083 -2.25
705–740 723 4 281.00–287.50 $284.17 $2,055 —
1010 1010 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,222 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–328 321 4 375.00–385.00 $379.88 $1,219 -20.12
385 385 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,482 -24.91
440 440 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,452 —
530 530 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,524 -12.50
570–593 582 4 285.00–315.00 $299.70 $1,744 —
615 615 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,845 -7.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 407.50 $407.50 $1,324 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 460.00–480.00 $466.67 $1,470 -48.33
415 415 4 435.00 $435.00 $1,805 -5.68
485 485 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,794 -27.50
504 fancy 504 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,840 —
515–520 518 5 334.00–347.50 $341.10 $1,767 -43.29
561–590 567 5 326.00–337.50 $335.11 $1,900 +0.11
643 643 2 321.00 $321.00 $2,064 —
683 683 2 292.50 $292.50 $1,998 -28.50
838 838 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,948 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,363 —
410–448 439 4 340.00–375.00 $348.18 $1,529 -46.82
455–468 464 3 335.00–342.50 $340.05 $1,578 -9.65
523 523 3 319.00 $319.00 $1,668 -13.50
630 630 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,858 —
650–665 658 2 260.00–275.00 $267.59 $1,761 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1870 1491 75-80% 5 150.00–154.00 $152.03 $2,267 —
1610 1610 75-80% 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,592 —
1660 1660 75-80% 1 144.00 $144.00 $2,390 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1165 1083 85-90% 2 117.50–122.00 $119.58 $1,295 -12.27
1290 1290 85-90% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,948 +7.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 80-85% 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,714 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 187.50 $187.50 $2,391 —
1610 1610 1 191.00 $191.00 $3,075 —

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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
1370 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,825.00 $2,825.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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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.