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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

145 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 145 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–490 487 7 400.00–409.00 $406.47 $1,980 —
600–620 613 4 345.00–360.00 $348.93 $2,139 —
660 660 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,260 -2.83
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,535 -5.00
450 450 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,530 -20.00
500–549 539 5 335.00–355.00 $351.29 $1,893 -19.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 3 362.50 $362.50 $2,092 -14.50
Medium 1-2 ($/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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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,134 -47.06
398 398 5 392.50 $392.50 $1,562 —
455–475 459 5 378.00–387.50 $379.97 $1,744 +0.16
508 508 8 378.00 $378.00 $1,920 -2.50
571 571 9 343.00 $343.00 $1,959 -7.37
673 673 2 301.00 $301.00 $2,026 —
705 705 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,956 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 380.00 $380.00 $912 —
333 333 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,215 -10.00
365 365 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,241 -10.00
425 425 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,466 -19.20
454 454 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,589 —
510 510 5 346.00 $346.00 $1,765 +0.49
554 554 5 323.00 $323.00 $1,789 +8.17
665 665 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,762 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–378 372 4 392.50–405.00 $398.86 $1,484 -21.14
409 409 6 410.00 $410.00 $1,677 -11.64
450–469 466 6 375.00–392.50 $389.68 $1,816 +24.68
505 505 2 377.50 $377.50 $1,906 +0.87
830 830 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,930 —
880 880 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,958 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,488 -25.00
465–495 483 9 340.00–370.00 $361.54 $1,746 +24.04
530 530 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,696 —
685 685 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,952 —
783 783 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,809 -41.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,007 —
510–545 532 9 350.00–357.50 $354.66 $1,887 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,361 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,386 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1630 1474 75-80% 6 160.00–178.00 $166.55 $2,455 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 85-90% 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,488 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1835 1684 4 175.00–182.50 $177.80 $2,994 —
1995 1995 1 184.00 $184.00 $3,671 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
990 990 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
1020–1050 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,875.00–2,750.00 $2,306.16
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065–1205 1153 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,600.00–2,750.00 $2,666.98
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
920 920 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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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.