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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 20, 2025

143 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $387.38/cwt -12.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,987/hd at 513 lb · 10 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $378.77/cwt -13.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,829/hd at 483 lb · 10 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $350.99/cwt +3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,015/hd at 574 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 143 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,232 -60.00
373–380 375 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,575 -75.00
500 500 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,000 +5.00
560 560 4 381.00 $381.00 $2,134 -13.92
615–625 620 4 360.00–361.00 $360.50 $2,235 +8.00
730 730 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,464 +12.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,388 —
598 598 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,033 —
695 695 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,241 +72.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 2 387.50 $387.50 $1,910 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,045 +15.00
315 315 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,315 +4.50
370 370 1 401.00 $401.00 $1,484 —
408 408 2 396.00 $396.00 $1,616 —
463–496 483 10 378.00–380.00 $378.77 $1,829 -13.57
560–595 574 10 347.50–353.00 $350.99 $2,015 +3.99
632 632 3 322.00 $322.00 $2,035 +2.00
690 690 4 289.00 $289.00 $1,994 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,088 —
375 375 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,378 -10.00
435 435 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,501 -4.97
453–479 470 6 300.00–307.50 $302.41 $1,421 -38.58
530 530 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,802 +20.00
690 690 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,863 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 638 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,802 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–278 272 4 470.00–490.00 $480.24 $1,306 —
403 403 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,693 -15.00
450 450 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,845 —
508–535 513 10 385.00–389.00 $387.38 $1,987 -12.62
554 554 6 371.00 $371.00 $2,055 -13.73
603 603 3 346.00 $346.00 $2,086 —
686 686 6 315.00 $315.00 $2,161 +9.00
798 798 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,115 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 375.00–395.00 $384.54 $1,250 —
398 398 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,492 —
400 400 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,440 +5.09
575 575 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,012 +22.86
605–630 618 2 300.00–312.50 $306.38 $1,893 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 683 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,708 -20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1285 1278 75-80% 2 140.00–142.50 $141.24 $1,805 —
1285 1285 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,414 —
1140–1450 1317 75-80% 6 150.00–157.00 $152.88 $2,013 —
1295–1670 1428 75-80% 9 160.00–171.00 $164.10 $2,343 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 80-85% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,465 —
1060–1095 1078 80-85% 2 140.00–143.00 $141.52 $1,526 —
1200–1330 1277 80-85% 3 120.00–130.00 $125.85 $1,607 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1830 1830 1 185.00 $185.00 $3,386 -1.70

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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.