Cattleman's Livestock Market Report, Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 3, 2025

169 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $369.50/cwt ≈ $2,790/hd at 755 lb · 25 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $370.01/cwt +23.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,887/hd at 510 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	169	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	4	427.50	$427.50	$1,744	+37.50
480	480	1	411.00	$411.00	$1,973	+24.00
530	530	1	392.50	$392.50	$2,080	+18.58
755 value added	755	25	369.50	$369.50	$2,790	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,027	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,013	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,153	+27.50
305	305	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,220	—
352	352	3	405.00	$405.00	$1,426	+16.54
453	453	4	373.00	$373.00	$1,690	—
508–511	510	14	360.00–373.00	$370.01	$1,887	+23.01
578–593	587	5	320.00–335.00	$325.91	$1,913	+15.91
965–992	985	4	270.00–277.50	$275.66	$2,715	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,365	—
470	470	2	353.00	$353.00	$1,659	+78.59
535	535	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,685	±0.00
595	595	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,666	—
675	675	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,873	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,975	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	488.00	$488.00	$1,000	-1.00
255	255	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,148	—
340	340	5	440.00	$440.00	$1,496	+31.86
434–440	435	7	407.50–410.00	$409.64	$1,782	+21.68
458	458	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,832	—
510	510	3	405.00	$405.00	$2,066	+48.88
562–565	563	5	370.00–375.00	$374.00	$2,106	+56.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	339	6	370.00–405.00	$393.93	$1,335	—
390	390	5	375.00	$375.00	$1,462	—
465	465	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,790	—
510–533	525	3	305.00–355.00	$338.82	$1,779	—
590–598	596	4	285.00–330.00	$318.86	$1,900	—
608	608	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,550	—
730	730	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,971	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	5	375.00	$375.00	$1,988	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,335	—
620	620	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,581	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1205	1026	85-90%	9	116.00–137.50	$131.66	$1,351	—
1250	1250	85-90%	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,844	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1165	1080	80-85%	2	163.00–170.00	$166.22	$1,795	—
1145–1235	1190	80-85%	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,726	+15.47
1115–1375	1268	80-85%	4	117.50–133.00	$127.61	$1,618	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1240	1225	75-80%	2	162.50–165.00	$163.77	$2,006	—
1235	1235	75-80%	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,692	—
1155–1440	1298	75-80%	3	153.00–160.00	$155.93	$2,024	-9.15
1400–1475	1438	75-80%	2	142.50–146.00	$144.20	$2,074	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235	1235	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,223	—
1670	1670	1	200.00	$200.00	$3,340	—
1395–2445	1992	3	190.00–195.00	$191.17	$3,808	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1013	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135–1240	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,925.00–2,350.00	$2,146.89
1200–1390	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,650.00–2,200.00	$1,904.50

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1320	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,075.00	$3,075.00	—
1345	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

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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.