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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 24, 2025

256 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 256 — —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 75-80% 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,931 —
1225–1575 1398 75-80% 7 155.00–169.00 $160.69 $2,246 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 80-85% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,444 —
1090–1270 1178 80-85% 3 143.00–148.00 $145.38 $1,713 —
1270 1270 80-85% 2 158.00–174.00 $166.00 $2,108 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–910 908 85-90% 2 122.50–128.00 $125.26 $1,137 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
878 878 (<2 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1250 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1195–1227 1211 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 3,200.00–3,400.00 $3,298.68
1100–1305 1212 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,650.00–3,550.00 $3,152.47
1215–1275 1248 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,700.00–2,400.00 $2,019.69
1100–1405 1252 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 1,850.00–2,550.00 $2,349.95
1285 fancy 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 4,200.00 $4,200.00
1110–1750 1288 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 74 1,700.00–3,700.00 $2,789.81
1150–1445 1307 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 22 2,600.00–3,800.00 $3,230.20
1360–1550 fancy 1469 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 4,200.00–4,350.00 $4,290.47
1525 fancy 1525 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 4,100.00 $4,100.00
1565 fancy 1565 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 4,100.00 $4,100.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1030 1003 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,450.00–2,900.00 $2,668.83
950–1045 1008 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,600.00–3,500.00 $3,078.91
1055 thin fleshed 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00
1110–1115 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,650.00–3,100.00 $2,875.51
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–835 778 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,850.00–2,150.00 $2,011.09

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 fancy 1020 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 4,000.00 $4,000.00
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1050–1365 1134 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 2,500.00–3,500.00 $3,274.07
1150 1150 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,700.00 $3,700.00
1170 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,800.00 $3,800.00
1440 fancy 1440 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 4,000.00 $4,000.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,350.00 $2,350.00
913 913 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,500.00 $2,500.00
925 925 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,600.00 $3,600.00
890–995 960 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,850.00–2,800.00 $2,542.76

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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
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 5,000.00 $5,000.00 —
1120–1240 1166 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 3,900.00–4,550.00 $4,236.28 —
988–1275 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 3,000.00–4,250.00 $3,501.67 —
1110–1465 1238 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 3,900.00–4,600.00 $4,208.01 —
1120–1350 1258 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 4,200.00–5,300.00 $4,969.04 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 4,850.00 $4,850.00 —
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,200.00–4,300.00 $3,750.00 —
1055–1085 1073 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 3,600.00–5,100.00 $4,574.84 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1035–1125 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 3,200.00–4,000.00 $3,747.95 —

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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.