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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 8, 2025

702 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $339.63/cwt +11.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,953/hd at 575 lb · 73 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $351.62/cwt +46.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,236/hd at 636 lb · 73 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $419.22/cwt ≈ $2,156/hd at 514 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 702 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,583 —
419–447 433 14 416.00–419.00 $417.45 $1,808 —
460 460 2 411.00 $411.00 $1,891 —
513 value added 513 20 430.00 $430.00 $2,206 —
502–542 515 31 405.00–416.00 $412.26 $2,123 —
554 value added 554 6 397.50 $397.50 $2,202 —
588 588 11 376.00 $376.00 $2,211 —
620–639 636 73 340.00–358.00 $351.62 $2,236 +46.62
675–678 value added 677 28 351.00–356.00 $353.51 $2,393 —
720–737 725 35 318.00–337.00 $330.99 $2,400 —
754 754 4 312.00 $312.00 $2,352 —
832 value added 832 14 327.00 $327.00 $2,721 —
850–885 862 3 295.00–305.00 $298.42 $2,572 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,251 —
460 460 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,610 —
520 520 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,911 —
610–645 629 4 322.50–335.00 $327.61 $2,061 —
728 728 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,257 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577–588 581 5 360.00–364.00 $362.38 $2,105 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,819 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,183 +55.00
318–345 337 7 425.00–430.00 $428.65 $1,445 +53.65
353 fancy 353 3 446.00 $446.00 $1,574 —
358–399 389 20 402.00–420.00 $409.14 $1,592 +51.22
400 400 9 400.00 $400.00 $1,600 —
451 451 13 373.00 $373.00 $1,682 +26.11
455 value added 455 21 399.00 $399.00 $1,815 —
504–522 517 14 349.00–350.00 $349.28 $1,806 +18.28
509–529 value added 517 28 360.00–370.00 $360.36 $1,863 —
568 value added 568 17 346.00 $346.00 $1,965 —
558–594 577 56 332.50–340.50 $337.69 $1,948 +9.23
629–640 630 14 302.50–317.00 $315.95 $1,990 +32.45
672 value added 672 15 320.00 $320.00 $2,150 —
713 value added 713 30 314.50 $314.50 $2,242 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,204 —
390 390 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,482 —
404–443 415 16 340.00–377.50 $358.49 $1,488 +51.17
467 467 5 362.00 $362.00 $1,691 —
563–590 578 9 300.00–318.00 $307.79 $1,779 +42.79
630–633 632 4 280.00–285.00 $283.75 $1,793 —
678–687 684 6 272.50–287.50 $282.54 $1,933 —
760 760 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,052 —
892 892 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,230 +17.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,312 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–289 286 7 470.00 $470.00 $1,344 —
308–310 309 3 455.00–477.00 $469.63 $1,451 +119.55
353 353 9 463.00 $463.00 $1,634 +83.63
407–445 410 27 407.50–429.00 $425.95 $1,746 +80.95
477–480 478 8 375.00–377.50 $376.56 $1,800 +31.56
501 501 4 382.00 $382.00 $1,914 +51.65
558 fancy 558 11 380.00 $380.00 $2,120 —
580–598 596 15 340.00–352.00 $341.56 $2,036 +24.92
645 645 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,051 +8.38
655–690 661 6 312.00–327.50 $324.80 $2,147 +27.35
702 702 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,106 —
790 790 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,133 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,378 +103.71
390–396 395 9 370.00–385.00 $381.71 $1,508 —
440 440 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,606 —
455–475 460 4 357.50–360.00 $358.15 $1,647 —
528 528 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,848 —
590 590 2 331.00 $331.00 $1,953 —
605 605 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,815 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,253 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 80-85% 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,431 —
1115–1225 1170 80-85% 2 141.00–144.00 $142.57 $1,668 +17.57
1100–1350 1210 80-85% 6 150.00–161.00 $156.85 $1,898 +18.20
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 85-90% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,442 +3.05
990–1135 1058 85-90% 6 122.00–133.00 $128.06 $1,355 —
1250 1250 85-90% 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,900 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 75-80% 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,021 —
1435 1435 75-80% 1 159.00 $159.00 $2,282 —
1405–1630 1518 75-80% 2 131.00–145.00 $138.52 $2,103 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1820 1653 2 182.50–187.00 $184.52 $3,050 —
1930 1930 1 202.00 $202.00 $3,899 +9.21
1950 1950 1 195.00 $195.00 $3,802 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1605 1605 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00

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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.