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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

165 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $373.12/cwt ≈ $1,720/hd at 461 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $406.00/cwt -54.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,079/hd at 512 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $406.58/cwt +11.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,659/hd at 408 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 165 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 440 3 475.00–500.00 $483.14 $2,126 —
488 488 2 446.00 $446.00 $2,176 -19.00
530–548 537 5 413.00–421.00 $417.74 $2,243 +0.24
583 value added 583 5 412.00 $412.00 $2,402 —
600–637 632 8 372.50–380.00 $373.39 $2,360 —
680 680 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,346 —
721 721 4 347.50 $347.50 $2,505 -1.00
780 780 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,594 —
855–870 863 2 310.00–325.00 $317.43 $2,739 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,095 —
810 810 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,390 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,342 +10.00
372 372 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,618 +0.85
406–413 408 11 395.00–411.00 $406.58 $1,659 +11.55
450–465 461 14 371.00–376.00 $373.12 $1,720 —
508 508 3 367.50 $367.50 $1,867 -6.47
565 565 2 366.00 $366.00 $2,068 +8.50
630–636 635 7 330.00–337.50 $336.44 $2,136 -0.87
705–715 710 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,130 —
770 770 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,194 -11.57
800 800 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,200 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 405.00–410.00 $407.40 $1,316 —
490 490 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,666 —
543 543 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,873 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,658 +46.90
385–398 395 8 512.50–515.00 $514.39 $2,032 —
428 428 3 485.00 $485.00 $2,076 +15.00
452 452 5 465.00 $465.00 $2,102 -3.00
512 512 11 406.00 $406.00 $2,079 —
555–598 581 5 356.00–381.00 $365.56 $2,124 -19.44
605–640 623 2 337.50–340.00 $338.79 $2,111 +2.79
693 693 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,218 +17.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 425.00–460.00 $441.81 $1,405 —
360 360 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,746 +60.00
465–475 470 2 375.00–415.00 $394.79 $1,856 —
505 505 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,894 —
568–593 578 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,878 -26.34
643 643 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,768 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 2 414.00 $414.00 $1,979 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1625 1393 75-80% 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,811 —
1240–1835 1421 75-80% 5 141.00–145.00 $143.09 $2,033 —
1300–1545 1423 75-80% 2 150.00–156.00 $152.74 $2,173 —
1270–1625 1448 75-80% 2 166.00–180.00 $172.14 $2,493 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1155 1135 80-85% 2 115.00–130.00 $122.63 $1,392 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1234–2180 1392 6 200.00–208.00 $205.91 $2,866 —
1820–2515 2168 2 177.50–180.00 $178.55 $3,871 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110–1450 1278 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,375.00–2,950.00 $2,566.17

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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
1315 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00 —

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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.