Cattle Market Pulse

Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 16, 2026

198 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $402.31/cwt +12.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,289/hd at 569 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $512.28/cwt +56.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,131/hd at 416 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $476.68/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,312/hd at 485 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 198 266 0
Feeder cattle 171 244 0
Slaughter cattle 22 16 0
Replacement cattle 5 6 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. Feeder buyers continued showing strong demand for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-9.00 higher on a light test due to a low number of cows last week and slaughter bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 675.00 $675.00 $2,160 —
410 fancy 410 2 520.00 $520.00 $2,132 —
425–443 434 4 475.00–505.00 $490.31 $2,128 -1.26
490–498 494 4 455.00–472.50 $467.54 $2,310 -7.46
505 505 1 447.50 $447.50 $2,260 -7.44
560 560 1 432.50 $432.50 $2,422 +17.50
600–628 611 5 417.50–430.00 $424.86 $2,596 +27.46
674 674 5 380.00 $380.00 $2,561 +13.76
742 742 3 361.00 $361.00 $2,679 —
805 805 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,656 —
1005 1005 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,889 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,914 —
645 645 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,258 -10.00
770 770 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,502 +15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,416 —
282 fancy 282 3 640.00 $640.00 $1,805 —
330–338 335 3 540.00–550.00 $543.28 $1,820 -1.72
405–443 416 13 492.50–522.50 $512.28 $2,131 +56.62
475 475 2 451.00 $451.00 $2,142 +13.50
505–514 513 10 425.00–448.00 $440.47 $2,260 +37.23
555–584 569 14 390.00–415.00 $402.31 $2,289 +12.31
664–680 669 7 320.00–330.00 $322.91 $2,160 —
830 830 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,366 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,316 —
305–340 324 4 430.00–500.00 $483.51 $1,567 +58.68
370–395 383 2 440.00–462.50 $451.62 $1,730 +1.62
441 441 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,852 —
535 535 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,006 -10.00
625–635 632 3 320.00–330.00 $326.70 $2,065 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 680.00 $680.00 $1,632 —
255 fancy 255 1 720.00 $720.00 $1,836 +20.00
250–268 262 3 690.00–700.00 $693.18 $1,816 +103.18
348 348 2 590.00 $590.00 $2,053 +5.00
353–375 357 7 570.00–595.00 $589.83 $2,106 +72.95
425–447 434 7 492.50–520.00 $503.68 $2,186 —
470–493 485 10 465.00–481.00 $476.68 $2,312 -1.96
500–529 521 7 470.00–475.00 $471.37 $2,456 -3.63
560–588 579 3 390.00–442.50 $425.56 $2,464 +56.30
645 645 1 382.50 $382.50 $2,467 —
682 682 3 352.50 $352.50 $2,404 +2.50
700 700 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,380 —
800–813 809 3 285.00–287.50 $286.68 $2,319 —
945 945 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,504 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 605.00 $605.00 $1,603 +175.00
395 395 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,054 —
400–440 420 2 460.00–465.00 $462.38 $1,942 —
470 470 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,092 +42.95
510 510 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,270 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 321.00 $321.00 $2,199 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1295 1198 80-85% 4 172.50–210.00 $184.71 $2,213 —
1045–1530 1243 80-85% 3 160.00–167.00 $164.22 $2,041 -5.78
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 75-80% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,193 —
1250–1495 1360 75-80% 4 185.00–197.50 $191.09 $2,599 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1040 963 85-90% 2 109.00–115.00 $112.24 $1,081 —
1115 1115 85-90% 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,840 —
1270 1270 85-90% 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,810 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1700 1563 2 187.50–190.00 $188.86 $2,952 —
2400 2400 1 207.00 $207.00 $4,968 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1260 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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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
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —

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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.