Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 9, 2026

223 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $476.42/cwt +10.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,220/hd at 466 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $426.38/cwt -17.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,192/hd at 514 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	223	275	221
Feeder cattle	168	244	181
Slaughter cattle	23	24	33
Replacement cattle	32	7	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00-10.00 higher. The feeder calf buyers showed stronger demand for the better quality, "green" calves. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady and no test on slaughter bulls.

▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00-10.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00-10.00 higher
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows traded mostly steady and no test on slaughter bulls
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows traded mostly steady and no test on slaughter bulls

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	517.50	$517.50	$1,682	—
415–418	418	6	508.00–520.00	$518.01	$2,165	-16.99
450–494	466	17	462.00–486.00	$476.42	$2,220	+10.17
512–515	513	6	450.00–467.50	$464.57	$2,383	+18.57
560	560	2	442.50	$442.50	$2,478	+8.07
623–635	629	7	412.50–415.00	$413.22	$2,599	+9.08

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	482.50	$482.50	$1,882	-32.50
415	415	3	475.00–490.00	$480.00	$1,992	+20.00
540	540	1	425.00	$425.00	$2,295	±0.00
560–565	563	2	411.00–415.00	$413.01	$2,325	+28.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	590.00	$590.00	$1,268	-35.00
265	265	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,431	-90.00
350–380	359	7	507.50–531.00	$523.88	$1,881	—
406	406	5	453.00	$453.00	$1,839	—
450	450	2	450.00	$450.00	$2,025	+23.81
504–533	508	8	385.00–400.00	$398.03	$2,022	-16.97
553	553	4	385.00	$385.00	$2,129	+17.89
633	633	4	355.00	$355.00	$2,247	+0.59

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	430.00–500.00	$463.45	$1,312	—
300	300	2	425.00–460.00	$442.50	$1,328	-54.20
365–395	390	7	417.50–447.50	$423.68	$1,652	+16.25
410–448	438	8	405.00–425.00	$410.00	$1,796	+1.44
475–492	484	6	397.50–400.00	$398.77	$1,930	—
525–543	537	3	330.00–370.00	$356.96	$1,917	-25.60
590	590	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,947	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	2	535.00	$535.00	$1,568	-80.00
345	345	1	555.00	$555.00	$1,915	—
350–380	365	2	522.50	$522.50	$1,907	-32.50
405 fancy	405	2	547.00	$547.00	$2,215	—
436	436	4	511.00	$511.00	$2,228	+18.72
465	465	2	447.50	$447.50	$2,081	-9.50
502–543	514	13	414.00–431.00	$426.38	$2,192	-0.04
575–596	587	7	402.50–405.00	$403.55	$2,369	-23.11
655	655	2	390.00	$390.00	$2,554	+26.11
715	715	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,538	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	422.50	$422.50	$2,049	-10.12
605–643	634	4	360.00–370.00	$362.39	$2,298	-5.11

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	75-80%	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,728	—
1375	1375	75-80%	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,475	—
1150–1665	1460	75-80%	8	150.00–163.00	$157.61	$2,301	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	85-90%	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,329	—
995–1160	1063	85-90%	5	106.00–121.00	$114.28	$1,215	-7.44
1070–1160	1115	85-90%	2	138.00–140.00	$138.96	$1,549	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1155	1090	80-85%	2	130.00–131.00	$130.47	$1,422	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1955	1955	1	190.00	$190.00	$3,714	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1110–1405	1258	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,600.00–3,800.00	$3,270.38

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790 thin fleshed	790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—
1020–1070	1033	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	4,200.00–4,300.00	$4,225.91	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
860–880	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00–4,200.00	$3,705.75	+1,705.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	4,400.00	$4,400.00	—
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—

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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.