Cattleman's Livestock Market Report, Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 30, 2026

510 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $479.60/cwt +13.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,002/hd at 417 lb · 31 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $359.37/cwt -9.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,063/hd at 574 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $504.80/cwt +82.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,597/hd at 514 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	510	215	495
Feeder cattle	476	185	481
Slaughter cattle	26	23	12
Replacement cattle	8	7	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher with the exception of the lightweight heifers and they were much cheaper. There were some significant price swings in the steers with buyers discounting them on quality and color and paying premiums for the weaned calves in all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher with the exception of the lightweight heifers and they were much cheaper
→ Feeder steers: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314	314	4	600.00	$600.00	$1,884	+10.00
350–378	366	6	550.00–580.00	$565.51	$2,070	-19.49
413	413	8	525.00	$525.00	$2,168	+6.36
452–475	454	12	502.50–525.00	$517.85	$2,351	+31.18
504–520	508	8	485.00–497.50	$494.30	$2,511	+71.80
517 value added	517	20	509.00	$509.00	$2,632	—
571–594	581	26	447.00–450.00	$448.22	$2,604	-20.63
618–628	623	4	419.00–426.00	$422.53	$2,632	-4.97
653–689	681	9	365.00–370.00	$368.93	$2,512	—
759	759	5	360.00	$360.00	$2,732	—
869–883	878	12	322.50–328.00	$325.07	$2,854	—
960	960	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,832	—
1033	1033	2	287.50	$287.50	$2,970	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,512	—
383–388	386	4	500.00	$500.00	$1,930	—
413	413	2	480.00	$480.00	$1,982	—
478	478	3	477.50	$477.50	$2,282	—
520–538	534	15	435.00–457.50	$441.93	$2,360	—
565	565	1	412.50	$412.50	$2,331	-29.14
683	683	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,254	-40.00
728	728	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,293	—
760–766	765	8	314.00–325.00	$318.12	$2,434	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–448	426	4	490.00–495.00	$492.63	$2,099	—
472	472	3	490.00	$490.00	$2,313	—
559	559	9	436.00	$436.00	$2,437	—
675	675	2	351.00	$351.00	$2,369	—
704–746	722	11	335.00–345.00	$341.31	$2,464	—
760	760	1	337.00	$337.00	$2,561	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,916	—
568	568	3	352.50	$352.50	$2,002	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	3	595.00	$595.00	$1,624	—
390	390	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,755	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286	286	4	530.00	$530.00	$1,516	-30.00
350–368	356	14	490.00–500.00	$495.07	$1,762	-54.93
416 fancy	416	22	482.50	$482.50	$2,007	—
421	421	9	472.50	$472.50	$1,989	+6.29
462–465	464	19	445.00–470.00	$463.45	$2,150	+35.30
521	521	4	420.00	$420.00	$2,188	+15.00
561–594	574	30	351.00–368.00	$359.37	$2,063	-9.44
627	627	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,132	+5.00
666–689	681	12	340.00–347.00	$344.72	$2,348	+19.72
751	751	10	330.00	$330.00	$2,478	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,396	—
280–293	290	4	470.00–490.00	$485.17	$1,407	-24.83
460–498	480	11	382.50–415.00	$399.37	$1,917	+13.99
569	569	7	335.00	$335.00	$1,906	—
675–676	676	5	280.00–310.00	$304.01	$2,055	—
700–730	708	4	290.00–300.00	$297.42	$2,106	—
770–785	780	3	270.00–280.00	$276.71	$2,158	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	2	475.00	$475.00	$1,890	—
500	500	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,975	—
612–634	625	7	325.00	$325.00	$2,031	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,568	—
648	648	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,879	—
705	705	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,833	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	3	620.00	$620.00	$1,848	+50.00
349	349	7	570.00	$570.00	$1,989	—
388	388	4	560.00	$560.00	$2,173	-18.41
407–448	425	14	515.00–535.00	$525.96	$2,235	+18.46
468 fancy	468	2	520.00	$520.00	$2,434	—
450–494	474	9	485.00–495.00	$493.09	$2,337	+8.62
500–521	517	5	462.00–485.00	$466.45	$2,412	+13.95
553–590	564	7	428.00–452.00	$444.82	$2,509	-9.18
653	653	6	397.50	$397.50	$2,596	+24.13
710	710	3	360.00	$360.00	$2,556	—
775	775	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,596	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	450.00–470.00	$460.07	$1,555	—
385	385	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,771	—
412	412	3	485.00	$485.00	$1,998	+35.00
592	592	3	385.00	$385.00	$2,279	-3.52
717	717	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,294	—
850	850	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,550	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1190	1150	80-85%	2	157.50	$157.50	$1,811	—
1100–1280	1180	80-85%	5	161.00–170.00	$164.25	$1,938	—
1230	1230	80-85%	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,820	+3.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1340	1320	75-80%	2	167.50–172.00	$169.78	$2,241	—
1335	1335	75-80%	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,002	—
1325–1495	1414	75-80%	5	155.00–165.00	$159.41	$2,254	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	85-90%	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,482	—
980	980	85-90%	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,396	—
940–1240	1053	85-90%	3	152.50–158.00	$155.19	$1,634	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1685	1685	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,780	—
2020–2140	2080	2	195.00	$195.00	$4,056	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	(<2 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 $
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,550.00	$3,550.00
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

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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.