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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 6, 2026

105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 105 510 0
Feeder cattle 78 476 0
Slaughter cattle 21 26 0
Replacement cattle 6 8 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No test on feeder steers due to the low head count in today's offering. Feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply higher. Today's offering was much smaller than last week's special feeder sale and very few weaned calves in today's offering but the demand was very strong and the quality was very good. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 590.00 $590.00 $2,260 +24.49
473–480 475 3 505.00–515.00 $508.37 $2,415 -9.48
540 540 2 482.50 $482.50 $2,606 -11.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,811 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,508 +12.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 3 530.00 $530.00 $1,521 ±0.00
320 320 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,600 —
358 358 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,790 +4.93
414 414 5 495.00 $495.00 $2,049 +22.50
460 460 8 497.00 $497.00 $2,286 +33.55
538 538 2 472.50 $472.50 $2,542 +52.50
575 575 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,300 +40.63
620–625 623 2 335.00–345.00 $340.02 $2,118 +0.02
895 895 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,506 —
975 975 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,828 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,758 —
430 430 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,914 —
455 455 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,979 +35.63
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1543 1543 2 237.00 $237.00 $3,657 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 720.00 $720.00 $1,476 —
270 270 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,782 +40.00
328–345 334 3 575.00–600.00 $591.38 $1,975 +21.38
420–440 430 8 525.00–530.00 $527.56 $2,269 +1.60
508 508 8 505.00 $505.00 $2,565 +38.55
550 550 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,475 +5.18
720 720 1 361.00 $361.00 $2,599 +1.00
818 818 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,454 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 490.00 $490.00 $2,195 —
460 460 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,955 —
508 508 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,362 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1170 1035 80-85% 2 170.00–180.00 $175.65 $1,818 —
880–1285 1083 80-85% 2 142.50–147.50 $144.53 $1,565 —
1085–1120 1103 80-85% 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,765 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 75-80% 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,182 —
1145–1775 1417 75-80% 3 173.00–187.50 $179.86 $2,549 +20.45
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,206 -15.50
955 955 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,337 -2.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1565 1480 2 178.00–180.00 $179.06 $2,650 —
1795–1800 1798 2 207.00–211.00 $209.00 $3,758 —
1865 1865 1 190.00 $190.00 $3,544 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735–880 808 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 4,050.00 $4,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —

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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.