Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 15, 2026

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $396.47/cwt ≈ $2,066/hd at 521 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	135	141	154
Feeder cattle	114	104	136
Slaughter cattle	11	25	14
Replacement cattle	10	12	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No test on feeder steers. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. There was better demand for feeder calves today despite the smaller offering. No test on slaughter cows and bulls dues to limited comparisons.

▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers sold sharply higher
→ Feeder steers: No test on feeder steers
→ Slaughter bulls: No test on slaughter cows and bulls dues to limited comparisons
→ Slaughter cows: No test on slaughter cows and bulls dues to limited comparisons

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–443	430	6	500.00–525.00	$507.84	$2,184	-2.16
510	510	5	468.00	$468.00	$2,387	—
623–630	625	3	400.00–416.00	$410.63	$2,566	—
675	675	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,531	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	3	480.00	$480.00	$1,958	—
450	450	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,025	—
530	530	1	437.50	$437.50	$2,319	—
590	590	2	415.00	$415.00	$2,448	—
615	615	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,183	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	312	3	485.00–525.00	$511.52	$1,596	—
375	375	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,762	+20.00
447	447	5	437.50	$437.50	$1,956	+17.50
518–524	521	10	390.00–405.00	$396.47	$2,066	—
561	561	5	404.00	$404.00	$2,266	+19.46
673	673	6	336.00	$336.00	$2,261	+6.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,334	-15.00
320	320	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,424	—
375	375	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,650	+90.00
470	470	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,880	—
505–515	513	6	350.00–370.00	$366.72	$1,881	-3.28
665	665	1	307.50	$307.50	$2,045	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
741	741	5	306.00	$306.00	$2,267	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	353.00	$353.00	$1,800	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	575.00	$575.00	$1,811	—
395	395	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,995	-25.00
407–445	417	9	470.00–515.00	$498.54	$2,079	-11.46
465	465	3	450.00	$450.00	$2,092	+20.00
510	510	3	425.00	$425.00	$2,168	-5.00
555–580	570	5	404.00–410.00	$406.34	$2,316	-8.66
775	775	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,441	—
915	915	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,791	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	545.00	$545.00	$1,798	—
355–370	363	2	470.00–475.00	$472.55	$1,715	+49.40
465–480	470	3	400.00–415.00	$405.11	$1,904	—
765	765	3	295.00–310.00	$300.00	$2,295	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1665	1483	75-80%	4	174.00–185.00	$177.00	$2,625	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1180	1060	85-90%	2	141.00	$141.00	$1,495	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	80-85%	1	171.00	$171.00	$2,223	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1915	1915	1	235.00	$235.00	$4,500	—
1930–2465	2198	2	203.00–212.50	$207.17	$4,554	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1290	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,950.00–2,350.00	$2,167.72

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890 thin fleshed	890	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	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.