Cattleman's Livestock Market Report, Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 20, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	183	226	156
Feeder cattle	106	184	127
Slaughter cattle	28	29	24
Replacement cattle	49	13	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower on a light test. The demand for all classes of feeders continues to be softer due to the downward trending futures market over the last couple of weeks and the very warm temperatures in place. Slaughter cows sold steady and no test on slaughter bulls.

→ Feeder cattle: The demand for all classes of feeders continues to be softer due to the downward trending futures market over the last couple of weeks and the very warm temperatures in place
▼ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower on a light test
▼ Feeder steers: Feeder steers sold sharply lower
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows sold steady and no test on slaughter bulls
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady and no test on slaughter bulls

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	2	412.50	$412.50	$1,621	—
510–543	534	6	391.00–420.00	$404.26	$2,159	—
605–620	613	2	351.00–360.00	$355.44	$2,179	-15.56
740	740	2	331.00	$331.00	$2,449	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	565.00	$565.00	$2,090	+20.00
470	470	1	472.50	$472.50	$2,221	-23.50
500	500	1	442.50	$442.50	$2,212	±0.00
559	559	4	421.00	$421.00	$2,353	-9.00
673	673	2	355.00	$355.00	$2,389	-25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,431	-75.00
452	452	6	427.00	$427.00	$1,930	-9.00
560–585	568	3	375.00–382.50	$377.57	$2,145	-10.93
620–626	625	9	335.00–340.00	$339.45	$2,122	-1.13

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	480	3	400.00–405.00	$403.44	$1,937	+37.78
515–530	521	4	355.00–367.50	$363.17	$1,892	-24.33
568	568	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,931	-19.24

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	585.00	$585.00	$1,726	—
300	300	1	580.00	$580.00	$1,740	—
390	390	3	542.50	$542.50	$2,116	—
405–440	432	6	472.50–475.00	$473.30	$2,045	-71.70
475	475	1	422.50	$422.50	$2,007	-34.02
505–540	523	4	411.00–420.00	$415.35	$2,172	-13.83
588	588	3	375.00	$375.00	$2,205	-45.00
692	692	5	331.00	$331.00	$2,291	—
738	738	3	316.00	$316.00	$2,332	-29.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,570	-35.00
510–530	520	2	366.00–372.50	$369.19	$1,920	—
650–655	653	3	270.00–306.00	$294.06	$1,920	-45.94
725	725	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,139	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,909	—
595	595	2	357.50	$357.50	$2,127	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,440	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1640	1640	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	6,750.00	$6,750.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1575	1388	75-80%	12	180.00–195.00	$186.36	$2,587	—
1215–1630	1428	75-80%	4	166.00–179.00	$174.42	$2,491	-13.47

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	85-90%	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,802	—
990–1250	1097	85-90%	3	151.00–156.00	$154.40	$1,694	—
1180	1180	85-90%	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,746	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1125	1115	80-85%	2	182.00–187.00	$184.48	$2,057	—
990–1280	1178	80-85%	3	165.00–176.00	$170.23	$2,005	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1770	1770	1	230.00	$230.00	$4,071	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1195–1415	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,000.00–3,700.00	$3,320.50
1245–1455	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,700.00–3,900.00	$3,253.33
1505	1505	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,825.00	$2,825.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00

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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
1090–1230	1162	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	5,400.00–5,900.00	$5,602.44	—
1240–1375	1306	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	4,450.00–5,500.00	$4,767.86	—
1360 thin fleshed	1360	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1370–1460	1415	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,650.00–5,000.00	$4,303.53	—
1565–1655	1610	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,750.00–3,775.00	$3,762.85	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—

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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.