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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report, Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 27, 2026

121 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $340.00/cwt -37.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,938/hd at 570 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 121 183 152
Feeder cattle 105 106 143
Slaughter cattle 16 28 9
Replacement cattle — 49 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply lower on a very limited number of comparisons. The futures trading continues to be very negative and affecting all classes of feeder calves. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,961 -35.00
453 453 3 455.00 $455.00 $2,061 -17.50
550 550 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,200 -21.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,932 —
525 525 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,048 -14.26
600 600 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,130 -0.44
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,660 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,969 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,456 —
440 440 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,760 —
569–571 570 11 340.00 $340.00 $1,938 -37.57
600 600 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,920 -19.45
695 695 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,016 —
753 753 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,108 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,633 -48.44
535 535 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,792 -28.17
592 592 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,894 -20.00
600–620 610 2 270.00–300.00 $284.75 $1,737 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,079 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,919 -37.50
447 447 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,944 -38.30
500–503 502 9 397.50–410.00 $407.24 $2,044 -8.11
682 682 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,251 -1.00
725 725 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,102 -26.00
1005 1005 2 210.00 $210.00 $2,110 —
1085 1085 2 201.00 $201.00 $2,181 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 2 385.00–410.00 $398.17 $1,684 —
535–540 536 5 330.00–370.00 $350.04 $1,876 -19.15
580 580 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,972 —
605 605 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,845 —
660–685 673 4 275.00–292.50 $283.59 $1,909 -10.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 8 382.50 $382.50 $2,077 —
615 615 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,968 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,026 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1720 1350 75-80% 4 191.00–200.00 $197.52 $2,667 —
1360–1745 1475 75-80% 4 175.00–177.00 $176.29 $2,600 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1195 1062 85-90% 3 143.00–145.00 $144.25 $1,532 -10.15
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 80-85% 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,820 —
1045 1045 80-85% 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,933 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1860 1464 6 224.00–225.00 $224.79 $3,291 —

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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.