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Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 10, 2026

156 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $375.75/cwt +25.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,773/hd at 738 lb · 26 head
Bowling Green 7-weight steers sold at $376/cwt, among the strongest in the state and $8/cwt above the KY average ($368), though $13/cwt under Paris, KY ($389). KY 7-weight steers are down $10/cwt from their early July peak of $383. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 156 180 150
Feeder cattle 133 158 129
Slaughter cattle 16 17 17
Replacement cattle 7 5 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

All classes of feeder calves sold very similar to last week on a limited number of comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

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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 2 550.00 $550.00 $2,035 ±0.00
469 469 5 460.00 $460.00 $2,157 -5.00
535 535 4 442.50 $442.50 $2,367 +17.49
555 555 1 407.50 $407.50 $2,262 —
675–698 689 7 351.00–359.00 $354.38 $2,442 —
738 value added 738 26 375.75 $375.75 $2,773 —
958 958 4 307.00 $307.00 $2,941 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,223 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,838 -22.50
446 446 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,829 —
483–495 486 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,993 +2.50
508 508 6 382.50 $382.50 $1,943 +12.50
567 567 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,928 —
610 610 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,982 -1.23
685 685 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,363 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 450.00–455.00 $452.48 $1,235 —
385 385 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,694 —
475 475 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,734 —
530 530 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,908 +20.00
608 608 2 307.50 $307.50 $1,870 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,220 —

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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 3 545.00 $545.00 $2,071 +45.00
443 443 4 455.00 $455.00 $2,016 -2.81
508 508 2 412.50 $412.50 $2,096 +8.90
560 560 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,156 —
609 609 4 359.00 $359.00 $2,186 -6.61
668 668 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,271 —
751 751 4 285.00 $285.00 $2,140 —
950–970 960 2 263.00–270.00 $266.54 $2,559 —
1064 1064 5 247.00 $247.00 $2,628 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,847 -13.00
555 555 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,832 —
643 643 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,186 —
760 760 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,052 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,780 -15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1340 1297 75-80% 3 173.00–175.00 $173.67 $2,252 —
1370–1690 1486 75-80% 4 185.00–187.00 $185.97 $2,764 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 85-90% 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,382 —
925–1020 973 85-90% 2 150.00–157.50 $153.93 $1,498 —
1100 1100 85-90% 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,788 -2.50
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 80-85% 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,969 —
1225 1225 80-85% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,082 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,452 —
1300–1585 1443 2 240.00–246.00 $243.30 $3,511 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,025.00 $3,025.00
1300–1330 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,325.00–2,350.00 $2,337.64

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–940 883 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,050.00–2,475.00 $2,276.35

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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.