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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report, Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 5, 2026

228 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $335.23/cwt -11.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,941/hd at 579 lb · 14 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $308.29/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,096/hd at 680 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $361.00/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,032/hd at 563 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 228 302 163
Feeder cattle 193 267 135
Slaughter cattle 30 25 15
Replacement cattle 5 10 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Today's offering did not have the quality of last week's and contained smaller groups. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,680 —
408 408 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,754 -20.00
488 488 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,952 -35.00
513–524 520 7 375.00–391.00 $384.21 $1,998 -13.79
593 593 9 365.00 $365.00 $2,164 —
625–640 634 9 333.00–340.00 $337.32 $2,139 -19.34
683 683 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,254 -7.62
700–705 701 5 325.00–330.00 $328.00 $2,299 -3.00
778 778 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,451 —
805 805 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,536 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580–595 588 2 330.00–345.00 $337.60 $1,985 —
645 645 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,096 +25.00
885 885 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,522 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,386 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 5 490.00 $490.00 $1,788 +47.50
410 410 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,640 -23.00
456 456 7 381.00 $381.00 $1,737 -3.00
521 521 9 350.00 $350.00 $1,824 -16.00
576–585 579 14 325.00–341.00 $335.23 $1,941 -11.77
619 619 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,981 +4.23
650–693 680 13 304.00–310.00 $308.29 $2,096 +0.79
715 715 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,145 ±0.00
795 795 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,345 —
825 825 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,269 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,259 +30.00
415–445 430 2 345.00–380.00 $361.89 $1,556 -1.47
505–545 518 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,658 +2.00
550–583 572 4 300.00–313.00 $307.88 $1,761 —
625 625 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,938 +25.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,484 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,802 -10.00
403–442 422 7 415.00–430.00 $424.11 $1,790 +5.61
465 465 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,837 -22.00
523 523 6 370.00 $370.00 $1,935 -19.00
563 563 10 361.00 $361.00 $2,032 -1.50
600–630 615 2 330.00–335.00 $332.56 $2,045 +0.72
655–695 668 9 315.00–330.00 $319.52 $2,134 -5.48
725–735 730 2 300.00–305.00 $302.52 $2,208 —
785–795 790 2 280.00–285.00 $282.48 $2,232 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472–480 474 4 350.00–370.00 $364.94 $1,730 -21.48
505–545 518 3 335.00–340.00 $336.75 $1,744 +36.75
565–592 585 8 320.00–335.00 $323.62 $1,893 +3.62
605 605 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,876 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1180 1165 75-80% 2 124.00–126.00 $124.99 $1,456 —
1330–1535 1442 75-80% 3 107.00–110.00 $109.08 $1,573 -27.45
1365–1600 1483 75-80% 2 151.00 $151.00 $2,239 —
1300–1945 1505 75-80% 6 133.00–146.00 $140.43 $2,113 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 85-90% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,596 —
1075 1075 85-90% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,172 —
1080–1350 1215 85-90% 2 116.00–119.00 $117.33 $1,426 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1250 1228 80-85% 2 135.00–148.00 $141.38 $1,736 +28.84
1255 1255 80-85% 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,914 —
1315 1315 80-85% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,710 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1555 1538 2 175.00–180.00 $177.53 $2,730 —
1735 1735 1 183.00 $183.00 $3,175 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1485 1485 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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Open Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,388 —

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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.