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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

138 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $123.38/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 574 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $139.80/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 478 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 138 287 264
Feeder cattle 108 225 212
Slaughter cattle 18 18 47
Replacement cattle 12 44 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week :Feeder steers---2.00-3.00 higher and Feeder heifers --steady. Slaughter cows steady and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Todays receipts : 138 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 148.00 $148.00 $540 —
415 415 2 152.00–156.00 $154.00 $639 +4.00
463 463 2 145.00 $145.00 $671 +21.00
515 515 4 147.00 $147.00 $757 +10.32
570 570 1 134.00 $134.00 $764 +10.00
620 620 1 130.00 $130.00 $806 +4.22

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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 3 124.00 $124.00 $440 -2.00
400–410 403 3 128.00–131.00 $129.02 $520 +1.39
450–453 451 5 126.00–130.00 $128.39 $579 -8.64
503–530 519 5 120.00–124.50 $122.76 $637 -2.92
600–640 622 3 114.00–117.00 $115.30 $717 —
690 690 1 108.00 $108.00 $745 +1.00
733 733 2 109.50 $109.50 $803 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 125.00 $125.00 $444 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–343 330 3 150.00–165.00 $154.62 $510 +13.12
363 fancy 363 6 165.00 $165.00 $599 —
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 -8.65
410–411 411 6 140.00–150.00 $146.67 $603 -8.06
453–495 478 13 138.00–142.00 $139.80 $668 +1.32
524 524 5 132.00 $132.00 $692 -2.46
559–591 574 17 118.00–126.50 $123.38 $708 +1.85
623 623 3 120.00 $120.00 $748 +5.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445–448 447 3 120.00–126.00 $121.99 $545 -2.01
488 488 2 125.00 $125.00 $610 —
535 535 1 116.00 $116.00 $621 —
568 568 2 116.00 $116.00 $659 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 115.00 $115.00 $575 +1.00
643 643 2 105.00 $105.00 $675 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1315 1315 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1535 1326 75-80% 7 49.00–52.00 $50.70 $672 —
1270–1690 1379 75-80% 4 48.00–54.00 $52.20 $720 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 80-85% 1 48.00 $48.00 $542 —
985–1510 1214 80-85% 4 42.00–46.00 $44.63 $542 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 1 33.50 $33.50 $327 —
1265 1265 85-90% 1 24.00 $24.00 $304 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1745 1745 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,413 —
2235 2235 1 83.50 $83.50 $1,866 —

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Stock Cows

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 525.00 $525.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1125–1510 1318 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–875.00 $864.33
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1510 1510 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1280 1280 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.