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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $129.48/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 526 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 175 855 181
Feeder cattle 139 800 110
Slaughter cattle 30 37 27
Replacement cattle 6 18 44

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 151.00 $151.00 $619 +2.78
475 475 1 134.00 $134.00 $636 -13.57
510–535 523 2 130.00–135.00 $132.44 $693 -6.34
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 +0.68
620–640 633 3 115.00–130.00 $119.89 $759 -0.11
705 705 2 106.50 $106.50 $751 -15.55
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 97.50 $97.50 $644 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 134.00 $134.00 $449 +3.00
355 355 5 127.00–130.00 $128.80 $457 -7.28
400–430 416 9 120.00–131.00 $127.30 $530 +5.30
453–490 462 7 110.00–124.00 $115.88 $535 -11.46
508–515 510 9 115.00–120.00 $116.68 $595 -5.87
560–570 566 5 111.00–116.00 $112.98 $639 -6.54
640 640 1 105.00 $105.00 $672 —
760–773 769 6 94.50–100.50 $98.52 $758 +1.52
815 815 2 98.00 $98.00 $799 —
953 953 3 87.00 $87.00 $829 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 103.00 $103.00 $412 -22.00
450–495 473 2 101.00–105.00 $102.90 $487 —
555 555 1 104.00 $104.00 $577 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 95.00 $95.00 $484 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 137.00 $137.00 $459 -14.17
365–375 370 2 141.00–151.00 $145.93 $540 -8.40
430 430 1 147.00 $147.00 $632 +5.55
468–478 473 4 131.00–140.00 $135.55 $641 +1.44
513–542 526 13 120.00–134.00 $129.48 $681 -2.50
575–585 583 4 115.00–125.00 $120.02 $700 -4.05
635 635 1 117.00 $117.00 $743 +1.08
650–670 655 6 103.00–112.00 $110.49 $724 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 110.00 $110.00 $440 —
495 495 2 100.00 $100.00 $495 —
520 520 1 110.00 $110.00 $572 —
550 550 1 104.00 $104.00 $572 —
775 775 1 81.00 $81.00 $628 —
835 835 1 79.00 $79.00 $660 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1295 1126 80-85% 5 46.50–48.00 $47.12 $531 —
1175–1255 1218 80-85% 3 40.50–45.00 $42.17 $514 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1665 1475 75-80% 4 46.00–48.00 $47.03 $694 -1.83
1435–1840 1570 75-80% 4 45.00–45.50 $45.23 $710 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 85-90% 1 45.50 $45.50 $505 +18.09
950–1385 1201 85-90% 5 30.00–34.00 $31.61 $380 —
1280 1280 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $448 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1755 1755 1 61.00 $61.00 $1,071 —
1435–2250 1854 4 68.50–72.50 $71.57 $1,327 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 460.00 $460.00
1170 1170 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 425.00 $425.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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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
1095 1095 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —

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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.