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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

177 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.67/cwt +9.79 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 476 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 177 175 194
Feeder cattle 123 139 141
Slaughter cattle 22 30 31
Replacement cattle 32 6 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to Holidays closing ---no trends---

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–536 528 7 130.00–142.00 $132.07 $697 -0.37
555 555 2 133.50 $133.50 $741 +3.50
600–625 613 2 122.00–128.50 $125.32 $768 +5.43
765 765 1 113.50 $113.50 $868 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 128.00 $128.00 $621 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 129.00 $129.00 $664 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 131.00–142.50 $136.44 $375 —
340 340 1 129.00 $129.00 $439 -5.00
403–430 412 3 125.00–127.00 $126.30 $520 -1.00
455–490 476 16 120.00–128.00 $125.67 $598 +9.79
508–526 522 9 120.00–127.00 $125.49 $655 +8.81
550–575 570 5 115.00–120.00 $119.04 $679 +6.06
633 633 4 102.50 $102.50 $649 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 2 115.00 $115.00 $661 —
698 698 2 99.50 $99.50 $695 —
855 855 1 90.00 $90.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 2 106.00 $106.00 $578 —
580 580 1 114.00 $114.00 $661 +10.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 106.00 $106.00 $387 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 410 6 137.50–146.50 $143.60 $589 -3.40
450–478 467 5 135.00–141.50 $137.51 $642 +1.96
515–520 517 3 127.50–134.50 $129.85 $671 +0.37
554–570 556 8 119.00–128.50 $126.23 $702 +6.21
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 +3.00
685 685 1 107.00 $107.00 $733 -3.49
708 708 6 109.50 $109.50 $775 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718 718 2 104.50 $104.50 $750 —
865 865 2 84.50 $84.50 $731 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 109.00 $109.00 $441 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1045 1045 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 825.00 $825.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1605 1338 75-80% 5 46.50–50.50 $47.92 $641 —
1440 1440 75-80% 1 44.00 $44.00 $634 —
1465–1740 1603 75-80% 2 50.00–53.00 $51.37 $823 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1030 948 85-90% 2 38.50–40.50 $39.59 $375 —
1005–1165 1049 85-90% 4 30.00–35.00 $32.89 $345 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1545 1213 80-85% 4 40.00–44.50 $42.27 $513 +0.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1850–1890 1870 2 75.00–76.00 $75.51 $1,412 +3.94
1950 1950 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,736 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1265 1265 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1295 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00

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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
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00 +450.00
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —
1085–1185 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 650.00–760.00 $707.42 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00 —
1075–1265 1192 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,234.06 —
1090–1265 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 760.00–875.00 $808.96 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
855 855 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 97.00 $97.00 $376 —

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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.