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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $154.51/cwt +2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 423 lb · 29 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.79/cwt +2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $540/hd at 389 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $137.52/cwt -0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 518 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 269 155 169
Feeder cattle 237 123 107
Slaughter cattle 13 20 26
Replacement cattle 19 12 36

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 fancy 325 1 181.00 $181.00 $588 —
398 398 2 154.00 $154.00 $613 —
475 475 1 143.00 $143.00 $679 -14.00
530 530 1 137.00 $137.00 $726 -13.00
565–575 568 3 133.00–140.00 $135.36 $769 -8.64
613–615 614 3 125.00–134.00 $130.99 $804 -6.01
712 712 5 132.00 $132.00 $940 —
810 810 1 120.00 $120.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–515 505 3 111.00–128.00 $116.78 $590 —
570 570 2 100.00 $100.00 $570 —
653 653 2 120.00 $120.00 $784 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 fancy 295 1 170.00 $170.00 $502 —
370–397 389 20 138.50–139.50 $138.79 $540 +2.39
459–495 462 13 124.00–135.00 $134.09 $619 -1.41
511 511 10 130.00 $130.00 $664 +0.82
550–584 575 10 123.00–130.00 $126.51 $727 —
607–615 609 4 111.00–117.00 $115.49 $703 —
800 800 1 111.00 $111.00 $888 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 2 100.00–119.00 $110.01 $465 -17.03
435 435 1 92.50 $92.50 $402 -34.54
453–472 464 5 110.00–120.00 $116.10 $539 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 87.50 $87.50 $293 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 175.00 $175.00 $472 —
349 349 4 171.00 $171.00 $597 -8.58
400 fancy 400 9 160.00 $160.00 $640 —
400–446 434 20 147.00–154.00 $152.04 $660 +0.21
458–470 465 5 140.00–149.00 $145.46 $676 +7.85
500–549 518 18 127.00–140.50 $137.52 $712 -0.83
587 587 7 130.00 $130.00 $763 -5.00
633–640 637 5 114.00–126.00 $118.77 $757 —
688 688 4 119.50 $119.50 $822 -6.50
715 715 4 119.50 $119.50 $854 -3.00
805 805 2 94.00 $94.00 $757 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 156.00 $156.00 $512 —
360 360 1 147.00 $147.00 $529 -3.00
415 415 1 138.00 $138.00 $573 —
460 460 1 132.00 $132.00 $607 —
570 570 2 120.00 $120.00 $684 ±0.00
760 760 1 106.00 $106.00 $806 —
980 980 2 77.50 $77.50 $760 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 121.00 $121.00 $532 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 91.00 $91.00 $628 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1370 1172 80-85% 3 50.00–55.00 $53.23 $624 -4.03
1235 1235 80-85% 1 40.00 $40.00 $494 -12.56
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1640 1480 75-80% 3 54.00–55.00 $54.53 $807 +2.54
1595 1595 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,053 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1055 935 85-90% 2 28.00–30.50 $29.41 $275 —
1215 1215 85-90% 1 36.50 $36.50 $443 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715 1715 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,561 —
1960 1960 1 84.50 $84.50 $1,656 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690–830 738 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 475.00–550.00 $506.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 420.00 $420.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1340 1104 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 8 650.00–825.00 $767.63
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–875 868 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 2 600.00–650.00 $625.22

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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
1030–1275 1153 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 925.00–1,100.00 $1,003.20 —
1080–1240 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 825.00–1,085.00 $946.03 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
805 805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 -125.00

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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.