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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

375 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.10/cwt ≈ $1,016/hd at 677 lb · 48 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $133.73/cwt -3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 524 lb · 32 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.07/cwt -6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $505/hd at 382 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 375 269 287
Feeder cattle 329 237 225
Slaughter cattle 28 13 18
Replacement cattle 18 19 44

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 149.00 $149.00 $626 —
450–470 457 3 146.00 $146.00 $667 +3.00
505–520 509 4 135.00–139.00 $137.50 $700 +0.50
528 value added 528 4 150.00 $150.00 $792 —
557–598 579 13 130.00–144.50 $138.06 $799 +2.70
600–605 602 5 137.00–140.00 $138.21 $832 +7.22
677 value added 677 48 150.10 $150.10 $1,016 —
748 748 2 131.50 $131.50 $984 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 3 130.00 $130.00 $368 —
328 328 2 127.00 $127.00 $417 —
361–398 382 16 130.00–135.00 $132.07 $505 -6.72
415–449 447 15 125.00–130.00 $129.69 $580 —
455–485 465 3 120.00 $120.00 $558 -14.09
515–522 522 16 120.00–126.00 $125.63 $656 -4.37
573–595 575 11 115.00–120.50 $119.98 $690 -6.53
600 600 3 115.00 $115.00 $690 -0.49
661 661 4 115.00 $115.00 $760 —
730 730 1 121.00 $121.00 $883 —
770 770 2 103.00 $103.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 115.00 $115.00 $500 +22.50
590–592 592 4 90.00–111.00 $105.76 $626 —
708 708 2 100.00 $100.00 $708 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 3 176.00 $176.00 $488 +1.00
349 349 6 179.50 $179.50 $626 +8.50
399 399 10 166.00 $166.00 $662 —
418–446 442 14 151.50–152.00 $151.57 $670 -0.47
462–472 467 6 138.00–140.50 $139.26 $650 -6.20
516 value added 516 19 136.50 $136.50 $704 —
500–549 536 13 121.00–133.00 $129.69 $695 -7.83
599 599 8 125.50 $125.50 $752 -4.50
648 648 3 115.50 $115.50 $748 -3.27
724 724 4 115.00 $115.00 $833 -4.50
800 800 1 94.00 $94.00 $752 ±0.00
866 866 4 91.00 $91.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 145.00 $145.00 $377 —
353 353 2 145.00 $145.00 $512 -2.00
440 440 1 132.50 $132.50 $583 -5.50
455–490 478 6 121.00–125.00 $123.73 $591 -8.27
555–581 575 8 90.50–116.00 $109.84 $632 -10.16
600 600 1 100.00 $100.00 $600 —
673 673 2 87.00 $87.00 $586 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1260 1260 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 85-90% 1 27.00 $27.00 $267 —
915–1125 1046 85-90% 4 34.00–39.50 $36.37 $380 —
860–1225 1103 85-90% 4 42.00–47.50 $44.60 $492 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 1 43.50 $43.50 $505 -9.73
1090–1355 1234 80-85% 5 50.00–54.00 $52.28 $645 +12.28
1310–1455 1383 80-85% 2 56.00–59.00 $57.42 $794 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1725 1551 75-80% 4 51.00–57.50 $54.25 $841 —
1425–1785 1605 75-80% 2 39.00–45.00 $42.34 $680 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1820–2145 1951 5 80.00–87.00 $82.64 $1,612 -1.86

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
715–875 778 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 67.50–77.50 $73.75 $574

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1535 1231 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 14 460.00–935.00 $726.79

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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.