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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.31/cwt +10.10 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 628 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $152.17/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 431 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.00/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 462 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 245 375 138
Feeder cattle 229 329 108
Slaughter cattle 6 28 18
Replacement cattle 10 18 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls untested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 135.50 $135.50 $623 -10.50
537 537 3 147.50 $147.50 $792 +10.00
596 596 4 140.50 $140.50 $837 +2.44
627 value added 627 19 151.75 $151.75 $951 —
626–640 630 11 137.50–144.25 $142.38 $897 +4.17

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 13 128.00 $128.00 $591 +8.00
516–525 521 8 115.00–125.00 $119.96 $625 -5.67
583 583 6 119.00 $119.00 $694 -0.98
633 633 6 115.00 $115.00 $728 ±0.00
813 813 2 100.00 $100.00 $813 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–307 307 4 110.00 $110.00 $338 —
378 378 2 105.00 $105.00 $397 —
403–420 409 3 105.00–115.00 $108.43 $443 -6.57
685 685 1 105.00 $105.00 $719 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 208 6 125.00 $125.00 $260 —
260–280 270 2 130.00–145.00 $137.78 $372 -38.22
315 315 1 150.00 $150.00 $472 -29.50
364 364 5 134.50 $134.50 $490 -31.50
414–444 431 23 131.00–159.50 $152.17 $656 +0.60
463–488 477 9 115.00–147.50 $139.21 $664 -0.05
507 507 7 143.50 $143.50 $728 +13.81
555–587 569 7 130.00–137.00 $133.90 $762 +8.40
643 643 2 125.00 $125.00 $804 +9.50
704 704 4 114.00 $114.00 $803 -1.00
789 789 4 104.00 $104.00 $821 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 120.00 $120.00 $336 -25.00
412 412 3 131.00 $131.00 $540 -1.50
455 455 1 138.00 $138.00 $628 +14.27
530 530 1 115.00 $115.00 $610 —
600–625 613 2 100.00–111.00 $105.61 $647 +5.61

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1225 1137 80-85% 3 42.00–46.50 $45.17 $514 —
1270 1270 80-85% 1 52.00 $52.00 $660 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1600 1500 75-80% 3 53.00–55.00 $53.81 $807 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2045 2045 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,513 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1525 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 3 550.00–775.00 $677.03

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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
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1355–1425 1390 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,375.00 $1,289.70 —

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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.