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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report, Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

248 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.85/cwt +3.85 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 615 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.52/cwt +4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 531 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.08/cwt ≈ $566/hd at 413 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 248 245 139
Feeder cattle 223 229 110
Slaughter cattle 20 6 19
Replacement cattle 5 10 10

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 189.00 $189.00 $690 —
427–440 429 6 165.00–176.00 $174.12 $747 —
485 485 2 152.00 $152.00 $737 +16.50
505–533 529 10 140.00–147.50 $146.14 $773 -1.36
576 576 4 140.50 $140.50 $809 ±0.00
640 640 1 151.00 $151.00 $966 +8.62
650 650 1 122.50 $122.50 $796 —
654–697 670 8 136.00–140.50 $138.74 $930 —
720 720 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,037 —
755 fancy 755 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,095 —
755–763 760 3 127.00–144.50 $138.71 $1,054 —
873 873 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,231 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 136.00 $136.00 $578 —
580 580 2 134.50 $134.50 $780 —
685 685 2 120.00 $120.00 $822 —
715 715 1 120.00 $120.00 $858 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–335 326 5 132.50–147.00 $139.85 $456 —
363 363 6 144.50 $144.50 $525 —
408–445 413 10 130.00–138.00 $137.08 $566 —
455–456 456 10 121.00–137.50 $132.56 $604 +4.56
527–533 531 15 116.50–131.00 $124.52 $661 +4.56
600–642 615 19 117.00–120.00 $118.85 $731 +3.85
673–695 686 5 109.50–114.00 $111.27 $763 —
694 value added 694 5 134.50 $134.50 $933 —
705 705 1 99.00 $99.00 $698 —
845 845 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,014 +20.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 4 110.50 $110.50 $685 —
668 668 2 93.00 $93.00 $621 -12.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 121.00 $121.00 $599 —
515 515 1 89.00 $89.00 $458 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 fancy 265 1 180.00 $180.00 $477 —
305 305 1 152.50 $152.50 $465 +2.50
335 fancy 335 1 186.00 $186.00 $623 —
375 375 1 157.50 $157.50 $591 +23.00
405–430 411 9 157.50–175.00 $169.29 $696 +17.12
450–488 466 8 145.00–157.00 $151.30 $705 +12.09
513–514 514 7 143.00–148.00 $145.86 $750 +2.36
560–590 566 5 121.00–140.00 $136.04 $770 +2.14
620–636 633 5 125.00–125.50 $125.40 $794 +0.40
663 663 2 120.00 $120.00 $796 —
700–735 718 4 111.00–116.50 $113.68 $816 -0.32
797 797 3 107.00 $107.00 $853 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 2 117.00 $117.00 $635 +2.00
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 +4.39
675 675 1 101.00 $101.00 $682 —
753 753 3 90.00 $90.00 $678 —
890 890 1 77.00 $77.00 $685 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1745 1569 75-80% 5 48.00–52.50 $49.67 $779 —
1405–1715 1578 75-80% 4 41.50–46.00 $44.09 $696 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1290 1123 80-85% 2 48.50–50.00 $49.14 $552 +3.97
1025–1340 1248 80-85% 5 40.00–46.00 $41.71 $521 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $369 —
1090–1810 1450 85-90% 2 24.00–30.00 $26.26 $381 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675 1675 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,440 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–1850 1288 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 5 400.00–910.00 $756.99

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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.