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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

768 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.96/cwt +13.44 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 533 lb · 87 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.90/cwt +11.05 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 640 lb · 44 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.97/cwt +8.89 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 425 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 768 248 855
Feeder cattle 706 223 800
Slaughter cattle 40 20 37
Replacement cattle 22 5 18

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–446 420 16 160.00–173.00 $164.73 $692 -9.39
462 462 5 165.00 $165.00 $762 +13.00
510–518 514 10 140.00–154.00 $149.69 $769 +3.55
547 value added 547 18 159.00 $159.00 $870 —
586 586 7 149.50 $149.50 $876 +9.00
620 fancy 620 9 160.00 $160.00 $992 —
615–640 630 5 133.50–146.50 $141.42 $891 -9.58
657 value added 657 20 159.50 $159.50 $1,048 —
701–743 727 37 138.00–153.50 $146.83 $1,067 +2.83
769 769 7 137.50 $137.50 $1,057 -1.21
816–840 818 11 136.50–143.50 $142.85 $1,169 —
850–895 873 2 124.00–140.00 $131.79 $1,151 -9.21
874 value added 874 9 140.50 $140.50 $1,228 —
902–910 903 10 136.50–140.00 $136.85 $1,236 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 132.50 $132.50 $378 —
420 420 1 138.00 $138.00 $580 +2.00
545 545 1 120.00 $120.00 $654 —
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 -14.50
640 640 1 129.00 $129.00 $826 —
680 680 1 127.00 $127.00 $864 +7.00
743 743 2 130.00 $130.00 $966 +10.00
805 805 2 124.50 $124.50 $1,002 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 117.50 $117.50 $576 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–297 292 13 139.00–141.00 $140.57 $410 —
353–395 370 33 130.00–148.00 $140.71 $521 -3.79
401–448 425 41 144.50–147.00 $145.97 $620 +8.89
457–469 466 29 130.00–144.50 $141.07 $657 +8.51
513–524 515 37 132.50–134.50 $133.18 $686 +8.66
547 value added 547 50 141.50 $141.50 $774 —
554–585 570 36 122.50–138.50 $133.64 $762 —
605–648 640 44 122.50–133.50 $129.90 $831 +11.05
694 694 6 118.00 $118.00 $819 +6.73
723 value added 723 24 135.50 $135.50 $980 —
725 725 1 130.50 $130.50 $946 +31.50
760 760 2 122.00 $122.00 $927 —
825 825 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,072 +10.00
934 934 4 118.00 $118.00 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 127.50 $127.50 $389 —
355 355 1 122.50 $122.50 $435 —
402 402 3 125.00 $125.00 $502 —
513 513 2 112.00 $112.00 $575 —
650 650 1 101.00 $101.00 $656 +8.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 80.00 $80.00 $320 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 4 180.00 $180.00 $520 —
343 343 7 190.00 $190.00 $652 —
397 397 5 176.00 $176.00 $699 +18.50
450 value added 450 12 164.50 $164.50 $740 —
453–480 470 11 152.50–154.00 $153.03 $719 +1.73
508–513 511 27 138.00–149.00 $147.30 $753 +1.44
555–598 574 27 134.50–145.00 $140.06 $804 +4.02
645 645 1 134.00 $134.00 $864 +8.60
723–740 729 3 123.00–138.00 $128.08 $934 +14.40
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 140.00 $140.00 $343 —
290 290 2 150.00 $150.00 $435 —
308 308 2 138.00 $138.00 $425 —
375 375 1 145.00 $145.00 $544 —
495 495 2 132.50 $132.50 $656 —
649 649 11 106.50 $106.50 $691 -3.50
695 695 1 115.00 $115.00 $799 +14.00
786 786 4 107.00 $107.00 $841 +17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1540 1540 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 85.00 $85.00 $468 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $529 —
1015–1190 1103 85-90% 2 45.00–46.00 $45.54 $502 —
930–1230 1105 85-90% 7 33.00–44.00 $39.47 $436 —
975–1190 1108 85-90% 4 25.00–30.00 $28.50 $316 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1265 1074 80-85% 5 47.00–51.00 $48.97 $526 —
1060–1285 1173 80-85% 2 53.50–54.00 $53.77 $631 —
1220 1220 80-85% 1 37.50 $37.50 $458 -4.21
1245–1280 1263 80-85% 2 45.00 $45.00 $568 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 75-80% 1 34.00 $34.00 $362 —
1545 1545 75-80% 1 46.00 $46.00 $711 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1955–2170 2063 2 76.00–83.50 $79.95 $1,649 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–950 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 400.00–610.00 $514.00
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 450.00 $450.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–900 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 575.00–875.00 $733.82
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
905–1180 1043 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 400.00–500.00 $456.59
1025–1170 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 510.00–700.00 $593.65
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1505–1800 1653 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 975.00–1,125.00 $1,043.31

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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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
900 900 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 525.00 $525.00 —
1065–1350 1208 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 875.00–1,325.00 $1,126.55 —
1550 1550 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.