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Cattleman's Livestock Market Report, Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 6, 2023

344 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.00/cwt ≈ $1,841/hd at 790 lb · 30 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $229.64/cwt ≈ $1,536/hd at 669 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $237.00/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $998/hd at 421 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 344 234 310
Feeder cattle 316 105 266
Slaughter cattle 24 74 21
Replacement cattle 4 55 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts last week. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder buyers showed strong demand for the high quality offering which contained several weaned, preconditioned calves. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 267.50 $267.50 $936 —
410 410 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,107 +39.00
450–455 453 3 270.00–277.00 $274.68 $1,244 +22.39
515–537 530 10 233.00–248.00 $238.07 $1,262 -1.93
600 600 6 226.00–227.00 $226.33 $1,358 —
655–695 669 23 220.00–235.00 $229.64 $1,536 —
739 739 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,618 —
790 value added 790 30 233.00 $233.00 $1,841 —
810 value added 810 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,863 —
885 885 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,912 —
944 944 7 213.50 $213.50 $2,015 —
965 965 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,988 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 205.00 $205.00 $748 —
428 428 4 222.50 $222.50 $952 —
520 520 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,105 —
598 598 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,214 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,015 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–283 274 7 231.00–242.00 $239.10 $655 —
366 366 4 239.00 $239.00 $875 —
415–447 421 17 224.00–240.00 $237.00 $998 +12.00
453–479 464 14 233.00–238.00 $235.83 $1,094 +10.83
530–545 536 12 207.00–220.50 $217.50 $1,166 -1.50
557 557 8 216.00 $216.00 $1,203 +4.97
658 658 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,336 —
685 685 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,199 —
700–740 708 5 177.00–191.00 $179.93 $1,274 —
763 763 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,419 —
851 851 5 187.50 $187.50 $1,596 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 175.00 $175.00 $516 —
490 490 1 172.50 $172.50 $845 —
503–545 518 4 172.00–190.00 $176.78 $916 —
550 550 1 180.00 $180.00 $990 —
600–646 627 12 176.00–185.00 $180.34 $1,131 —
680 680 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,224 —
833 833 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,241 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 195.00 $195.00 $624 —
355–373 367 3 209.00–217.50 $214.76 $788 -0.24
490 490 2 200.00 $200.00 $980 -5.00
535 535 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,070 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 fancy 305 2 270.00 $270.00 $824 —
335 335 1 230.00 $230.00 $770 -21.00
354 fancy 354 4 272.00 $272.00 $963 —
385 385 2 233.00 $233.00 $897 -18.00
413 fancy 413 8 292.00 $292.00 $1,206 —
445 445 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,144 +2.00
476 476 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,166 -6.00
508 508 6 230.50 $230.50 $1,171 -3.50
558–585 572 5 209.00–226.00 $216.33 $1,237 +1.33
615–633 629 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,321 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 210.00 $210.00 $941 —
470–475 474 5 199.00–200.00 $199.20 $944 —
508–520 512 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,050 —
551 551 4 186.00 $186.00 $1,025 —
676 676 4 182.00 $182.00 $1,230 —
713–720 715 3 179.00–181.00 $179.67 $1,285 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,156 —
750 750 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,200 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,017 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1370 1370 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1345 1220 80-85% 5 70.00–79.50 $74.83 $913 -7.86
1215–1260 1238 80-85% 2 83.50 $83.50 $1,034 +0.81
1245 1245 80-85% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,158 +10.31
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1120 1063 85-90% 3 75.00–79.50 $77.28 $821 +3.22
1090 1090 85-90% 1 89.00 $89.00 $970 +14.94
1135 1135 85-90% 1 57.00 $57.00 $647 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1390 1365 75-80% 2 95.00–100.00 $97.55 $1,332 +21.46
1295–1430 1372 75-80% 3 80.50–83.00 $82.21 $1,128 +6.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–2025 1533 3 98.00–107.50 $104.52 $1,602 —
2100 2100 1 124.50 $124.50 $2,614 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 -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.