Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 27, 2023

268 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $198.48/cwt ≈ $1,184/hd at 597 lb · 93 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $215.92/cwt ≈ $1,034/hd at 479 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	268	201	117
Feeder cattle	221	17	88
Slaughter cattle	25	26	22
Replacement cattle	22	158	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder cattle due to low receipts last week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	231.00	$231.00	$705	—
380–385	383	2	220.00–241.00	$230.57	$883	—
485	485	2	239.00	$239.00	$1,159	—
520	520	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,134	—
585	585	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,281	—
725	725	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,566	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	210.00	$210.00	$914	—
465	465	1	205.00	$205.00	$953	—
510–535	523	2	185.00–201.00	$192.81	$1,008	—
585	585	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,082	—
675	675	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,198	—
730	730	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,387	—
760	760	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,421	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,251	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	215.00	$215.00	$666	—
365–385	375	2	222.50	$222.50	$834	+7.50
460–470	467	3	189.00–198.00	$195.04	$911	—
516	516	7	190.00	$190.00	$980	—
581	581	7	194.00	$194.00	$1,127	—
598 value added	598	86	198.85	$198.85	$1,189	—
605–620	618	9	186.00–190.00	$186.43	$1,152	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	386	6	187.50–199.00	$196.65	$759	—
492	492	3	180.00	$180.00	$886	—
710–718	715	3	155.00–162.50	$160.02	$1,144	—
955	955	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,432	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	170.00	$170.00	$391	—
457–485	464	4	160.00	$160.00	$742	—
600	600	2	152.50	$152.50	$915	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	230.00	$230.00	$656	—
310	310	1	220.00	$220.00	$682	—
371	371	4	239.00	$239.00	$887	+6.38
400–425	418	6	212.50–229.00	$223.57	$935	+1.57
471–498	479	11	211.00–225.00	$215.92	$1,034	—
515	515	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,107	—
567–578	571	8	207.00–214.00	$211.34	$1,207	—
605–640	626	4	185.00–206.00	$191.41	$1,198	—
651	651	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,237	—
775	775	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,240	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	205.00	$205.00	$676	—
390	390	1	190.00	$190.00	$741	—
533	533	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,013	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	2	145.00	$145.00	$768	—
660	660	2	158.00	$158.00	$1,043	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	85-90%	1	59.00	$59.00	$611	-4.00
950–1110	1040	85-90%	5	80.00–87.00	$84.41	$878	+21.41
1065	1065	85-90%	1	92.00	$92.00	$980	—
1070	1070	85-90%	1	79.00	$79.00	$845	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1302–1480	1344	75-80%	6	91.00–110.00	$102.00	$1,371	—
1405–1425	1415	75-80%	2	84.00–88.00	$85.99	$1,217	-10.93

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1175	1145	80-85%	2	97.00–99.00	$98.03	$1,122	—
1010–1310	1160	80-85%	2	83.00–84.50	$83.65	$970	+1.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–2180	1748	3	111.50–116.50	$113.57	$1,985	—
1820	1820	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,693	—
2130	2130	1	127.50	$127.50	$2,716	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	970.00	$970.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155–1365	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,104.17
1250–1390	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,475.00	$1,396.02
1175–1535	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,175.00–1,325.00	$1,261.18

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
940–1060	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00–1,075.00	$1,004.50
1070	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	-686.25
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	-550.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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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.