Cattleman's Livestock Market Report

Bowling Green, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 2, 2024

238 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $244.00/cwt ≈ $1,381/hd at 566 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $307.00/cwt ≈ $1,326/hd at 432 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	238	292	1,075
Feeder cattle	167	—	1,021
Slaughter cattle	52	25	49
Replacement cattle	19	267	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons today due to last week's sale being a special replacement female sale only. A good quality feeder offering today saw strong demand from the buyers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422–430	426	6	296.00–310.00	$302.93	$1,290	—
568–580	576	6	268.00–279.00	$275.38	$1,586	—
613–620	617	4	255.00–258.00	$256.51	$1,583	—
685	685	1	251.00	$251.00	$1,719	—
705	705	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,622	—
800	800	2	224.00	$224.00	$1,792	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	295.00	$295.00	$988	—
370	370	1	306.00	$306.00	$1,132	—
412	412	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,257	—
470	470	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,246	—
511	511	9	250.50	$250.50	$1,280	—
566	566	13	244.00	$244.00	$1,381	—
622–630	623	6	227.00–235.00	$233.65	$1,456	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	260.00	$260.00	$650	—
330	330	1	275.00	$275.00	$908	—
430	430	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,075	—
470	470	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,081	—
575	575	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,282	—
745	745	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,304	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	290.00	$290.00	$856	—
340	340	1	292.50	$292.50	$994	—
370–390	380	2	296.00–308.00	$301.84	$1,147	—
420–433	432	11	295.00–310.00	$307.00	$1,326	—
511	511	5	286.00	$286.00	$1,461	—
561	561	8	268.00	$268.00	$1,503	—
608–645	622	9	242.00–254.00	$249.40	$1,551	—
735	735	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,735	—
770	770	3	223.00–226.00	$224.00	$1,725	—
812	812	3	217.00	$217.00	$1,762	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	375	2	270.00–274.00	$272.08	$1,020	—
420	420	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,134	—
470	470	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,222	—
505–545	518	6	255.00–269.00	$264.97	$1,373	—
560	560	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,411	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110	1110	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1295	1148	80-85%	5	113.00–120.00	$116.24	$1,334	—
1025–1295	1177	80-85%	3	122.00–136.00	$128.81	$1,516	+9.12
1120–1435	1239	80-85%	7	100.00–107.00	$104.75	$1,298	—
1250	1250	80-85%	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,162	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1505	1376	75-80%	6	123.00–130.00	$125.57	$1,728	+7.17
1310–1820	1540	75-80%	10	111.00–119.00	$116.20	$1,789	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–945	885	85-90%	2	123.00–134.00	$128.13	$1,134	—
875–915	890	85-90%	3	104.00–110.00	$106.39	$947	—
790–1195	967	85-90%	7	76.00–88.00	$81.06	$784	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435	1435	2	113.00–114.00	$113.50	$1,629	—
1545	1545	1	131.00	$131.00	$2,024	—
2100	2100	1	150.00	$150.00	$3,150	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1125	1108	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,775.00–1,800.00	$1,787.70
1195	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1245	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00
1165–1510	1328	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,850.00–1,875.00	$1,866.78
1340–1405	1373	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,825.00	$1,763.98

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	+300.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

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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.