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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Thursday, February 12, 2026

181 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (4)

No new report since Feb 12, 2026. Below is this market's most recent published report.

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $367.50/cwt ≈ $2,727/hd at 742 lb · 47 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $346.00/cwt ≈ $2,488/hd at 719 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $410.00/cwt ≈ $2,558/hd at 624 lb · 17 head
Special Graded Feeder Cattle Sale in Guthrie saw 7-weight steers at $368/cwt, near the bottom of the state — $12/cwt below the KY average ($380) and $25/cwt under Albany, KY ($393). KY 7-weight steers are flat from their early February peak of $378/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 181 689 0
Feeder cattle 181 0

All cattle sold were enrolled in the KY/TN CPH Advantage Sale and the producers followed the health and management protocols of the CPH program. Information on the CPH program is available at www.cph45.com.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 580.00 $580.00 $2,192
438 438 6 525.00 $525.00 $2,300
521 521 14 505.00 $505.00 $2,631
624 624 17 410.00 $410.00 $2,558
727–743 742 47 360.00–368.00 $367.50 $2,727
821 821 14 346.50 $346.50 $2,845
915–936 934 9 318.00–319.00 $318.89 $2,978
1050 1050 1 300.00 $300.00 $3,150
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,804
520 520 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,444
633 633 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,374
845 845 1 329.00 $329.00 $2,780
885 885 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,805

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 12 475.00 $475.00 $2,090
545 545 4 405.00 $405.00 $2,207
568 568 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,442
618 618 15 380.00 $380.00 $2,348
719 719 21 346.00 $346.00 $2,488
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 4 342.50 $342.50 $2,322
718 718 3 322.50 $322.50 $2,316
840 840 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,394
865 865 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,465

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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.

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