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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 29, 2025

734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $381.97/cwt ≈ $2,415/hd at 632 lb · 144 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $373.00/cwt ≈ $2,040/hd at 547 lb · 95 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $359.93/cwt +107.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,747/hd at 763 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 734 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 10 422.50 $422.50 $1,914 —
551 fancy 551 48 398.50 $398.50 $2,196 —
617–637 622 61 365.00–371.00 $370.37 $2,304 —
640 fancy 640 83 390.50 $390.50 $2,499 —
672 672 78 370.00 $370.00 $2,486 +90.00
715–745 719 31 356.00–368.00 $366.40 $2,634 +104.65
752 752 17 352.00 $352.00 $2,647 +100.00
766 fancy 766 65 362.00 $362.00 $2,773 —
824 fancy 824 59 336.50 $336.50 $2,773 —
936 936 9 313.00 $313.00 $2,930 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,537 —
485 485 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,770 —
550 550 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,994 —
623 623 2 356.00 $356.00 $2,218 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 2 362.00 $362.00 $2,009 —
770 770 3 318.00 $318.00 $2,449 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 341.00 $341.00 $2,012 —
605 605 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,027 —
650 650 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,145 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 3 318.00 $318.00 $1,743 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 12 385.00 $385.00 $1,756 —
547 fancy 547 95 373.00 $373.00 $2,040 —
616 fancy 616 75 346.25 $346.25 $2,133 —
664 664 17 330.50 $330.50 $2,195 —
729 729 24 313.75 $313.75 $2,287 +71.25
829 829 8 276.00 $276.00 $2,288 +51.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–470 463 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,632 —
538 538 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,910 —
626–640 628 9 322.50–325.00 $324.72 $2,039 —
705 705 1 292.00 $292.00 $2,059 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 4 341.00 $341.00 $2,005 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
708 708 3 294.00 $294.00 $2,082 —

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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.