heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls$340.00/cwt-2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,880/hd at 553 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$337.50/cwt-22.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,650/hd at 489 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls$305.19/cwt-13.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,889/hd at 619 lb · 11 head
Guthrie, KY 4-weight heifers sold at $350/cwt, running $16/cwt below the KY average ($366) and $30/cwt under Paris, KY (Thursday) ($380). The class is down $55/cwt from its mid-July peak of $411.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
249
780
826
Feeder cattle
187
544
648
Slaughter cattle
54
137
148
Replacement cattle
8
99
30
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last Thursday: No trends available on feeder cattle. Today's feeder offering was small due to the extreme temperatures and did not allow for any like comparisons on feeders. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 lower.
→ Feeder cattle: No trends available on feeder cattle
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 lower
700–749 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.
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.
Cattle Market
Compared to last Thursday: No trends available on feeder cattle. Today's feeder offering was small due to the extreme temperatures and did not allow for any like comparisons on feeders. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 lower.