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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 22, 2020

887 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.87/cwt -5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 486 lb · 51 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $113.50/cwt -6.86 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 553 lb · 48 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.86/cwt -4.31 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 622 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 887 841 1,146
Feeder cattle 746 732 1,002
Slaughter cattle 108 109 43
Replacement cattle 33 — 101

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to sale not reported last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 151.00 $151.00 $445 —
308–320 314 4 149.00–150.00 $149.49 $469 +5.12
363–385 366 7 148.00–154.00 $153.10 $560 —
415–425 418 18 138.00–140.00 $139.32 $582 -1.68
465 465 18 137.00 $137.00 $637 -5.44
526–538 537 37 130.50–131.00 $130.95 $703 -4.07
567 567 6 126.50 $126.50 $717 -11.74
621 value added 621 9 132.00 $132.00 $820 —
622 622 34 125.50 $125.50 $781 -5.67
655–699 690 5 116.00–117.50 $117.22 $809 -4.78
702 702 21 117.00 $117.00 $821 -5.60
750–793 786 6 109.00–112.50 $111.94 $880 —
817 817 3 111.50 $111.50 $911 -5.64
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 2 142.00 $142.00 $359 —
350–388 375 3 139.00 $139.00 $521 +27.00
420–428 425 3 123.00–130.00 $125.30 $533 —
556 556 4 115.00 $115.00 $639 -10.00
631–646 636 13 107.00–117.00 $114.09 $726 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 6 146.00 $146.00 $355 —
291 291 4 140.00 $140.00 $407 —
305 305 1 144.00 $144.00 $439 —
365–370 369 21 128.00–130.00 $129.53 $478 +1.53
437 437 37 119.00 $119.00 $520 -7.00
454–496 486 51 115.00–123.50 $116.87 $568 -5.72
538 538 6 114.00 $114.00 $613 -8.00
553 553 48 113.50 $113.50 $628 -6.86
617–629 619 34 106.00–107.25 $107.06 $663 -12.98
675–698 690 14 101.00–103.00 $101.56 $701 —
700 700 2 95.00 $95.00 $665 -15.95
759 value added 759 11 107.00 $107.00 $812 —
805 805 1 100.00 $100.00 $805 -8.19
858 858 4 110.00 $110.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 122.00 $122.00 $293 —
326–348 336 11 120.00–126.00 $122.82 $413 —
365–377 371 6 118.00–125.00 $121.56 $451 +3.87
448 448 12 114.50 $114.50 $513 -4.00
451 451 14 109.00 $109.00 $492 -1.00
523–547 533 14 106.25–110.00 $107.90 $575 -3.10
584 584 5 111.50 $111.50 $651 +3.00
615–631 627 8 94.00–102.00 $100.04 $627 -6.96
650–655 651 6 94.00–98.00 $97.33 $634 —
704–748 719 6 90.00–97.00 $92.43 $665 -8.39
780 780 2 98.00 $98.00 $764 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 7 150.00 $150.00 $534 +13.00
433–437 433 34 132.00 $132.00 $572 -12.00
455–487 484 19 124.00–128.50 $128.05 $620 -14.78
538 538 29 123.00 $123.00 $662 —
558 558 4 113.00–114.00 $113.50 $633 -18.74
617–621 621 32 106.00–111.50 $110.99 $689 -10.01
704 704 12 105.50 $105.50 $743 -5.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 142.00 $142.00 $554 +12.00
660 660 1 102.00 $102.00 $673 —
850 850 2 88.00 $88.00 $748 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1655 1254 85-90% 37 44.00–55.00 $48.37 $607 —
1360 1360 85-90% 1 56.00 $56.00 $762 —
1540 1540 85-90% 1 43.50 $43.50 $670 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 75-80% 1 46.00 $46.00 $598 —
1330 1330 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $798 —
1235–1920 1480 75-80% 11 52.50–59.00 $55.62 $823 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1450 1318 80-85% 10 53.00–59.50 $55.99 $738 +6.62
1445 1445 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $722 -5.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–2035 1767 6 79.50–84.50 $81.94 $1,448 —
1160–2090 1783 4 65.00–74.00 $70.09 $1,250 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00
1300–1500 1445 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 950.00–1,275.00 $1,195.28
1730 1730 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00 $925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.