Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 29, 2020

676 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.19/cwt +2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 552 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $123.50/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 556 lb · 35 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.09/cwt +2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 631 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 676 887 467
Feeder cattle 559 746 349
Slaughter cattle 86 108 74
Replacement cattle 31 33 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 2 154.00 $154.00 $343 —
295 295 1 152.00 $152.00 $448 +1.00
378 378 6 160.50 $160.50 $607 +7.40
466 466 15 140.50 $140.50 $655 +3.50
546 546 21 135.00 $135.00 $737 +4.05
580–590 583 3 125.00–130.00 $128.31 $748 +1.81
631 value added 631 19 131.00 $131.00 $827 -1.00
631 631 14 126.50 $126.50 $798 +1.00
730–735 735 18 117.00–119.00 $118.89 $874 +1.89
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 145.00 $145.00 $464 —
435 435 1 136.00 $136.00 $592 +10.70
525–528 527 3 126.00–129.00 $128.00 $675 —
620–635 630 3 112.00–118.00 $113.97 $718 -0.12
715 715 2 113.50 $113.50 $812 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 3 136.00 $136.00 $351 -4.00
345 345 16 131.00 $131.00 $452 —
356–368 362 8 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $472 +0.98
429 429 27 124.75 $124.75 $535 +5.75
496 496 29 120.75 $120.75 $599 +3.88
503 503 9 123.00 $123.00 $619 +9.00
551–555 552 37 114.00–117.00 $116.19 $641 +2.69
623–630 624 24 111.75–115.00 $112.16 $700 +5.10
677 677 24 114.50 $114.50 $775 +12.94
792 792 3 104.00 $104.00 $824 —
860 860 1 96.00 $96.00 $826 -14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 125.00 $125.00 $362 —
305 305 2 124.00 $124.00 $378 +1.18
430 430 2 118.00 $118.00 $507 +3.50
458–479 470 11 110.00–119.00 $115.69 $544 +6.69
537 537 3 109.00 $109.00 $585 +1.10
562–585 565 7 111.50–112.00 $111.57 $630 +0.07
645 645 1 109.00 $109.00 $703 +8.96
700 700 2 100.00 $100.00 $700 +7.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 150.00 $150.00 $472 —
369 369 12 160.00 $160.00 $590 +10.00
412–439 435 23 140.00–145.00 $140.62 $612 +8.62
495 495 23 136.50 $136.50 $676 +8.45
535 535 4 122.00 $122.00 $653 -1.00
556 556 35 123.50 $123.50 $687 +10.00
636–638 636 27 114.50–119.25 $118.19 $752 +7.20
717 717 18 108.50 $108.50 $778 +3.00
792 792 3 94.50 $94.50 $748 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–390 372 7 140.00–149.00 $146.94 $547 +4.94
425 425 1 134.00 $134.00 $570 —
463–480 465 9 110.00–131.00 $126.94 $590 —
500–535 518 2 100.00–115.00 $107.75 $558 —
555–582 571 5 110.00–120.00 $113.89 $650 —
605 605 4 117.50 $117.50 $711 —
695 695 3 99.00 $99.00 $688 -3.00
740 740 1 98.00 $98.00 $725 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1720 1495 75-80% 21 50.00–57.00 $53.56 $801 -2.06
1545 1545 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $896 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1645 1262 85-90% 20 45.00–54.50 $48.38 $611 +0.01
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1700 1454 80-85% 7 52.50–57.00 $54.90 $798 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1880 1442 7 70.00–76.50 $73.10 $1,054 —
1630–1820 1733 3 84.00–87.00 $85.45 $1,481 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1200 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–975.00 $942.06
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1115–1410 1242 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 760.00–910.00 $836.71
1111–1450 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–850.00 $789.87

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Bred Heifers

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
625 625 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 400.00 $400.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1250 1250 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.