Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 12, 2020

1,206 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.36/cwt +4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 556 lb · 86 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.31/cwt -0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 626 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.84/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 492 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,206 1,202 1,152
Feeder cattle 1,021 901 919
Slaughter cattle 135 184 155
Replacement cattle 50 117 78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 pounds traded 2.00-6.00 higher, over 500 pounds steady. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady with instances 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 160.00 $160.00 $344 —
260 260 1 161.00 $161.00 $419 —
357–395 381 8 165.00–169.00 $166.41 $634 +1.91
467 467 28 151.00 $151.00 $705 +3.50
550–564 552 45 136.00–139.00 $136.48 $753 +0.72
617 617 29 129.00 $129.00 $796 -1.81
624 value added 624 5 136.00 $136.00 $849 —
671 671 25 122.50 $122.50 $822 -0.44
715–716 716 36 118.00–119.00 $118.92 $851 -1.79
718 value added 718 3 125.00 $125.00 $898 —
800–815 805 6 115.00–120.00 $118.31 $952 +3.56
945 945 3 107.00 $107.00 $1,011 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 153.00 $153.00 $497 —
423 423 4 135.00 $135.00 $571 —
480 480 1 133.50 $133.50 $641 —
540 540 1 126.00 $126.00 $680 -1.60
623 623 2 113.00 $113.00 $704 —
650 650 2 115.00 $115.00 $748 —
795 795 1 115.00 $115.00 $914 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 142.50 $142.50 $328 -8.50
273–293 285 5 135.00–136.00 $135.38 $386 -5.62
307 307 6 149.00 $149.00 $457 +28.68
363–381 368 18 135.00–140.00 $138.56 $510 +2.56
440 440 51 127.50 $127.50 $561 -4.17
461–498 492 63 125.00–126.00 $125.84 $619 -2.00
552–573 556 86 121.00–125.00 $123.36 $686 +4.09
621–642 626 70 114.25–121.00 $115.31 $722 +0.03
675 675 1 111.00 $111.00 $749 +2.53
700–704 702 30 105.00–115.00 $109.76 $771 +2.38
734 value added 734 7 121.50 $121.50 $892 —
779 value added 779 4 109.00 $109.00 $849 —
823 823 8 104.50 $104.50 $860 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 4 126.00 $126.00 $350 +8.82
302–330 312 6 112.00–135.00 $126.89 $396 +14.41
350 350 1 123.00 $123.00 $430 +12.19
402–416 408 9 107.00–135.00 $122.32 $499 +8.32
452–488 464 17 101.00–120.50 $116.71 $542 +5.22
530–542 538 33 100.50–123.00 $116.51 $627 +10.51
583 583 5 116.00 $116.00 $676 —
665–680 675 3 106.00–109.00 $106.99 $722 +4.61
710–745 723 9 94.00–104.50 $97.51 $705 —
760 760 1 109.00 $109.00 $828 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 323 —— 7 155.00–162.00 $158.77 $513 +6.77
364 364 —— 15 170.00 $170.00 $619 +3.50
433 433 —— 42 149.25 $149.25 $646 +5.75
463–493 488 —— 38 140.75–151.00 $142.28 $694 +6.78
525–538 533 —— 8 126.00–131.00 $129.15 $688 -1.35
555 555 —— 62 129.50 $129.50 $719 +1.75
620 620 —— 33 119.00 $119.00 $738 -2.00
721 721 —— 22 112.00 $112.00 $808 -5.50
800 800 —— 1 98.00 $98.00 $784 -6.00
1500 1500 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,635 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 4 149.00 $149.00 $560 +13.60
400–448 442 15 122.00–134.00 $129.20 $571 +3.38
450 450 2 111.00 $111.00 $500 —
523 523 2 106.00 $106.00 $554 -7.00
563 563 6 125.00 $125.00 $704 +19.00
648 648 2 111.00 $111.00 $719 —
720 720 1 100.00 $100.00 $720 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $647 —
988–1460 1184 85-90% 7 43.00–45.50 $44.45 $526 —
1010–1540 1224 85-90% 39 45.50–55.00 $49.79 $609 +0.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1550 1387 75-80% 3 48.00–49.50 $49.05 $680 —
1335–1920 1625 75-80% 7 50.00–59.00 $55.29 $898 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1700 1388 80-85% 8 53.50–59.50 $56.28 $781 +0.78
1600 1600 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $992 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1605 1538 2 74.00–77.00 $75.43 $1,160 —
1500–1955 1735 8 81.00–89.50 $85.14 $1,477 +8.68

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1050 995 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 825.00–1,000.00 $900.75
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1050–1200 1118 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–925.00 $800.93
1160–1325 1243 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–700.00 $653.32
1030–1655 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 750.00–1,125.00 $958.04
1275–1550 1367 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 800.00–1,025.00 $952.06

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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
1250–1350 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 825.00–1,050.00 $941.83 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 71.00 $71.00 $201 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980 980 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.