Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 19, 2020

1,251 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.07/cwt +2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 624 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.00/cwt -1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 557 lb · 60 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.59/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 484 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,251 1,206 1,763
Feeder cattle 1,066 1,021 1,535
Slaughter cattle 143 135 186
Replacement cattle 42 50 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 pounds traded 5.00 lower, over 500 pounds traded steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. Feeder bulls 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 162.50 $162.50 $390 +2.50
396 396 7 159.00 $159.00 $630 -7.41
472 472 28 145.00 $145.00 $684 -6.00
540 540 38 136.50 $136.50 $737 —
550–584 566 17 128.50–130.50 $129.47 $733 -7.01
630 630 20 128.00 $128.00 $806 -1.00
668–678 669 27 123.50–125.00 $124.89 $836 +2.39
708–730 710 28 119.00–122.00 $120.39 $855 +1.47
817 817 9 113.00 $113.00 $923 -5.31
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 2 154.00 $154.00 $451 —
380 380 2 146.00 $146.00 $555 —
413 413 2 140.00 $140.00 $578 +5.00
511 511 6 126.00 $126.00 $644 ±0.00
615–616 616 6 114.00–121.00 $119.83 $738 +6.83
667 667 7 112.00 $112.00 $747 -3.00
780 780 2 107.00 $107.00 $835 -8.00
970 970 1 96.00 $96.00 $931 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 149.00 $149.00 $370 +6.50
305 305 4 156.00 $156.00 $476 +7.00
363–371 369 34 132.00–139.00 $134.07 $495 -4.49
440 440 50 127.75 $127.75 $562 +0.25
465–493 484 57 120.25–125.00 $121.59 $588 -4.25
539–542 541 17 123.00–124.00 $123.53 $668 —
557 557 60 122.00 $122.00 $680 -1.36
621–626 624 69 115.50–123.00 $118.07 $737 +2.76
650 value added 650 10 121.75 $121.75 $791 —
692 692 6 113.00 $113.00 $782 +2.00
705–739 712 32 107.50–112.00 $108.52 $773 -1.24
792 value added 792 30 113.00 $113.00 $895 +4.00
828 value added 828 19 105.50 $105.50 $874 —
860 860 2 98.00 $98.00 $843 —
915 915 1 99.00 $99.00 $906 —
950–985 968 2 93.00–96.00 $94.53 $915 —
1045 1045 3 100.00 $100.00 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 2 137.50 $137.50 $375 +11.50
318 318 2 133.00 $133.00 $423 +6.11
398 398 4 133.00 $133.00 $529 —
402 402 3 132.00 $132.00 $531 +9.68
470–493 475 13 114.00–121.00 $115.68 $549 -1.03
526–540 531 15 112.00–113.50 $113.16 $601 -3.35
603–620 612 9 105.00–110.50 $108.09 $662 —
665 665 1 100.00 $100.00 $665 -6.99
780 780 1 95.00 $95.00 $741 -14.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 102.50 $102.50 $397 —
658 658 2 100.00 $100.00 $658 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 6 169.00 $169.00 $515 +10.23
369–378 371 25 156.00–160.00 $159.02 $590 -10.98
427–441 439 27 141.00–146.00 $145.46 $639 -3.79
471–492 487 47 134.00–138.00 $134.41 $655 -7.87
546 546 43 125.50 $125.50 $685 -3.65
550 550 11 123.50 $123.50 $679 -6.00
615–646 631 52 115.00–118.00 $115.20 $727 -3.80
704 704 24 110.00 $110.00 $774 -2.00
813 813 9 99.00 $99.00 $805 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 156.00 $156.00 $468 —
355–395 379 9 137.00–150.00 $144.28 $547 -4.72
427 427 3 129.00 $129.00 $551 -0.20
458 458 3 120.00 $120.00 $550 +9.00
508–548 532 5 115.00–116.00 $115.62 $615 +9.62
555–562 559 5 113.00–121.00 $117.82 $659 -7.18
615–645 623 4 105.00–113.00 $110.93 $691 -0.07
675 675 2 100.00 $100.00 $675 —
717 717 3 105.00 $105.00 $753 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1500 1263 85-90% 4 40.00–44.50 $42.75 $540 —
955–1800 1321 85-90% 35 45.00–52.00 $47.94 $633 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $882 —
1150–1920 1547 75-80% 24 48.00–55.50 $51.47 $796 —
1600–1700 1667 75-80% 3 46.50–47.50 $46.99 $783 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $735 —
1150–1750 1395 80-85% 15 50.00–59.50 $54.15 $755 -2.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1800 1531 7 67.50–78.00 $73.77 $1,129 -1.66
1555–1780 1700 3 78.50–81.00 $79.67 $1,354 -5.47

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
980–1250 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,075.00 $966.77
1250–1300 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–760.00 $678.43
1300–1350 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 585.00–750.00 $669.06
999–1650 1344 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 710.00–1,175.00 $913.74

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1300 1083 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 650.00–1,350.00 $1,043.08

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 69.00 $69.00 $302 —
743 743 2 73.00 $73.00 $542 —

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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.