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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 17, 2020

758 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.98/cwt +5.48 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 486 lb · 47 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.36/cwt +6.34 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 558 lb · 43 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $157.30/cwt +9.80 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 437 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 758 1,020 524
Feeder cattle 542 835 410
Slaughter cattle 109 125 68
Replacement cattle 107 60 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 8.00 higher with strong bidder participation. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady and slaughter bulls traded 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 3 165.00 $165.00 $492 -9.00
433 433 3 154.00 $154.00 $667 —
465–484 474 13 152.25–158.50 $155.55 $737 +9.05
543–545 544 32 140.00–143.75 $141.75 $771 -1.25
612–613 613 21 133.00–139.50 $135.47 $830 +8.42
668 668 9 125.50 $125.50 $838 +1.50
724–735 727 16 122.50–128.50 $124.93 $908 +4.40
802 802 3 118.50 $118.50 $950 +7.52
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 230 2 137.50–140.00 $138.78 $319 —
440 440 1 144.00 $144.00 $634 +2.00
485 485 3 126.00 $126.00 $611 —
525 525 2 128.50 $128.50 $675 -4.32
554–570 557 6 127.00–128.00 $127.17 $708 —
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 +2.00
675 675 1 118.00 $118.00 $796 +5.00
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 6 145.00 $145.00 $435 -1.00
358 358 7 136.00 $136.00 $487 -2.18
433 433 23 128.00 $128.00 $554 -1.17
473 value added 473 10 138.50 $138.50 $655 —
476–492 490 37 127.00–129.25 $128.95 $632 +3.45
546 546 10 122.75 $122.75 $670 +4.08
556 556 30 127.00 $127.00 $706 +4.98
564 value added 564 13 131.50 $131.50 $742 —
614 value added 614 15 124.50 $124.50 $764 —
624 624 13 112.50 $112.50 $702 +0.92
650–697 685 12 107.75–111.00 $108.52 $743 -2.13
697 value added 697 7 110.75 $110.75 $772 —
716 716 19 106.50 $106.50 $763 -3.10
720 value added 720 10 115.00 $115.00 $828 —
751 751 4 108.50 $108.50 $815 —
812 812 7 104.00 $104.00 $844 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 137.50 $137.50 $323 —
340 340 1 132.00 $132.00 $449 —
415 415 2 116.00 $116.00 $481 +5.00
462 462 6 122.50 $122.50 $566 +9.50
535–540 538 2 112.00–118.00 $115.01 $619 —
628 628 4 104.00 $104.00 $653 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 110.00 $110.00 $346 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 —— 4 169.00 $169.00 $546 +8.15
353–375 359 —— 4 151.00–161.00 $153.62 $551 -12.38
436–441 437 —— 35 151.00–159.50 $157.30 $687 +9.80
490 490 —— 21 152.00 $152.00 $745 +9.51
518–548 543 —— 25 134.00–139.75 $137.95 $749 +12.01
618 618 —— 18 120.00 $120.00 $742 -1.30
675 675 —— 1 112.00 $112.00 $756 —
719 719 —— 7 110.00 $110.00 $791 +1.80
813 813 —— 6 102.50 $102.50 $833 -4.00
863 863 —— 2 95.00 $95.00 $820 —
1115–1260 1195 (<2 yrs)N/A 4 108.00–140.00 $125.42 $1,499 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 148.00 $148.00 $488 +8.00
385 385 1 146.00 $146.00 $562 -1.97
425 425 3 145.00 $145.00 $616 +12.36
450 450 3 132.00 $132.00 $594 -2.00
630–635 633 3 110.00–117.00 $114.68 $726 +0.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1365 1365 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $832 +18.50
1200–1750 1476 75-80% 20 45.50–55.00 $49.62 $732 +0.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1360 1133 85-90% 7 37.00–44.50 $40.75 $462 —
905–1860 1322 85-90% 12 43.50–51.00 $46.22 $611 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1600 1373 80-85% 6 45.00–50.00 $48.24 $662 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–2000 1661 6 68.00–74.50 $71.44 $1,187 —
1905–2190 2048 4 80.00–87.50 $83.23 $1,705 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1250–1330 1293 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 1,275.00–1,425.00 $1,359.92
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1150–1500 1342 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 30 925.00–1,300.00 $1,224.38

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1100 1053 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 19 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,143.63
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 575.00–725.00 $687.50

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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 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 -117.16

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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.