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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 7, 2021

917 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.24/cwt +11.81 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 739 lb · 83 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.72/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 522 lb · 65 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $141.71/cwt -10.29 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 488 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 917 758 1,434
Feeder cattle 744 542 1,196
Slaughter cattle 135 109 184
Replacement cattle 38 107 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to the holidays 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
205 205 1 150.00 $150.00 $308 —
345 345 2 160.00 $160.00 $552 —
373 373 5 166.00 $166.00 $619 —
438–443 441 9 140.00–143.50 $142.34 $628 -11.66
459 459 10 148.50 $148.50 $682 -7.05
482 value added 482 21 150.00 $150.00 $723 —
550–555 551 16 138.00–141.00 $138.38 $762 —
551–553 value added 552 17 140.50–143.50 $142.27 $785 —
631 value added 631 6 134.50 $134.50 $849 —
644 644 5 130.00 $130.00 $837 -5.47
667–683 value added 670 25 129.00–135.50 $134.18 $899 —
680 680 3 128.00 $128.00 $870 +2.50
712–733 724 17 119.00–122.00 $121.64 $881 -3.29
780 780 2 115.00 $115.00 $897 —
801–803 801 10 110.00–114.50 $113.60 $910 -4.90
810 value added 810 13 120.50 $120.50 $976 —
950–955 953 3 107.00–108.00 $107.67 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 143.00 $143.00 $472 —
545 545 1 127.00 $127.00 $692 -1.50
565 565 1 122.00 $122.00 $689 -5.17
655 655 1 117.00 $117.00 $766 -1.00
720 720 2 114.50 $114.50 $824 —
810 810 2 103.00 $103.00 $834 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 142.50 $142.50 $349 —
312 312 5 135.00 $135.00 $421 -10.00
354–383 364 9 135.00–137.00 $136.30 $496 +0.30
432–442 435 33 123.25–128.00 $126.68 $551 -1.32
501–545 522 65 120.00–125.50 $121.72 $635 -1.03
564–595 578 9 113.00–116.00 $114.63 $663 -12.37
613–630 628 26 111.00–112.75 $112.55 $707 +0.05
660–683 677 12 111.75 $111.75 $757 +3.23
723–736 728 15 101.00–102.50 $101.93 $742 -4.57
742 value added 742 68 125.50 $125.50 $931 +10.50
765–794 784 9 105.00–108.00 $107.02 $839 -1.48
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 135.00 $135.00 $304 -2.50
283 283 2 124.00 $124.00 $351 —
335 335 1 124.00 $124.00 $415 -8.00
352–383 370 7 112.00–123.00 $118.51 $438 —
448 448 6 121.50 $121.50 $544 +5.50
473 473 2 108.00 $108.00 $511 -14.50
538 538 12 112.50 $112.50 $605 -2.51
613 613 3 109.00 $109.00 $668 +5.00
795 795 1 89.00 $89.00 $708 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 —— 9 175.00 $175.00 $541 +6.00
370–388 379 —— 11 148.00–154.00 $151.84 $575 -1.78
443 443 —— 14 146.50 $146.50 $649 -10.80
463–494 488 —— 49 141.50–141.75 $141.71 $692 -10.29
561 561 —— 22 131.00 $131.00 $735 —
611–632 626 —— 26 117.00–126.00 $123.30 $772 +3.30
734 734 —— 9 113.00 $113.00 $829 +3.00
768 768 —— 4 105.50 $105.50 $810 —
802 802 —— 3 98.00 $98.00 $786 -4.50
1030 1030 —— 2 84.00 $84.00 $865 —
1212 1212 —— 3 86.00 $86.00 $1,042 —
1370 1370 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,356 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 139.00 $139.00 $546 -7.00
410–449 441 5 125.00–139.50 $136.81 $603 -8.19
470 470 2 118.00 $118.00 $555 -14.00
548 548 3 122.00 $122.00 $669 —
551 551 8 120.00 $120.00 $661 —
639 639 4 115.00 $115.00 $735 +0.32
688 688 2 103.00 $103.00 $709 —
741 741 6 104.50 $104.50 $774 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1800 1490 75-80% 21 51.50–59.00 $54.34 $810 +4.72
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1800 1305 85-90% 19 45.00–53.00 $47.99 $626 +1.77
1435 1435 85-90% 1 55.50 $55.50 $796 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1650 1367 80-85% 16 53.50–59.00 $55.63 $760 +7.39
1875 1875 80-85% 1 61.50 $61.50 $1,153 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–2085 1645 7 75.00–82.00 $79.40 $1,306 —
1500–2650 1941 8 84.00–93.50 $89.03 $1,728 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
950–1250 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 825.00–900.00 $847.87
1000–1350 1133 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 775.00–875.00 $822.43
1050–1350 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 680.00 $680.00
1010–1450 1331 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 640.00–990.00 $782.13
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1010–1050 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–975.00 $936.77
1010–1245 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–1,100.00 $990.01

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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.