Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 14, 2021

1,060 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $111.25/cwt ≈ $934/hd at 840 lb · 117 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $113.80/cwt -0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 550 lb · 53 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.66/cwt -4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $535/hd at 436 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,060 917 802
Feeder cattle 882 744 701
Slaughter cattle 120 135 75
Replacement cattle 58 38 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 450 pounds traded 4.00-8.00 higher, over 450 pounds 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 1.00-4.00 lower. 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
225–240 231 7 173.00–175.00 $173.89 $402 +23.89
265–297 292 6 184.00–185.00 $184.85 $540 —
355–384 372 7 161.00–175.00 $169.27 $630 +3.27
415 415 7 155.50 $155.50 $645 +13.16
471 471 20 144.50 $144.50 $681 -4.00
536–537 537 21 132.50–134.75 $134.32 $721 —
571 571 6 134.50 $134.50 $768 -3.88
629–630 629 22 126.00–126.25 $126.24 $794 -3.76
715–733 732 19 115.00–115.50 $115.47 $845 -6.17
755–795 785 4 108.00–110.00 $109.52 $860 -5.48
822 822 3 105.50 $105.50 $867 -8.10
827 value added 827 13 111.50 $111.50 $922 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 4 165.00 $165.00 $472 —
320 320 2 169.00 $169.00 $541 +26.00
396 396 5 155.00 $155.00 $614 —
488 488 2 130.00 $130.00 $634 —
510 510 1 127.00 $127.00 $648 ±0.00
553 553 2 124.50 $124.50 $688 +2.50
603–615 608 8 114.00–115.00 $114.38 $695 —
710–720 715 4 106.00–110.00 $109.01 $779 -5.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 151.00 $151.00 $400 —
305 305 5 131.00 $131.00 $400 -4.00
355–365 357 29 128.00–132.00 $131.29 $469 -5.01
434–443 436 49 121.50–123.00 $122.66 $535 -4.02
490 490 24 120.00 $120.00 $588 —
540 540 4 118.50 $118.50 $640 -3.22
550 550 53 110.00–115.75 $113.80 $626 -0.83
619–631 621 41 109.25–113.00 $109.98 $683 -2.57
718 718 9 99.50 $99.50 $714 -2.43
754–794 776 14 95.00–103.00 $98.65 $766 -8.37
840 value added 840 117 111.25 $111.25 $934 —
868 868 3 93.50 $93.50 $812 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–291 287 6 129.00–137.00 $134.40 $386 +10.40
348 348 3 121.00 $121.00 $421 -3.00
385 385 2 116.00 $116.00 $447 -2.51
400–441 435 19 116.00–117.00 $116.84 $508 -4.66
480–488 486 6 113.00–114.00 $113.84 $553 +5.84
512 512 5 114.00 $114.00 $584 +1.50
623–631 629 10 106.00–107.00 $106.20 $668 -2.80
795 795 2 92.00 $92.00 $731 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 4 169.00 $169.00 $539 -6.00
355–357 356 11 174.00–176.50 $175.37 $624 +23.53
435 435 43 146.75 $146.75 $638 +0.25
460–488 477 36 135.00–139.50 $138.16 $659 -3.55
518–542 534 18 121.50–126.00 $122.96 $657 —
552 552 26 125.00 $125.00 $690 -6.00
610–645 628 34 112.50–115.00 $114.01 $716 -9.29
692–694 694 21 108.50–109.50 $108.64 $754 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–393 389 4 148.00–154.00 $151.03 $588 +12.03
420–449 442 7 127.00–135.00 $130.41 $576 -6.40
451 451 5 136.00 $136.00 $613 +18.00
502 502 3 120.50 $120.50 $605 —
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1310 1175 85-90% 5 42.00–45.00 $43.70 $513 —
880–1535 1256 85-90% 43 45.00–53.50 $48.74 $612 —
1440 1440 85-90% 1 55.50 $55.50 $799 ±0.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1185 1163 80-85% 2 60.00–63.00 $61.47 $715 —
1150–1625 1320 80-85% 12 52.00–55.00 $54.06 $714 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1800 1453 75-80% 13 50.50–56.50 $53.07 $771 —
2020 2020 75-80% 1 48.50 $48.50 $980 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1975 1524 9 75.50–81.00 $77.89 $1,187 —
1400–2020 1739 4 85.00–89.50 $88.01 $1,530 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 485.00 $485.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1111 1111 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
940–1450 1206 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 775.00–1,150.00 $973.16
1160–1450 1326 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 700.00–1,000.00 $862.12

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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 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1100–1450 1317 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,150.00–1,225.00 $1,170.89 —
1330 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 6 73.00 $73.00 $478 —

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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.