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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 21, 2021

697 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $150.51/cwt +12.35 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 474 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.75/cwt +8.25 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 557 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.13/cwt +12.47 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 432 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 697 1,060 696
Feeder cattle 486 882 611
Slaughter cattle 106 120 60
Replacement cattle 105 58 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 3.00-9.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 183.00 $183.00 $454 +9.11
365 365 5 174.00 $174.00 $635 +4.73
409–412 411 11 155.00–160.00 $158.19 $650 +2.69
472 472 23 152.25 $152.25 $719 +7.75
557 557 28 142.75 $142.75 $795 +8.25
643–646 646 15 129.00–132.00 $131.60 $850 +5.36
709–730 720 8 118.50 $118.50 $853 +3.03
755 755 4 114.00 $114.00 $861 +4.48
859 859 5 114.00 $114.00 $979 —
925 925 2 105.00 $105.00 $971 —
955 955 2 106.00 $106.00 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 147.00 $147.00 $654 —
520–533 525 5 134.00–138.00 $136.38 $716 +9.38
635 635 1 122.00 $122.00 $775 +7.62
718 718 2 115.00 $115.00 $826 +5.99
865 865 1 100.00 $100.00 $865 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–303 302 11 138.00–140.00 $139.46 $421 +8.46
359–395 373 13 135.00–139.50 $137.67 $514 +6.38
429–441 432 27 135.00–135.50 $135.13 $584 +12.47
467–478 475 12 121.00–122.50 $122.13 $580 +2.13
501 501 15 121.00 $121.00 $606 —
550–565 553 15 117.50–121.00 $118.40 $655 +4.60
610–623 621 17 113.00–117.00 $113.81 $707 +3.83
720–743 729 12 101.00–103.00 $102.16 $745 +2.66
770 value added 770 3 106.00 $106.00 $816 —
850 850 3 98.00 $98.00 $833 +4.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 127.00 $127.00 $387 —
419 419 4 128.00 $128.00 $536 +11.16
500–528 519 6 106.00–114.00 $111.43 $578 -2.57
650 650 2 111.00 $111.00 $722 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 10 176.00 $176.00 $574 +7.00
363–374 371 7 157.00–161.00 $158.12 $587 -17.25
432 432 17 158.00 $158.00 $683 +11.25
454–482 474 28 149.50–151.25 $150.51 $713 +12.35
549 549 18 135.00 $135.00 $741 +12.04
556 556 12 131.50 $131.50 $731 +6.50
629–634 631 17 118.50–124.75 $122.53 $773 +8.52
714–722 720 15 108.00 $108.00 $778 —
820–848 834 4 89.00–98.00 $93.58 $780 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 140.00 $140.00 $550 -11.03
490 490 2 128.00 $128.00 $627 —
643 643 4 115.00 $115.00 $739 +5.00
753 753 2 102.00 $102.00 $768 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 3 99.00 $99.00 $520 —
615 615 2 103.00 $103.00 $633 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1300 1107 85-90% 8 34.00–45.50 $41.27 $457 —
825–1625 1179 85-90% 23 44.50–51.50 $47.34 $558 +3.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1760 1474 75-80% 13 47.00–55.00 $51.32 $756 -1.75
1550 1550 75-80% 1 47.50 $47.50 $736 —
1700 1700 75-80% 1 59.50 $59.50 $1,012 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $840 —
1030–1800 1382 80-85% 7 52.00–60.00 $55.45 $766 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,095 —
1100–2140 1672 13 78.00–89.50 $84.89 $1,419 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1350 1243 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 850.00–1,100.00 $1,040.06
1150–1300 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,173.33
1050–1400 1256 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,000.00–1,350.00 $1,289.55
950–1450 1313 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 30 950.00–1,375.00 $1,212.21
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 735.00 $735.00
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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
1000–1050 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,175.00 $1,085.37 —
1050–1300 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,375.00–1,575.00 $1,447.29 —
1200–1500 1288 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,275.00–1,450.00 $1,363.83 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 597 7 84.00 $84.00 $501 —
738 738 2 76.00 $76.00 $561 —

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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.