Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 28, 2021

632 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.75/cwt ≈ $882/hd at 680 lb · 150 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.23/cwt +18.07 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 724 lb · 87 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.86/cwt +5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 539 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 632 697 575
Feeder cattle 578 486 468
Slaughter cattle 27 106 54
Replacement cattle 27 105 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-6.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher with a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 3 181.00 $181.00 $395 -2.00
260 260 1 168.00 $168.00 $437 —
305 305 1 158.00 $158.00 $482 —
410 410 2 156.00 $156.00 $640 -2.19
455–477 470 12 150.50–156.00 $152.28 $716 +0.03
527 527 5 147.00 $147.00 $775 —
553–575 562 14 139.00–143.00 $141.44 $795 -1.31
604–617 611 36 128.50–133.50 $132.10 $807 +0.50
730–732 732 18 122.00–123.50 $123.25 $902 +4.75
768–780 771 18 118.00–120.50 $119.94 $925 +5.94
805 805 1 110.00 $110.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 144.00 $144.00 $598 -3.00
515–538 527 4 135.00–141.50 $138.18 $728 +1.80
551 551 4 135.00 $135.00 $744 —
608–637 632 12 124.50–127.00 $124.90 $789 +2.90
665 665 1 111.00 $111.00 $738 —
758 758 2 114.00 $114.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 146.00–148.00 $146.98 $412 —
305–325 315 2 142.00–146.00 $143.94 $453 +4.48
357–385 366 17 137.00–141.00 $139.88 $512 +2.21
434–445 438 10 130.00–134.50 $131.83 $577 -3.30
454–499 482 11 129.00–130.00 $129.74 $625 +7.61
523–545 539 36 123.50–132.00 $126.86 $684 —
556–580 563 7 119.50–126.00 $124.09 $699 +5.69
603–624 616 8 116.50–118.00 $117.24 $722 +3.43
680 value added 680 150 129.75 $129.75 $882 —
720 value added 720 70 123.00 $123.00 $886 —
734–745 742 17 106.00–110.00 $108.84 $808 +6.68
900 900 1 103.00 $103.00 $927 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 265 3 130.00–141.00 $134.08 $355 —
385 385 4 134.00 $134.00 $516 —
490 490 2 117.00 $117.00 $573 —
775 775 2 93.00 $93.00 $721 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 167.00 $167.00 $531 -9.00
370–385 380 9 162.00–165.00 $164.03 $623 +5.91
420 420 2 152.00 $152.00 $638 -6.00
455–497 488 19 143.00–145.50 $143.74 $701 -6.77
562 562 5 136.50 $136.50 $767 +5.00
624 624 7 122.00 $122.00 $761 -0.53
710 710 6 117.00 $117.00 $831 +9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 157.00 $157.00 $526 —
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 +12.00
549 549 4 131.00 $131.00 $719 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $475 —
1155 1155 85-90% 1 57.50 $57.50 $664 +10.16
995–1535 1252 85-90% 4 48.50–55.50 $51.89 $650 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1725 1473 75-80% 5 53.00–61.50 $56.76 $836 +5.44
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1550 1423 80-85% 4 54.50–60.50 $58.16 $828 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1640 1233 3 73.50–75.00 $74.34 $917 —
2060–2120 2090 2 95.00–98.00 $96.48 $2,016 —
2350 2350 1 89.50 $89.50 $2,103 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–955 928 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 735.00–800.00 $766.54
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1050–1200 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,100.00 $1,065.00
1050–1300 1217 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,050.00–1,325.00 $1,245.89
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1330 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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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
1050–1200 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,475.00–1,675.00 $1,568.33 —
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 810.00 $810.00 —
1200–1550 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,360.00–1,525.00 $1,453.00 —

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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.