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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 4, 2021

899 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.25/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 665 lb · 150 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.10/cwt +5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 491 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.52/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 530 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 899 632 323
Feeder cattle 707 578 247
Slaughter cattle 70 27 53
Replacement cattle 122 27 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds traded 4.00-8.00 higher, over 500 pounds traded steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 167.00 $167.00 $610 —
405–425 419 8 151.00–156.00 $154.63 $648 -1.37
455–465 460 13 150.00–154.00 $151.82 $698 -0.46
542–549 545 24 143.00–145.50 $143.95 $785 -3.05
612 value added 612 15 139.75 $139.75 $855 —
617 617 12 135.00 $135.00 $833 +2.90
719–735 727 22 122.00–124.00 $122.95 $894 -0.30
829 829 18 115.50 $115.50 $957 +5.50
960 960 11 111.00 $111.00 $1,066 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 151.00 $151.00 $506 —
455–485 470 2 138.00–148.00 $143.16 $673 —
547 547 3 135.00 $135.00 $738 -3.18
607 607 3 128.00 $128.00 $777 +3.10
670 670 1 121.00 $121.00 $811 +10.00
740 740 2 115.00 $115.00 $851 —
805 805 2 101.00 $101.00 $813 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 3 151.00 $151.00 $450 +4.02
315–320 319 7 142.00–149.00 $147.02 $469 +3.08
383 383 5 146.00 $146.00 $559 +6.12
439–448 440 26 139.00 $139.00 $612 +7.17
460–495 491 36 135.00–136.00 $135.10 $663 +5.36
511–530 value added 521 21 131.50–133.00 $132.20 $689 —
540–542 542 15 120.50–124.00 $120.97 $656 -5.89
559 559 20 118.50 $118.50 $662 -5.59
620–633 628 31 115.75–120.50 $117.66 $739 +0.42
665 value added 665 150 127.25 $127.25 $846 -2.50
710 value added 710 7 113.50 $113.50 $806 -9.50
715–745 720 6 100.00–104.00 $100.69 $725 -8.15
765 765 4 96.00 $96.00 $734 —
783 value added 783 11 108.00 $108.00 $846 —
808 808 9 105.00 $105.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 3 132.00 $132.00 $359 -2.08
300 300 2 137.00 $137.00 $411 —
365–398 387 3 131.00–138.00 $133.20 $515 -0.80
468 468 7 131.00 $131.00 $613 +14.00
530–535 533 5 107.00–117.00 $113.02 $602 —
630 630 2 105.00 $105.00 $662 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 167.00 $167.00 $576 ±0.00
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 -4.03
431 431 9 160.50 $160.50 $692 +8.50
453–492 485 28 149.00–155.00 $150.00 $728 +6.26
548–549 548 11 135.50–140.00 $138.36 $758 —
631 631 14 123.00 $123.00 $776 +1.00
664 664 5 118.50 $118.50 $787 —
700 700 7 117.50 $117.50 $822 +0.50
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
816 816 6 105.50 $105.50 $861 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 149.00 $149.00 $533 —
485 485 3 139.00 $139.00 $674 -1.00
528 528 2 117.00 $117.00 $618 -14.00
605 605 2 114.00 $114.00 $690 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 85-90% 1 60.50 $60.50 $662 +16.50
955–1500 1140 85-90% 20 47.00–55.50 $52.03 $593 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1600 1340 80-85% 12 56.50–64.50 $59.41 $796 —
1300–1475 1388 80-85% 2 64.00–66.00 $65.06 $903 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1800 1605 75-80% 6 56.50–63.50 $60.47 $971 —
1760 1760 75-80% 1 64.50 $64.50 $1,135 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1600 1428 2 77.50–84.50 $81.42 $1,163 —
2020 2020 1 99.00 $99.00 $2,000 —
2000–2505 2202 3 88.50–91.00 $89.45 $1,970 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00
975–1100 1069 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 825.00–1,000.00 $960.09
1150–1250 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–1,125.00 $993.23
1150–1350 1277 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 975.00–1,400.00 $1,224.44
1250–1650 1366 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 850.00–1,350.00 $1,229.79
1350–1500 1393 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 925.00–975.00 $949.23
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1250 1100 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 975.00–1,400.00 $1,205.03
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1535 1535 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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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
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1250–1350 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,550.00–1,625.00 $1,586.06 +776.06
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,700.00 $1,700.00 +890.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,750.00 $1,750.00 +940.00
1275–1350 1313 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,475.00–1,675.00 $1,577.86 +767.86
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 69.00 $69.00 $279 —
538 538 5 82.50 $82.50 $444 —
763 763 3 76.00 $76.00 $580 —

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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.