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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 25, 2021

956 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.41/cwt ≈ $904/hd at 715 lb · 148 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.14/cwt +9.14 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 441 lb · 57 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.92/cwt ≈ $759/hd at 628 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 956 50 409
Feeder cattle 760 28 326
Slaughter cattle 98 22 52
Replacement cattle 98 — 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend on market due to sale closers last week. Feeder and slaughter cattle traded with good demand and strong bidder participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 175.00 $175.00 $368 —
368 368 4 177.00 $177.00 $651 —
421 421 7 171.00 $171.00 $720 —
471–478 476 21 159.75–166.00 $161.81 $770 —
536–549 547 28 145.50–149.00 $146.11 $799 —
562 562 5 142.50 $142.50 $801 —
621–636 627 26 136.00–137.00 $136.61 $857 —
652–694 677 12 127.00–128.50 $127.60 $864 —
703–724 718 21 124.50–127.25 $125.94 $904 —
863 863 12 115.25 $115.25 $995 —
904 904 5 110.50 $110.50 $999 —
1107 1107 5 97.50 $97.50 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 148.00 $148.00 $614 —
530 530 2 136.00 $136.00 $721 —
558 558 4 136.00 $136.00 $759 —
640 640 2 127.00 $127.00 $813 —
730 730 3 119.00 $119.00 $869 —

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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 1 147.00 $147.00 $390 —
301 301 5 143.00 $143.00 $430 —
335 value added 335 5 154.00 $154.00 $516 —
375–378 377 21 145.00–151.00 $149.58 $564 +10.58
439 439 40 138.50–145.00 $142.08 $624 +7.08
446 value added 446 17 149.00 $149.00 $665 —
464–485 466 12 134.00–139.00 $138.57 $646 —
509–549 value added 532 21 132.00–136.00 $133.64 $711 —
543 543 15 128.00–129.00 $128.47 $698 —
559–569 560 38 127.00–128.50 $128.30 $718 +3.80
622–640 628 55 119.00–123.00 $120.92 $759 —
690 690 4 115.50 $115.50 $797 —
705–725 value added 715 140 126.00–128.25 $127.11 $909 —
719–730 722 8 112.00–115.00 $114.24 $825 —
794 794 6 105.00 $105.00 $834 —
865 865 2 95.00 $95.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 137.00 $137.00 $497 —
526 526 5 126.00 $126.00 $663 —
734 734 4 105.00 $105.00 $771 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 —— 3 184.00 $184.00 $592 —
368 368 —— 6 178.00 $178.00 $655 +25.50
420–429 428 —— 21 163.00–166.50 $166.17 $711 —
488 488 —— 20 158.50 $158.50 $773 +20.50
553–557 556 —— 22 139.00–144.00 $143.32 $797 —
615–625 625 —— 21 126.00–130.00 $129.81 $811 —
704 704 —— 7 119.00 $119.00 $838 -2.50
795 795 —— 1 99.00 $99.00 $787 —
1635–1690 1663 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 89.00–93.00 $90.97 $1,513 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 165.00 $165.00 $619 —
455 455 1 150.00 $150.00 $682 —
703 703 2 105.00 $105.00 $738 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 85-90% 1 47.50 $47.50 $577 —
950–1500 1252 85-90% 22 50.50–60.50 $56.60 $709 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1665 1469 75-80% 11 60.00–67.00 $62.81 $923 -12.72
1610–1750 1680 75-80% 2 69.00–70.00 $69.48 $1,167 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1550 1345 80-85% 12 60.00–67.00 $63.59 $855 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–2310 1723 5 75.00–84.00 $80.74 $1,391 —
1200–2040 1752 11 87.00–93.00 $89.85 $1,574 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1330 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 775.00–975.00 $879.59
1050–1300 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 700.00–825.00 $739.79
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
1050–1450 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 775.00–1,025.00 $874.67
1050–1450 1306 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 700.00–1,150.00 $947.88

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
830–925 876 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 675.00–900.00 $753.64
885–1000 943 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00–800.00 $741.31
1000–1200 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,110.00 $1,037.27

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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
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1300–1500 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 1,450.00–1,675.00 $1,515.32 —
1275–1450 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,175.00–1,225.00 $1,188.01 —

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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.