Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 4, 2021

888 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.70/cwt -4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 730 lb · 92 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.12/cwt +4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 466 lb · 68 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.10/cwt ≈ $1,034/hd at 807 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 888 956 602
Feeder cattle 795 760 486
Slaughter cattle 68 98 85
Replacement cattle 25 98 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded steady to 5.00 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
210 210 2 182.50 $182.50 $383 +7.50
263 263 2 181.00 $181.00 $476 —
351 351 9 179.00 $179.00 $628 +2.00
423 423 4 160.00 $160.00 $677 -11.00
450–476 470 26 159.00–161.50 $161.22 $758 -0.59
535–543 539 25 150.50–152.00 $151.17 $815 +5.06
584 584 9 145.25 $145.25 $848 +2.75
627–630 629 15 136.50–140.00 $137.66 $866 +1.05
688 688 3 133.00 $133.00 $915 +5.40
738 738 3 121.00 $121.00 $893 -4.94
755 755 7 124.75 $124.75 $942 —
807 value added 807 61 128.10 $128.10 $1,034 —
859 value added 859 58 124.10 $124.10 $1,066 —
880 880 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,047 +3.75
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 170.00 $170.00 $614 —
458–465 462 4 139.00–142.00 $140.51 $649 —
503 503 2 131.50 $131.50 $661 -4.50
555 555 2 133.00 $133.00 $738 -3.00
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 —
663 663 2 125.00 $125.00 $829 —
790 790 1 111.00 $111.00 $877 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 4 153.00 $153.00 $367 —
309 309 4 156.00 $156.00 $482 +13.00
359–378 370 29 144.50–149.00 $146.42 $542 -3.16
433 433 18 142.50 $142.50 $617 +0.42
460 value added 460 21 144.50 $144.50 $665 —
452–489 469 47 142.00–143.00 $142.51 $668 +3.94
547 547 10 130.00 $130.00 $711 +1.53
552 552 9 129.00 $129.00 $712 +0.70
562–564 value added 563 25 131.00–134.50 $132.96 $749 —
619 value added 619 12 128.00 $128.00 $792 —
635–646 642 15 120.00–122.00 $121.34 $779 +0.42
716–737 721 22 110.00–115.00 $112.81 $813 -1.43
733 value added 733 70 124.50 $124.50 $913 -2.61
780 780 1 109.00 $109.00 $850 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 4 149.00 $149.00 $477 —
378 378 3 140.00 $140.00 $529 +3.00
460–483 472 7 120.00–130.00 $127.40 $601 —
534–538 535 6 124.00–125.00 $124.67 $667 -1.33
641 641 7 119.00 $119.00 $763 —
710–728 722 3 108.00–109.00 $108.67 $785 +3.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–303 302 —— 11 170.00–176.00 $173.28 $523 -10.72
357–383 368 —— 23 171.00 $171.00 $629 -7.00
441 441 —— 15 156.50 $156.50 $690 -9.67
466–488 478 —— 41 149.00–155.00 $151.71 $725 -6.79
554–555 554 —— 19 139.50–143.25 $142.46 $789 -0.86
626 626 —— 9 132.00 $132.00 $826 +2.19
720 720 —— 8 119.50 $119.50 $860 +0.50
813 813 —— 2 100.00 $100.00 $813 —
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 91.00 $91.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–378 372 3 159.00–166.00 $161.26 $600 -3.74
445 445 3 137.00 $137.00 $610 —
463 463 5 147.00 $147.00 $681 -3.00
502–531 515 9 131.00–135.50 $133.06 $685 —
610–623 619 6 116.00–122.50 $120.36 $745 —
725 725 2 95.00 $95.00 $689 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1435 1104 85-90% 7 44.00–49.00 $47.65 $526 —
950–1680 1232 85-90% 13 52.00–61.00 $56.50 $696 +9.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1111–1500 1283 80-85% 8 60.50–65.00 $63.07 $809 —
1280–1630 1455 80-85% 2 69.00–73.50 $70.98 $1,033 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 75-80% 1 68.50 $68.50 $1,048 —
1430–1765 1578 75-80% 7 60.00–64.50 $62.48 $986 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1320 1270 2 73.50–78.50 $76.10 $966 —
1380–2480 1805 11 83.00–94.50 $87.64 $1,582 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1200–1500 1353 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,025.00–1,300.00 $1,192.91

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,025.00–1,200.00 $1,083.33 —

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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.