Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 11, 2021

1,583 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.96/cwt ≈ $855/hd at 690 lb · 375 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.42/cwt +0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 543 lb · 75 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.89/cwt +1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 438 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,583 888 504
Feeder cattle 1,327 795 345
Slaughter cattle 151 68 59
Replacement cattle 105 25 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 5 161.00 $161.00 $444 -20.00
338 338 3 185.00 $185.00 $625 —
376 376 5 170.00 $170.00 $639 -9.00
411 411 11 163.00 $163.00 $670 +3.00
453–468 466 24 155.00–160.00 $159.19 $742 -2.03
536 536 53 147.75 $147.75 $792 -3.42
620 620 25 130.00 $130.00 $806 -7.66
658–683 678 16 132.25–133.50 $132.48 $898 -0.52
705–714 712 12 121.50–126.50 $122.74 $874 +1.74
806 806 14 116.50 $116.50 $939 —
851 851 6 111.50 $111.50 $949 -7.50
928 928 4 107.50 $107.50 $998 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–288 277 8 152.50–175.00 $162.50 $450 —
436 436 9 130.00 $130.00 $567 —
455–478 474 6 148.00–151.00 $150.52 $713 +10.01
531 531 4 138.50 $138.50 $735 +7.00
645 645 5 126.00 $126.00 $813 —
835 835 2 108.00 $108.00 $902 —
855 855 2 109.00 $109.00 $932 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 157.00 $157.00 $314 —
286–292 289 19 155.00–161.00 $158.50 $458 —
318 318 2 152.00 $152.00 $483 -4.00
366–368 367 22 150.00–151.00 $150.64 $553 +4.22
435–448 438 65 143.00–145.00 $143.89 $630 +1.39
456–493 486 59 136.50–139.00 $138.56 $673 -3.95
518–545 543 75 130.00–135.50 $130.42 $708 +0.42
566–596 574 16 123.00–126.50 $125.59 $721 -3.41
605–628 621 37 116.00–124.00 $122.20 $759 +0.86
654 654 5 121.00 $121.00 $791 —
690 value added 690 370 124.00 $124.00 $856 —
703–735 717 36 115.00–116.00 $115.54 $828 +2.73
908 908 5 98.50 $98.50 $894 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 132.50 $132.50 $318 —
317–348 333 6 142.00 $142.00 $473 -7.00
384 384 4 127.50 $127.50 $490 -12.50
408 408 6 138.00 $138.00 $563 —
465 465 2 115.00 $115.00 $535 -12.40
531–540 533 9 112.00–123.50 $120.91 $644 -3.76
619 619 8 116.50 $116.50 $721 -2.50
728–748 736 5 81.00–104.00 $94.65 $697 -14.02
823 823 2 88.00 $88.00 $724 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 5 173.00 $173.00 $531 -0.28
359–395 368 20 167.00–171.00 $169.84 $625 -1.16
430–437 432 37 159.00–160.00 $159.73 $690 +3.23
450–498 489 39 148.00–154.00 $153.01 $748 +1.30
564 564 41 141.25 $141.25 $797 -1.21
607–628 625 41 126.25–129.50 $126.63 $791 -5.37
714 714 26 113.25 $113.25 $809 -6.25
813 813 7 100.50 $100.50 $817 +0.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 153.00 $153.00 $520 —
368–395 377 3 157.00–160.00 $158.95 $599 -2.31
540 540 4 131.50 $131.50 $710 -1.56
628 628 4 119.50 $119.50 $750 -0.86
727 727 3 106.00 $106.00 $771 +11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1720 1204 85-90% 34 51.00–59.50 $54.95 $662 -1.55
790–1615 1242 85-90% 9 46.00–50.00 $47.57 $591 -8.93
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $847 -13.50
1300–1835 1547 75-80% 20 55.00–63.50 $57.63 $892 -10.87
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1650 1362 80-85% 19 56.00–65.00 $59.70 $813 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–2000 1608 7 72.00–82.00 $78.83 $1,268 —
1685–2245 2019 10 83.50–92.00 $87.75 $1,772 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,000.00 $975.00
1000–1295 1148 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–775.00 $760.89
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1225–1550 1354 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 850.00–1,025.00 $961.62
1250–1400 1363 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,075.00–1,200.00 $1,107.11
970–1600 1386 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 825.00–1,200.00 $1,145.17
1335–1600 1449 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 775.00–925.00 $838.84
1450 1450 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1100–1300 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–1,050.00 $958.33 —
1100–1660 1334 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 25 875.00–1,500.00 $1,205.28 —
1300–1400 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00–1,400.00 $1,375.93 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 2 77.00 $77.00 $507 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.