Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 25, 2021

719 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.20/cwt +9.37 vs last sale · ≈ $916/hd at 572 lb · 88 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.25/cwt ≈ $695/hd at 478 lb · 46 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.54/cwt +9.53 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 468 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 719 493 612
Feeder cattle 610 374 445
Slaughter cattle 80 88 135
Replacement cattle 29 31 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with strong demand and a higher undertone for weaned cattle. Slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 4 166.00 $166.00 $495 -16.78
374–383 376 8 169.50–172.00 $171.36 $644 -4.35
425 425 3 168.00 $168.00 $714 —
461 value added 461 18 180.50 $180.50 $832 —
467–478 473 28 161.00–175.00 $167.42 $792 +4.41
544–547 546 17 146.50–147.00 $146.65 $801 -7.35
570 570 13 157.00 $157.00 $895 +6.17
572 value added 572 75 160.75 $160.75 $919 —
600–618 610 7 131.00–137.25 $133.63 $815 -11.66
672–678 676 5 127.00–128.00 $127.60 $863 —
708–710 709 3 124.00 $124.00 $879 -1.17
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 165.50 $165.50 $621 —
403 403 3 157.00 $157.00 $633 —
483 483 2 137.00 $137.00 $662 -17.70
543 543 2 121.00 $121.00 $657 —
552–592 577 8 124.00–142.00 $130.46 $753 —
645 645 1 125.00 $125.00 $806 -5.40
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,335 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 175.00 $175.00 $359 +10.76
267 267 3 147.00 $147.00 $392 -19.40
376 376 17 153.00–157.00 $154.65 $581 -4.87
430 430 17 149.00 $149.00 $641 +1.47
466 value added 466 6 152.00 $152.00 $708 —
456–495 480 40 140.50–151.00 $144.24 $692 —
524 value added 524 9 148.00 $148.00 $776 +5.50
530–548 544 22 136.50–137.50 $136.72 $744 -1.84
551–593 556 16 124.00–131.00 $130.07 $723 -4.51
607 value added 607 9 130.25 $130.25 $791 —
627 627 11 126.50 $126.50 $793 +4.50
685–693 689 6 118.00–119.00 $118.50 $816 -1.66
698 value added 698 4 123.00 $123.00 $859 —
720 720 2 117.00 $117.00 $842 +5.00
759 value added 759 11 117.00 $117.00 $888 —
915 915 12 106.00 $106.00 $970 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 4 129.00–141.00 $135.00 $425 —
385 385 1 128.00 $128.00 $493 -16.00
435 435 1 136.00 $136.00 $592 —
460–478 474 4 115.00–127.00 $124.09 $588 +3.09
518 518 2 133.00 $133.00 $689 +4.00
585 585 1 120.50 $120.50 $705 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 8 80.00 $80.00 $418 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–345 331 8 170.00 $170.00 $563 ±0.00
354–378 366 11 162.00–170.00 $164.21 $601 -12.24
449 449 14 164.00 $164.00 $736 +3.00
459–491 480 29 156.00–165.00 $158.97 $763 +1.47
554–567 558 10 140.00–144.00 $142.78 $797 -1.22
620–635 626 5 119.00–125.00 $122.57 $767 -7.43
706 706 4 118.00 $118.00 $833 +0.50
720 fancy 720 1 121.00 $121.00 $871 —
755–795 775 4 105.00–111.00 $107.92 $836 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 147.50 $147.50 $560 —
410–440 422 5 113.00–114.00 $113.42 $479 —
538 538 2 125.00 $125.00 $672 —
560 560 1 131.00 $131.00 $734 —
618 618 2 112.00 $112.00 $692 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1350 1140 85-90% 18 52.00–61.00 $55.62 $634 —
900–1510 1203 85-90% 3 48.00–50.00 $49.00 $589 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1585 1275 80-85% 10 58.50–65.50 $62.77 $800 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1500 1403 75-80% 3 66.00–68.00 $67.15 $942 —
1500 1500 75-80% 1 52.50 $52.50 $788 -7.98
1350–1905 1553 75-80% 6 54.50–65.00 $60.79 $944 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1870 1606 7 88.50–94.00 $91.61 $1,471 —
1300–2550 1807 5 78.00–84.50 $80.96 $1,463 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1050–1300 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–900.00 $810.64
1085–1275 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 625.00 $625.00
1200–1500 1292 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 750.00–925.00 $831.13

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–950 935 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 825.00–1,050.00 $925.33

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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
1150–1300 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,150.00–1,275.00 $1,223.00 +48.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010–1250 1093 (<2 yrs)Open 4 1,025.00–1,450.00 $1,166.65 —

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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.