KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 15, 2021

877 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.63/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 473 lb · 71 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.07/cwt +11.07 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 551 lb · 45 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $171.00/cwt +6.82 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 480 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	877	955	749
Feeder cattle	699	830	637
Slaughter cattle	106	83	85
Replacement cattle	72	42	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263	263	2	184.00	$184.00	$484	—
307	307	3	178.00	$178.00	$546	-14.47
370	370	1	179.00	$179.00	$662	+2.55
405–449	438	8	167.50–170.00	$168.08	$736	-0.02
467–468	467	23	171.00–172.00	$171.91	$803	+3.91
533	533	4	156.00	$156.00	$831	-0.50
550–556	551	45	157.00–157.50	$157.07	$865	—
605–628	627	32	141.00	$141.00	$884	-0.27
660–687	680	4	132.00–135.50	$134.65	$916	-0.78
799	799	7	123.50	$123.50	$987	-1.36
928	928	3	117.50	$117.50	$1,090	+10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	168.00	$168.00	$529	+3.00
490	490	1	150.00	$150.00	$735	+16.63
505	505	2	146.00	$146.00	$737	+6.50
558	558	2	141.00	$141.00	$787	—
698	698	7	128.50	$128.50	$897	—
793	793	2	118.00	$118.00	$936	+0.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–289	276	6	160.00–168.00	$165.58	$457	+16.23
303	303	3	155.00	$155.00	$470	-0.49
361–363	362	24	165.50–172.00	$169.03	$612	+13.10
425	425	34	157.50–159.50	$158.21	$672	+4.04
453–494	473	71	145.50–151.50	$148.63	$703	+1.78
545–549	548	8	138.50–139.00	$138.88	$761	+0.46
553–585	566	27	134.00–138.50	$137.91	$781	+4.25
619–626	620	36	130.00–131.00	$130.83	$811	+1.65
659	659	7	124.50	$124.50	$820	-4.03
728	728	2	115.00	$115.00	$837	-7.98
774–782	778	12	114.50–120.50	$117.52	$914	-7.73
897	897	3	108.00	$108.00	$969	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–265	259	7	148.00–157.00	$152.35	$395	+12.35
366–388	375	7	147.00–149.00	$147.89	$555	+7.01
445	445	3	142.00	$142.00	$632	—
482	482	3	137.00	$137.00	$660	+8.23
505–545	515	4	122.00–131.00	$124.38	$641	-2.24
578	578	2	128.00	$128.00	$740	+5.50
602–618	608	5	120.00–124.00	$122.37	$744	—
734	734	4	110.00	$110.00	$807	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	—	—	7	197.00	$197.00	$621	+22.00
358–372	366	—	—	20	179.00–189.00	$184.59	$676	+23.75
442	442	—	—	23	168.50	$168.50	$745	+2.17
457–488	480	—	—	43	171.00	$171.00	$821	+6.82
552	552	—	—	28	150.50	$150.50	$831	—
620–635	632	—	—	20	129.00–134.00	$132.61	$838	-2.39
719	719	—	—	11	122.00	$122.00	$877	+4.98
760	760	—	—	1	108.00	$108.00	$821	—
832	832	—	—	3	109.50	$109.50	$911	-3.50
1050	1050	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,228	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	2	162.00	$162.00	$556	+7.00
376–395	380	5	164.00–176.00	$173.50	$659	—
403	403	2	162.00	$162.00	$653	+15.75
465	465	11	154.00	$154.00	$716	+15.00
538–540	539	12	143.00–147.00	$145.66	$785	+7.36
578	578	2	129.00	$129.00	$746	—
715	715	1	116.00	$116.00	$829	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1111	1021	85-90%	11	51.50–57.50	$55.28	$564	—
1000–1500	1210	85-90%	30	57.00–68.00	$61.21	$741	—
1065–1415	1240	85-90%	2	66.50–68.00	$67.36	$835	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1470	1337	80-85%	15	64.50–73.50	$68.22	$912	—
1435–1440	1438	80-85%	2	73.50–75.50	$74.50	$1,071	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1775	1467	75-80%	9	64.00–72.50	$68.91	$1,011	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1995	1513	7	83.50–87.00	$85.19	$1,289	—
1695	1695	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,746	—
1305–2300	1785	8	88.00–97.50	$92.82	$1,657	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1300	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	860.00–950.00	$909.79
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
965–1350	1182	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	675.00–775.00	$737.73
1010–1400	1287	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	975.00–1,350.00	$1,198.22
1275–1400	1317	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	875.00	$875.00
1275–1450	1406	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–775.00	$769.33
1010–1650	1433	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	775.00–1,075.00	$967.41

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	785.00	$785.00
1000–1150	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	675.00–725.00	$690.15

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–985	918	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–910.00	$801.14
950–1100	1025	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	885.00–1,275.00	$1,094.27

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1085–1250	1168	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	785.00–1,050.00	$926.86	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1000–1450	1313	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,500.00	$1,292.38	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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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.