Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 22, 2021

905 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.29/cwt -0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 554 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.16/cwt -3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 543 lb · 50 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $150.42/cwt -20.58 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 492 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 905 877 916
Feeder cattle 762 699 793
Slaughter cattle 95 106 93
Replacement cattle 48 72 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 pounds traded 3.00-5.00 higher, over 450 pounds traded steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds traded 3.00-5.00 lower, and over 500 pounds traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly 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 1 190.00 $190.00 $399 —
275 275 1 170.00 $170.00 $468 -14.00
384 384 4 181.00 $181.00 $695 +2.00
414 414 7 180.00 $180.00 $745 +11.92
465–477 475 37 156.50–163.00 $162.14 $770 -9.77
535–544 543 50 152.00–154.00 $152.16 $826 -3.84
558 558 10 151.00 $151.00 $843 -6.07
621–627 626 35 129.00–135.00 $133.64 $837 -7.36
650 650 5 135.50 $135.50 $881 +0.85
703–729 714 25 120.50–125.00 $121.79 $870 —
819 819 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,048 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 4 164.00 $164.00 $646 —
470 470 2 149.50 $149.50 $703 -0.50
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 —
1073 1073 2 96.00 $96.00 $1,030 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 315 6 165.00–168.00 $165.54 $521 +10.54
357–368 365 11 160.00–167.00 $165.13 $603 -3.90
429–430 430 47 148.75–150.00 $149.52 $643 -8.69
458–483 479 49 145.00–148.00 $145.12 $695 -3.51
524–533 530 18 137.00–140.50 $138.35 $733 -0.53
553–567 554 53 137.25–138.00 $137.29 $761 -0.62
620–625 624 44 125.50–127.00 $126.86 $792 -3.97
706–731 716 21 112.00–115.50 $113.36 $812 -1.64
805 805 3 110.00 $110.00 $886 —
900 900 1 107.00 $107.00 $963 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 157.00 $157.00 $515 —
388 388 4 149.00 $149.00 $578 +1.11
420 420 1 145.00 $145.00 $609 +3.00
455 455 3 134.00 $134.00 $610 -3.00
540 540 10 132.50 $132.50 $716 +8.12
618 618 8 121.50 $121.50 $751 -0.87
748 748 2 105.00 $105.00 $785 -5.00
790 790 5 100.00 $100.00 $790 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 —— 1 175.00 $175.00 $542 -22.00
365–371 369 —— 26 172.00–179.00 $176.87 $653 -7.72
417–430 429 —— 27 156.00–163.00 $162.24 $696 -6.26
467–498 492 —— 49 143.00–151.50 $150.42 $740 -20.58
540–549 546 —— 26 142.75–145.00 $144.23 $787 —
568 568 —— 8 143.50 $143.50 $815 -7.00
620–649 627 —— 27 128.50–131.50 $130.50 $818 -2.11
717 717 —— 15 118.00 $118.00 $846 -4.00
1245 1245 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,158 —
1115–1700 1408 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 93.00–105.00 $97.75 $1,376 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1370 1213 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 6 1,000.00–1,825.00 $1,648.45 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 157.50 $157.50 $575 -16.00
788 788 2 109.00 $109.00 $859 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1600 1465 75-80% 19 61.50–71.00 $64.52 $945 -4.39
1450–1665 1529 75-80% 4 68.50–78.00 $74.35 $1,137 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1550 1273 80-85% 20 60.00–70.50 $64.71 $824 —
1300–1375 1338 80-85% 2 71.00–72.00 $71.49 $957 +3.27
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1325 1173 85-90% 2 63.50–65.50 $64.63 $758 —
1070–1310 1187 85-90% 9 54.50–62.50 $58.75 $697 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1710 1487 3 83.50–84.50 $83.94 $1,248 —
1725 1725 1 97.50 $97.50 $1,682 —
1325–2300 1820 14 86.00–94.50 $90.60 $1,649 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–1200 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,075.00–1,350.00 $1,229.93
1000–1250 1093 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 975.00–1,025.00 $994.05
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1050–1300 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 950.00–1,175.00 $1,080.40
1010–1300 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 775.00–1,125.00 $954.11

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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
1250–1300 1263 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 975.00–1,325.00 $1,234.90 -290.10
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00–1,425.00 $1,350.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.