Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 29, 2021

515 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.26/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 567 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.57/cwt -3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 572 lb · 44 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.45/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 482 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 515 905 826
Feeder cattle 427 762 628
Slaughter cattle 77 95 120
Replacement cattle 11 48 78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 higher with a high quality offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 182.50 $182.50 $456 +12.50
353 353 3 174.00 $174.00 $614 -7.00
502 502 3 152.00 $152.00 $763 —
550–572 557 9 145.00–147.00 $146.32 $815 -4.68
570 value added 570 36 151.25 $151.25 $862 —
607–641 627 12 135.00–136.00 $135.40 $849 +1.76
629 value added 629 17 138.75 $138.75 $873 —
658–674 667 8 127.00–132.00 $129.78 $866 -5.72
708–736 720 15 126.00–128.00 $127.32 $917 +5.53
980 980 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,058 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 167.50 $167.50 $436 —
475 475 2 142.00 $142.00 $674 -7.50
510 510 1 141.00 $141.00 $719 —
640 640 1 128.00 $128.00 $819 +8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 160.00 $160.00 $352 —
325 325 4 163.00 $163.00 $530 -2.54
365 365 2 155.00 $155.00 $566 -10.13
437 437 14 150.00 $150.00 $656 +0.48
455–494 482 38 142.00–147.50 $146.45 $706 +1.33
533 533 2 142.00 $142.00 $757 +3.65
552–589 572 44 132.00–135.50 $133.57 $764 -3.72
621–633 625 6 121.00–122.00 $121.66 $760 -5.20
655–660 658 4 119.00–121.00 $120.00 $790 —
700–733 709 7 110.00–111.00 $110.70 $785 -2.66
845 845 2 106.00 $106.00 $896 —
860 860 8 106.00 $106.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 5 147.00 $147.00 $584 -2.00
400–418 409 4 131.00–132.00 $131.49 $538 -13.51
485 485 1 132.00 $132.00 $640 -2.00
518–528 524 5 124.00–129.00 $127.02 $666 -5.48
561 561 1 126.00 $126.00 $707 —
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 -6.50
690 690 2 114.00 $114.00 $787 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314–342 326 7 170.00–182.00 $176.60 $576 +1.60
369–387 377 12 177.00–185.00 $181.57 $685 +4.70
435 435 17 160.00 $160.00 $696 -2.24
453–492 484 28 146.50–156.00 $148.41 $718 -2.01
551–557 556 28 140.00–141.00 $140.18 $779 -3.32
600–626 624 14 127.00–129.00 $127.14 $793 -3.36
671 671 4 126.00 $126.00 $845 —
733 733 2 117.00 $117.00 $858 -1.00
812–829 817 14 106.00–109.00 $108.13 $883 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 150.00 $150.00 $472 —
370 370 1 162.00 $162.00 $599 +4.50
545 545 1 120.00 $120.00 $654 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1160 1105 85-90% 2 54.50–55.00 $54.74 $605 —
975–1340 1166 85-90% 32 57.00–65.50 $61.19 $713 -3.44
1050–1450 1231 85-90% 5 68.50–70.50 $69.35 $854 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1560 1342 80-85% 16 64.00–71.50 $68.27 $916 -3.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $970 —
1275–1810 1472 75-80% 8 60.50–68.00 $65.74 $968 +1.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,376 —
1470–1860 1653 5 87.00–95.00 $90.15 $1,490 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200–1330 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 785.00–1,100.00 $928.79
1335 1335 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00

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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.