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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 13, 2021

734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.21/cwt ≈ $1,148/hd at 917 lb · 61 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.00/cwt -4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 488 lb · 47 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.56/cwt -2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 622 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 734 1,130 496
Feeder cattle 575 917 412
Slaughter cattle 159 165 84
Replacement cattle — 48 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls traded 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–260 259 4 171.00–178.00 $174.51 $452 -1.25
360–380 373 6 167.00–172.00 $170.39 $636 —
430 430 7 160.00 $160.00 $688 -6.00
460–482 480 18 153.00–157.00 $153.43 $736 +2.43
510–538 518 7 144.50–148.00 $145.54 $754 —
567 567 20 145.00 $145.00 $822 +0.02
619 619 15 140.00 $140.00 $867 +5.14
657 657 3 131.50 $131.50 $864 +11.00
712 712 6 127.50 $127.50 $908 +9.54
758 758 6 129.50 $129.50 $982 —
850 850 4 115.00 $115.00 $978 —
905–915 908 3 110.00 $110.00 $999 —
917 value added 917 58 126.00 $126.00 $1,155 —
1008 1008 7 102.00 $102.00 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 146.00 $146.00 $628 —
470 470 1 146.00 $146.00 $686 +6.42
525 525 1 141.00 $141.00 $740 +7.46
560 560 2 138.00 $138.00 $773 —
610 610 1 134.00 $134.00 $817 +8.00
723 723 2 118.00 $118.00 $853 +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
290 290 3 140.00 $140.00 $406 —
323 323 3 151.00 $151.00 $488 +6.00
368 368 5 140.00 $140.00 $515 -3.03
428–446 432 37 136.00–141.00 $139.75 $604 -4.25
466–493 488 47 138.00 $138.00 $673 -4.71
529–548 536 19 128.00–128.50 $128.31 $688 -5.23
556 556 33 131.00 $131.00 $728 +0.61
605–640 622 42 116.00–117.50 $116.56 $725 -2.85
695 695 8 118.50 $118.50 $824 +6.50
705–740 715 11 103.00 $103.00 $736 -3.75
795 795 4 108.00 $108.00 $859 +3.92
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–395 379 5 138.00–140.00 $139.17 $527 +11.52
583 583 2 113.00 $113.00 $659 -11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 6 176.00 $176.00 $561 +3.00
353–362 358 6 170.00–171.00 $170.51 $610 -4.01
400–439 437 21 150.50–154.75 $153.61 $671 +4.11
467–489 483 18 145.50–147.00 $145.90 $705 +2.46
540–541 541 25 135.00–136.00 $135.16 $731 +5.16
554 554 7 136.50 $136.50 $756 +2.75
605–623 618 41 127.50–132.50 $131.84 $815 +3.34
710–719 718 15 118.00–121.00 $120.60 $866 +5.60
808 808 5 104.50 $104.50 $844 +10.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 159.00 $159.00 $564 +0.35
430 430 1 147.00 $147.00 $632 +4.50
580 580 1 121.00 $121.00 $702 —
737 737 3 110.00 $110.00 $811 +4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1260 1092 85-90% 13 52.50–60.00 $57.15 $624 —
970–1610 1213 85-90% 19 62.00–70.50 $66.27 $804 -1.83
1460 1460 85-90% 1 69.50 $69.50 $1,015 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1740 1399 80-85% 23 68.00–74.00 $70.06 $980 —
1410 1410 80-85% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,072 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1800 1506 75-80% 16 66.00–76.50 $70.15 $1,056 +7.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–2175 1336 9 84.00–90.00 $87.30 $1,166 —
1265–2470 1811 11 93.50–102.00 $96.46 $1,747 —

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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.