Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 27, 2021

645 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.41/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 621 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.85/cwt +6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 542 lb · 45 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.25/cwt +1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 478 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 645 758 1,036
Feeder cattle 548 619 795
Slaughter cattle 76 94 157
Replacement cattle 21 45 84

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded steady with 400-550 pound calves trading 6.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 pounds 2.00-5.00 higher and over 550 pounds steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 2 170.00 $170.00 $439 —
355 355 2 167.00 $167.00 $593 ±0.00
408–410 409 6 163.00 $163.00 $667 ±0.00
480–486 483 13 157.00–165.00 $160.72 $776 +7.72
551 551 20 156.00 $156.00 $860 —
643 643 19 140.00 $140.00 $900 -2.04
706 706 13 129.50 $129.50 $914 —
803 803 13 126.50 $126.50 $1,016 +4.50
885–886 886 5 113.00–115.50 $115.00 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–535 518 3 139.00–141.00 $139.69 $724 —
573 573 2 144.00 $144.00 $825 —
645 645 1 118.00 $118.00 $761 -10.22
650–660 657 3 120.00–125.00 $121.65 $799 —
820 820 2 110.00 $110.00 $902 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 141.00 $141.00 $470 -4.00
371 371 7 150.00 $150.00 $556 +1.49
430–432 432 12 146.00–150.50 $150.13 $649 +2.63
458–491 478 38 145.00–147.50 $147.25 $704 +1.86
517–547 542 45 139.00–144.00 $139.85 $758 +6.21
590 590 3 127.00 $127.00 $749 —
615–638 621 50 121.00–127.00 $122.41 $760 +0.61
650 650 2 122.00 $122.00 $793 —
714–726 724 20 105.00–107.00 $105.39 $763 -4.59
760 760 4 103.50 $103.50 $787 -10.83
819 819 5 105.00 $105.00 $860 —
905 905 1 90.00 $90.00 $814 —
985 985 1 89.00 $89.00 $877 —
1041 1041 1 90.00 $90.00 $937 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 132.00 $132.00 $376 -3.00
453 453 2 126.00 $126.00 $571 -5.00
538–539 539 11 132.00–135.00 $133.64 $720 +7.77
623 623 6 117.00 $117.00 $729 -2.00
708 708 2 99.00 $99.00 $701 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 172.50 $172.50 $535 +7.50
355–380 359 14 167.00–174.00 $172.48 $619 -1.39
430 430 19 169.00 $169.00 $727 +9.00
497 497 20 164.00 $164.00 $815 +15.75
524–548 543 34 150.00–155.00 $153.62 $834 +8.87
613–635 633 34 126.50–130.00 $129.70 $821 -5.30
708 708 18 126.00 $126.00 $892 -1.00
784 784 6 106.00 $106.00 $831 —
868 868 2 94.00 $94.00 $816 —
955 955 1 88.00 $88.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–429 427 9 152.00–158.00 $156.69 $669 +13.63
458 458 6 153.00 $153.00 $701 —
688 688 2 104.00 $104.00 $716 —
730 730 4 110.00 $110.00 $803 —
775 775 1 102.00 $102.00 $790 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1310 1142 85-90% 26 60.00–68.50 $64.52 $737 -7.60
1010–1400 1178 85-90% 6 52.50–58.00 $56.18 $662 -7.39
1165–1345 1255 85-90% 2 72.00–72.50 $72.27 $907 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $893 —
1500 1500 75-80% 1 69.50 $69.50 $1,042 +11.50
1155–1750 1516 75-80% 7 74.50–79.50 $75.57 $1,146 +5.32
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1540 1258 80-85% 8 69.50–77.00 $73.28 $922 -0.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1745 1500 5 84.50–90.00 $88.05 $1,321 —
1345–2605 1952 9 93.50–102.50 $96.77 $1,889 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250–1300 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,325.00 $1,262.02

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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.