Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 3, 2021

771 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.96/cwt ≈ $862/hd at 529 lb · 38 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.84/cwt +7.84 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 629 lb · 38 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $135.85/cwt +6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 626 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 771 645 543
Feeder cattle 618 548 469
Slaughter cattle 83 76 47
Replacement cattle 70 21 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 291 9 169.00–173.00 $171.26 $498 +1.26
365 365 1 167.00 $167.00 $610 ±0.00
417 417 3 168.00 $168.00 $701 +5.00
465 465 4 163.00 $163.00 $758 +2.28
526–540 529 38 155.50–165.00 $162.96 $862 —
583 583 5 152.50 $152.50 $889 -3.50
623–630 629 38 147.00–148.00 $147.84 $930 +7.84
703–707 706 18 133.00–135.00 $133.33 $941 +3.83
795 795 9 126.00 $126.00 $1,002 —
820 820 1 120.00 $120.00 $984 -6.50
932 932 12 111.50 $111.50 $1,039 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 160.00 $160.00 $472 —
471–480 473 5 153.50–155.00 $153.80 $727 —
510–538 520 7 138.00–149.00 $141.93 $738 +2.24
595–596 596 5 141.00–143.00 $141.40 $843 -2.60
622 622 6 142.50 $142.50 $886 +24.50
718 718 3 132.00 $132.00 $948 —
753 753 2 116.00 $116.00 $873 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 167.50 $167.50 $410 —
322 322 3 152.00 $152.00 $489 +11.00
350–368 365 6 147.50–155.00 $153.80 $561 +3.80
429–440 434 34 146.50–154.50 $150.68 $654 +0.55
456–489 481 24 146.00–150.50 $147.07 $707 -0.18
516 516 15 146.50 $146.50 $756 +6.65
551 551 34 141.50 $141.50 $780 —
608–633 626 29 124.00–125.00 $124.93 $782 +2.52
654–661 658 12 122.50–125.00 $123.96 $816 +1.96
722–723 722 16 107.00–111.00 $107.75 $778 +2.36
925 925 1 103.00 $103.00 $953 +13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 147.50 $147.50 $369 +15.50
325 325 2 145.00 $145.00 $471 —
388 388 3 141.00 $141.00 $547 —
410–435 429 4 126.00–135.00 $132.85 $570 —
455–490 465 7 119.00–135.00 $130.18 $605 +4.18
518–542 530 23 118.00–134.50 $130.80 $693 -2.84
590 590 2 125.00 $125.00 $738 —
725 725 2 103.00 $103.00 $747 +4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–384 379 —— 12 165.00–175.00 $172.59 $654 +0.11
439–442 441 —— 26 159.00–169.00 $165.55 $730 -3.45
495 495 —— 13 158.50 $158.50 $785 -5.50
547 547 —— 20 156.00 $156.00 $853 +2.38
599 599 —— 4 136.00 $136.00 $815 —
626–630 626 —— 34 131.00–136.50 $135.85 $850 +6.15
665–685 678 —— 3 126.00–128.00 $127.35 $863 —
709 709 —— 12 125.00 $125.00 $886 -1.00
780 780 —— 3 100.00 $100.00 $780 -6.00
927 927 —— 5 95.50 $95.50 $885 —
1565 1565 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,565 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 137.00 $137.00 $477 —
448 448 2 154.50 $154.50 $692 -2.19
488 488 3 150.00 $150.00 $732 -3.00
546 546 5 139.50 $139.50 $762 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1930 1560 75-80% 17 64.50–71.00 $67.82 $1,058 —
1675 1675 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,240 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1485 1176 85-90% 13 58.00–65.00 $61.67 $725 +5.49
1180 1180 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $826 +13.82
945–1425 1185 85-90% 2 55.00–55.50 $55.20 $654 -0.98
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1775 1356 80-85% 16 65.50–73.50 $69.42 $941 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1765 1459 5 85.50–89.00 $87.68 $1,279 —
1360–2025 1749 8 92.50–102.50 $95.63 $1,673 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1775 1775 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 64.00 $64.00 $1,136

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1250 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 850.00–1,075.00 $951.31
1100–1250 1169 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 560.00–750.00 $686.84
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1000–1450 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 925.00–1,100.00 $1,055.13
1250–1800 1414 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 920.00–1,300.00 $1,042.26
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 835.00 $835.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
985 985 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
900–1100 1000 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 690.00–1,075.00 $901.75
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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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
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —

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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.