Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 10, 2021

1,064 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.26/cwt -4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 624 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.75/cwt -5.75 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 553 lb · 59 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.62/cwt -3.31 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 618 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,064 771 805
Feeder cattle 911 618 689
Slaughter cattle 118 83 81
Replacement cattle 35 70 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds traded steady to 4.00 higher, over 500 pounds 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 262 3 170.00–177.50 $172.53 $452 +1.27
376 376 4 171.00 $171.00 $643 +4.00
410–425 416 5 162.00–168.00 $164.45 $684 -3.55
462 462 19 167.00 $167.00 $772 +4.00
510–523 519 11 151.00–157.50 $155.76 $808 -7.20
550 550 52 155.50 $155.50 $855 +3.00
622–625 623 53 142.00–143.00 $142.47 $888 -5.37
629 value added 629 14 146.25 $146.25 $920 —
663 663 3 136.50 $136.50 $905 —
714 714 32 131.50 $131.50 $939 -1.83
757 value added 757 10 135.25 $135.25 $1,024 —
766 766 5 122.00 $122.00 $935 -4.00
812 812 14 123.50 $123.50 $1,003 +3.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 148.00 $148.00 $525 —
426–443 432 6 154.00–162.00 $156.74 $677 —
458–465 460 4 150.00 $150.00 $690 -3.80
505–538 527 12 130.00–140.50 $137.15 $723 -4.78
563 563 2 125.00 $125.00 $704 -16.40
615–642 634 7 130.00–131.00 $130.28 $826 -12.22
663 663 2 125.00 $125.00 $829 —
715 715 3 120.00 $120.00 $858 -12.00
810 810 2 112.00 $112.00 $907 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 4 169.00 $169.00 $456 —
314–335 320 7 157.50–162.00 $160.75 $514 +8.75
370–375 373 8 155.00 $155.00 $578 +1.20
428–437 435 31 150.00–154.00 $153.11 $666 +2.43
463–495 488 51 143.50–149.75 $148.47 $725 +1.40
525–528 527 17 133.25–135.00 $133.66 $704 -12.84
553 553 59 135.75 $135.75 $751 -5.75
610–634 618 53 121.00–124.00 $121.62 $752 -3.31
659 659 7 122.00 $122.00 $804 -1.96
700 700 14 109.00 $109.00 $763 +1.25
768–772 770 5 103.50–111.00 $106.49 $820 —
841 841 7 116.00 $116.00 $976 —
932 value added 932 20 106.50 $106.50 $993 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 127.50 $127.50 $405 -17.50
430 430 3 125.00 $125.00 $538 -7.85
458–490 462 16 127.00–132.00 $131.54 $608 +1.36
508–543 536 10 120.00–127.00 $125.67 $674 -5.13
598 598 6 123.00 $123.00 $736 -2.00
780 780 3 102.00 $102.00 $796 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–343 335 5 164.00–169.00 $166.21 $557 —
365–376 370 17 173.00–176.00 $174.74 $647 +2.15
434 434 16 160.00 $160.00 $694 -5.55
460–486 482 34 151.00–151.50 $151.43 $730 -7.07
548 548 31 145.75 $145.75 $799 -10.25
553 553 12 135.25 $135.25 $748 —
623 623 34 137.00 $137.00 $854 +1.15
655–695 674 17 124.00 $124.00 $836 -3.35
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–383 369 4 142.00–158.00 $149.70 $552 —
437 437 6 151.50 $151.50 $662 -3.00
495 495 3 151.00 $151.00 $747 +1.00
522 522 6 139.00 $139.00 $726 -0.50
610–633 627 4 104.00–115.00 $112.33 $704 —
798 798 2 80.00 $80.00 $638 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1080 999 85-90% 5 58.00–60.00 $58.59 $585 —
745–1510 1147 85-90% 38 61.00–70.00 $65.67 $753 —
1085–1495 1239 85-90% 4 73.50–78.50 $75.19 $932 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1780 1490 75-80% 2 67.50–68.00 $67.80 $1,010 —
1175–1725 1496 75-80% 16 68.50–78.50 $73.50 $1,100 —
1625 1625 75-80% 1 81.50 $81.50 $1,324 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1435 1268 80-85% 2 78.50–82.50 $80.76 $1,024 —
1005–1710 1329 80-85% 16 71.00–77.50 $73.70 $979 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1740 1430 4 85.50–92.00 $89.86 $1,285 —
1615–2205 1861 9 95.00–105.50 $101.44 $1,888 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00 $925.00
1010–1450 1189 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 775.00–990.00 $896.00
1330 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1250–1450 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–1,075.00 $970.83
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 -210.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 +140.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1050–1330 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,400.00 $1,245.59 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.