Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 17, 2021

648 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.17/cwt +3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 622 lb · 52 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.19/cwt -9.28 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 491 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.17/cwt +17.51 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 529 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 648 1,064 750
Feeder cattle 565 911 639
Slaughter cattle 60 118 92
Replacement cattle 23 35 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds traded 4.00-8.00 lower, over 500 pounds 3.00-9.00 higher. Feeder bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

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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 1 180.00 $180.00 $450 +7.47
415–418 417 4 161.00–163.00 $162.00 $676 -2.45
473 473 13 164.00 $164.00 $776 -3.00
546 546 28 161.25 $161.25 $880 +5.49
559–584 566 18 154.75–163.00 $159.32 $902 +3.82
635–645 636 40 139.00–142.75 $142.37 $905 -0.10
655 655 1 136.00 $136.00 $891 -0.50
705 705 21 132.50 $132.50 $934 +1.00
858 858 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,038 —
1180 1180 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,180 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 160.00 $160.00 $472 —
475 475 3 148.00 $148.00 $703 -2.00
522 522 3 148.00 $148.00 $773 +10.85
560–595 572 7 137.00–145.00 $140.49 $804 +15.49
622 622 3 137.00 $137.00 $852 +6.72
720 720 1 126.00 $126.00 $907 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 134.00 $134.00 $476 —
437 437 3 107.00 $107.00 $468 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 150.00 $150.00 $352 —
260 260 4 141.00 $141.00 $367 -28.00
303 303 3 142.00 $142.00 $430 -18.75
364–388 371 7 140.00–144.00 $142.80 $530 -12.20
448 448 27 149.00 $149.00 $668 -4.11
457–498 491 46 139.00–140.50 $139.19 $683 -9.28
525 value added 525 35 154.00 $154.00 $808 —
548 548 7 137.00 $137.00 $751 +3.34
553–566 565 42 136.00–140.00 $139.34 $787 +3.59
610–633 622 52 121.00–126.50 $125.17 $779 +3.55
711 711 14 118.00 $118.00 $839 +9.00
753–765 757 3 112.00–115.00 $113.99 $863 +7.50
825 825 1 105.00 $105.00 $866 -11.00
1175 1175 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,069 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 135.00 $135.00 $466 +7.50
765 765 3 108.00 $108.00 $826 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–307 307 4 166.00–170.00 $169.00 $519 +2.79
380 380 3 172.00 $172.00 $654 -2.74
431 431 27 169.00 $169.00 $728 +9.00
494 494 4 154.00 $154.00 $761 +2.57
525–546 545 35 143.00–149.50 $149.14 $813 +3.39
620 620 14 139.50 $139.50 $865 +2.50
723 723 5 122.00 $122.00 $882 —
833 833 6 110.00 $110.00 $916 —
980 980 2 93.00 $93.00 $911 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 152.50 $152.50 $602 +2.80
446 446 6 154.00 $154.00 $687 +2.50
470 470 1 135.00 $135.00 $634 -16.00
600–620 617 7 133.00 $133.00 $821 +20.67

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1350 1131 85-90% 4 53.00–63.50 $58.23 $659 -7.44
1070–1270 1170 85-90% 2 74.00–74.50 $74.27 $869 —
885–1420 1178 85-90% 24 62.00–73.00 $67.63 $797 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1760 1438 80-85% 12 71.50–80.50 $74.85 $1,076 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–2020 1494 75-80% 8 68.00–74.00 $71.80 $1,073 -1.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1865 1865 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,623 -14.44
1800–2115 2015 4 94.50–103.00 $97.89 $1,972 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
1200–1330 1252 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 685.00–840.00 $774.14
1350–1500 1433 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,040.00–1,350.00 $1,147.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695–825 760 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 675.00 $675.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 85.00 $85.00 $292 —
610 610 2 93.00 $93.00 $567 —
800 800 1 65.00 $65.00 $520 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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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.