Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 24, 2021

806 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.59/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 554 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.96/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 564 lb · 42 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.70/cwt +3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 625 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 806 648 1,133
Feeder cattle 641 565 994
Slaughter cattle 85 60 99
Replacement cattle 80 23 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 3 182.00 $182.00 $477 +2.00
370–372 371 7 177.00–183.00 $180.42 $669 —
462–468 467 17 156.00–167.00 $165.08 $771 +1.08
515 515 2 157.00 $157.00 $809 -4.25
554–563 555 19 157.00–158.00 $157.11 $872 -2.21
567–585 value added 572 23 160.25–163.25 $162.32 $928 —
630–644 632 29 142.50–145.25 $142.89 $903 +0.52
660–699 691 19 134.00–139.50 $135.11 $934 —
697 value added 697 15 139.25 $139.25 $971 —
770–795 789 9 127.00–129.00 $127.43 $1,005 —
877 877 3 118.50 $118.50 $1,039 -2.50
940 940 3 114.00 $114.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 170.00 $170.00 $391 —
562 562 4 145.00 $145.00 $815 +4.51
619 619 6 136.50 $136.50 $845 -0.50
658–690 664 6 112.00–131.50 $124.09 $824 —

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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 1 160.00 $160.00 $376 +10.00
325 325 3 140.00–146.00 $142.00 $462 ±0.00
360–376 366 20 141.00–146.00 $143.80 $526 +1.00
428–441 431 28 140.00–150.50 $147.82 $637 -1.18
478–494 489 33 146.00–151.00 $147.63 $722 +8.44
516 value added 516 11 150.00 $150.00 $774 -4.00
551–585 554 53 135.50–140.00 $138.59 $768 -0.75
615–630 624 35 124.50–129.50 $127.70 $797 +2.53
630 value added 630 6 134.50 $134.50 $847 —
671–695 686 18 122.00–128.50 $124.47 $854 —
740 740 2 123.00 $123.00 $910 +5.00
773 773 2 110.00 $110.00 $850 -3.99
855 855 1 106.00 $106.00 $906 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 —
505–530 525 14 127.50–131.50 $130.67 $686 —
655 655 2 117.00 $117.00 $766 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 182.00 $182.00 $573 +13.00
358 358 9 183.00 $183.00 $655 +11.00
440 440 15 174.00 $174.00 $766 +5.00
474–492 485 24 152.50–158.00 $155.99 $757 +1.99
541–542 542 30 140.00–146.00 $143.80 $779 -5.34
561 561 8 140.00 $140.00 $785 —
614 614 8 138.00 $138.00 $847 -1.50
660 660 1 119.00 $119.00 $785 —
712 712 11 121.00 $121.00 $862 -1.00
801 801 11 100.00 $100.00 $801 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–333 322 3 164.00–170.00 $165.86 $534 —
388–398 393 4 153.00–165.00 $158.92 $625 +6.42
407–444 432 9 154.00–156.00 $155.37 $671 +1.37
495 495 1 136.00 $136.00 $673 +1.00
552 552 2 126.00 $126.00 $696 —
622 622 3 129.00 $129.00 $802 -4.00
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1180 1060 85-90% 3 55.00–58.00 $56.89 $603 —
890–1560 1225 85-90% 29 60.00–68.50 $64.63 $792 —
1420 1420 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,051 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1445 1296 80-85% 16 67.00–76.00 $71.55 $927 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1150 1145 75-80% 2 58.50–66.00 $62.23 $713 —
1230–1875 1500 75-80% 13 67.00–75.00 $70.89 $1,063 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–2065 1798 8 93.50–103.00 $97.98 $1,762 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1100–1350 1163 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,050.00–1,275.00 $1,115.32
1050–1500 1323 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 825.00–1,400.00 $1,271.69
1200–1450 1338 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 910.00–1,000.00 $930.19
1100–1560 1357 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 975.00–1,325.00 $1,197.24

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —

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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.