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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 8, 2021

639 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.82/cwt -1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 479 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.94/cwt +3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 538 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.89/cwt +4.19 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 623 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 639 806 963
Feeder cattle 552 641 811
Slaughter cattle 69 85 122
Replacement cattle 18 80 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to holiday last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 162.50 $162.50 $358 —
298 298 7 186.00 $186.00 $554 —
468–471 470 15 158.00–168.50 $165.01 $776 -0.07
536–545 538 41 160.50–162.75 $160.94 $866 +3.94
628–644 638 37 145.50–152.50 $147.33 $940 +4.44
650–697 678 5 132.50–135.00 $133.46 $905 -1.65
707–722 713 25 134.00–138.50 $135.97 $969 —
780 780 3 125.00 $125.00 $975 -2.43
815 815 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,027 —
975 975 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 150.00 $150.00 $450 —
353 353 2 145.00 $145.00 $512 —
485 485 2 140.00–147.50 $143.75 $697 —
515 515 2 155.00 $155.00 $798 —
580 580 3 144.50 $144.50 $838 -0.50
638 638 2 135.00 $135.00 $861 -1.50
710 710 1 129.00 $129.00 $916 —
830 830 1 118.00 $118.00 $979 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 2 120.00 $120.00 $838 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 157.50 $157.50 $315 -2.50
280 280 1 142.50 $142.50 $399 —
313 313 6 156.00 $156.00 $488 +14.00
368–370 369 8 146.00–156.00 $152.24 $562 +8.44
443 443 14 148.00 $148.00 $656 +0.18
453–492 479 42 142.00–147.00 $145.82 $698 -1.81
528–537 530 11 142.00–143.00 $142.72 $756 —
555–585 561 30 133.00–139.75 $139.18 $781 +0.59
622–635 623 37 127.00–135.00 $132.89 $828 +5.19
661 661 6 125.00 $125.00 $826 +0.53
707 707 9 115.00 $115.00 $813 -8.00
760 760 2 122.00 $122.00 $927 +12.00
860 860 2 113.50 $113.50 $976 +7.50
1064 1064 7 102.00 $102.00 $1,085 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 130.00 $130.00 $355 —
325 325 1 135.00 $135.00 $439 —
370 370 1 143.00 $143.00 $529 —
440 440 3 134.00 $134.00 $590 +4.00
548 548 2 135.00 $135.00 $740 +4.33
620 620 3 120.00 $120.00 $744 —
685 685 3 114.00 $114.00 $781 -3.00
775 775 1 107.00 $107.00 $829 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 317 —— 4 165.00–175.00 $170.66 $541 -11.34
376–379 377 —— 11 187.00–190.00 $188.90 $712 +5.90
425–429 426 —— 18 154.00–164.50 $161.56 $688 -12.44
464–488 481 —— 28 153.00–157.00 $155.66 $749 -0.33
505 505 —— 2 142.50 $142.50 $720 —
557–565 563 —— 32 144.50–150.50 $149.52 $842 +9.52
614–632 627 —— 22 132.50–139.00 $137.30 $861 -0.70
653–689 680 —— 12 128.50–133.00 $129.58 $881 +10.58
817 817 —— 5 109.00 $109.00 $891 +9.00
1440 1440 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,512 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 170.00 $170.00 $672 +11.08
505 505 2 137.00 $137.00 $692 —
590 590 1 120.00 $120.00 $708 —
770 770 1 107.00 $107.00 $824 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1355 1044 85-90% 7 53.50–59.50 $55.37 $578 —
1050–1450 1248 85-90% 21 59.00–68.00 $63.60 $794 -1.03
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1715 1468 75-80% 10 67.00–77.00 $71.43 $1,049 —
1525–1670 1598 75-80% 2 64.00–66.00 $64.95 $1,038 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1485 1255 80-85% 6 70.00–74.00 $72.79 $914 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–2020 1645 3 86.50–91.50 $89.18 $1,467 —
1655–2180 1966 8 93.00–101.00 $96.82 $1,903 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1050 1030 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 590.00–740.00 $663.54
1200–1250 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 790.00–950.00 $868.37
1250–1340 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 725.00–940.00 $836.24
1315 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 735.00 $735.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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
1050–1100 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,073.26 —
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —

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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.