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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 15, 2021

789 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.74/cwt -3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 623 lb · 52 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.95/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 711 lb · 40 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.10/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 437 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 789 639 649
Feeder cattle 644 552 554
Slaughter cattle 87 69 53
Replacement cattle 58 18 42

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 7 181.00 $181.00 $668 —
416 416 4 169.00 $169.00 $703 —
474 474 11 167.00 $167.00 $792 +1.99
547–548 547 31 160.50–163.00 $160.98 $881 +0.04
617–635 632 36 147.50–148.50 $147.69 $933 +0.36
704–739 711 40 135.00–140.50 $136.95 $974 +0.98
794 794 8 130.50 $130.50 $1,036 +5.50
822 value added 822 6 134.50 $134.50 $1,106 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 155.00 $155.00 $527 —
420–435 428 2 142.00–147.00 $144.54 $619 —
590 590 1 139.00 $139.00 $820 —
630 630 1 140.00 $140.00 $882 —
775 775 1 116.00 $116.00 $899 —
980 980 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,088 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 608 3 138.00 $138.00 $839 +3.00
748 748 4 129.00 $129.00 $965 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 2 132.00 $132.00 $690 —
570 570 3 146.00 $146.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 2 160.00 $160.00 $424 —
613 613 2 137.00 $137.00 $840 —
760 760 1 127.00 $127.00 $965 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 4 138.00 $138.00 $425 -18.00
363–388 374 10 141.00–153.00 $148.05 $554 -4.19
437 437 37 149.10 $149.10 $652 +1.10
476–485 479 14 139.00–148.50 $143.19 $686 -2.63
502–546 507 33 140.50–143.00 $142.67 $723 -0.05
557 557 22 140.00 $140.00 $780 +0.82
621–628 623 52 124.50–132.00 $129.74 $808 -3.15
679–698 692 19 124.00 $124.00 $858 -1.00
706–721 716 13 112.00–113.00 $112.30 $804 -2.70
806–817 814 13 105.00–119.00 $114.73 $934 —
930 930 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,014 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 138.00 $138.00 $632 —
543 543 10 130.00 $130.00 $706 —
590 590 1 127.00 $127.00 $749 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 137.50 $137.50 $406 —
360–375 368 2 127.50 $127.50 $469 —
448 448 2 129.00 $129.00 $578 —
570–575 573 3 123.00–128.00 $126.34 $724 —
615 615 1 126.00 $126.00 $775 —
728 728 2 108.00 $108.00 $786 —
930 930 1 106.00 $106.00 $986 —
950–975 963 2 97.50–106.00 $101.81 $980 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 136.00 $136.00 $487 -7.00
450–465 458 4 132.00–134.00 $132.98 $609 —
520–525 523 3 125.00–127.00 $126.34 $661 -8.66
600 600 2 117.00 $117.00 $702 -3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 150.00 $150.00 $345 —
325 325 1 146.00 $146.00 $474 —
564 564 7 142.00 $142.00 $801 —

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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 3 179.00 $179.00 $564 +8.34
432–441 434 21 155.00–163.00 $161.07 $699 -0.49
499 499 18 158.50 $158.50 $791 +2.84
512–546 537 17 140.00–142.50 $141.76 $761 -0.74
558 558 21 150.00 $150.00 $837 +0.48
605–633 628 21 134.00–143.50 $141.76 $890 +4.46
685 685 5 136.00 $136.00 $932 +6.42
710 710 13 129.00 $129.00 $916 —
815 815 2 112.00 $112.00 $913 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 150.00 $150.00 $540 —
435–440 438 2 140.00–145.00 $142.49 $624 —
450–473 468 9 131.00–135.00 $131.85 $617 —
510 510 2 134.00 $134.00 $683 —
628 628 2 130.00 $130.00 $816 —
775 775 1 114.00 $114.00 $884 —
800–820 810 2 80.00–90.00 $85.06 $689 —
895 895 1 89.00 $89.00 $797 —
950 950 1 86.00 $86.00 $817 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652 652 3 106.00 $106.00 $691 —
725 725 3 100.00 $100.00 $725 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 176.00 $176.00 $475 —
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 —
895 895 1 101.00 $101.00 $904 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–995 939 85-90% 5 45.00–48.00 $46.04 $432 —
815–1120 986 85-90% 8 59.00–67.50 $61.07 $602 —
820–1250 1067 85-90% 22 50.00–57.00 $53.02 $566 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1355 1207 80-85% 14 56.00–67.00 $62.75 $757 —
1185–1245 1212 80-85% 3 53.50–55.50 $54.67 $663 —
690–1510 1241 80-85% 12 64.00–75.00 $69.70 $865 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1535 1462 75-80% 3 64.00–66.00 $65.19 $953 -6.24
1425–1765 1528 75-80% 8 67.50–73.50 $70.31 $1,074 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1795 1611 5 74.00–88.00 $79.75 $1,285 -9.43
1670–2310 2012 3 93.50–96.50 $94.71 $1,906 —
2270 2270 1 98.50 $98.50 $2,236 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875–1130 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 70.00–75.00 $72.81 $724

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1275 1138 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 980.00–1,475.00 $1,267.80
1100–1175 1154 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 975.00–1,300.00 $1,157.04
1050–1675 1273 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 1,000.00–1,425.00 $1,185.25
1300–1325 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 810.00–1,200.00 $980.57
1350–1560 1478 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 860.00–1,050.00 $946.87
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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
1100–1350 1270 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 900.00–1,400.00 $1,250.23 —

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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.