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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 22, 2021

867 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.52/cwt +13.78 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 628 lb · 89 head
light 5-weight M&L 2-3 steers $138.00/cwt ≈ $747/hd at 541 lb · 56 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.79/cwt -1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 560 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 867 789 500
Feeder cattle 704 644 435
Slaughter cattle 105 87 50
Replacement cattle 58 58 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and slaughters bulls sold steady .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 4 166.00 $166.00 $757 -1.00
553 value added 553 11 165.00 $165.00 $912 —
575 575 8 155.50 $155.50 $894 —
628–638 630 21 149.50–154.00 $150.58 $949 +2.89
640 value added 640 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,018 —
655 655 18 144.25 $144.25 $945 —
712 712 18 137.00 $137.00 $975 +0.05
715 value added 715 5 139.50 $139.50 $997 —
800–841 830 22 126.00–130.00 $129.26 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 56 138.00 $138.00 $747 —
575 575 1 132.00 $132.00 $759 —
640 640 1 114.00 $114.00 $730 -24.00
650–685 673 4 125.00–137.00 $133.46 $898 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 3 145.00 $145.00 $387 —
320 320 2 140.00 $140.00 $448 +2.00
393–395 394 2 142.00–149.00 $145.51 $573 -2.54
433–440 435 22 149.00–150.00 $149.77 $651 +0.67
492 492 26 145.00 $145.00 $713 +1.81
521 521 16 144.25 $144.25 $752 +1.58
554–566 560 40 134.00–140.25 $138.79 $777 -1.21
624 624 21 132.25 $132.25 $825 +2.51
629 value added 629 68 147.00 $147.00 $925 —
664–680 666 24 123.00–133.00 $131.72 $877 +7.72
702–707 704 17 112.00–125.50 $117.58 $828 +5.28
816 816 5 115.00 $115.00 $938 +0.27
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 140.00 $140.00 $287 —
265 265 1 137.50 $137.50 $364 —
320 320 2 136.00 $136.00 $435 —
372 372 5 128.00 $128.00 $476 -8.00
480 480 2 130.00 $130.00 $624 -2.98
518 518 2 115.00 $115.00 $596 -11.34
575 575 1 122.50 $122.50 $704 —
610–630 620 13 125.50–132.00 $126.96 $787 +9.96
812 812 2 120.00 $120.00 $974 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 149.00 $149.00 $544 —
430–445 440 3 130.00–131.00 $130.67 $575 —
518–547 538 24 122.00–143.00 $133.16 $716 —
600–629 624 6 125.00–130.00 $129.20 $806 —
660–695 665 10 110.00–120.00 $118.16 $786 +12.16
734 734 4 113.00 $113.00 $829 +13.00
820–829 824 9 108.00–111.50 $109.94 $906 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 262 11 174.00–190.00 $188.44 $494 —
325–327 327 4 167.00–176.00 $173.76 $568 -5.24
358–380 367 6 160.00–163.00 $161.51 $593 —
438–444 442 7 157.00–167.00 $159.83 $706 -1.24
468 468 2 168.00 $168.00 $786 +9.50
506 506 12 163.00 $163.00 $825 +21.24
719 719 12 129.00–139.00 $134.83 $969 +5.83

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1200 1044 80-85% 5 49.00–55.00 $52.84 $552 —
900–1512 1223 80-85% 50 57.00–71.00 $65.31 $799 +10.64
985–1475 1279 80-85% 7 71.00–78.00 $73.47 $940 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1040 990 85-90% 2 60.00–64.00 $61.90 $613 +0.83
800–1140 1011 85-90% 11 50.00–59.00 $55.07 $557 —
950–1155 1053 85-90% 2 48.00–54.00 $51.29 $540 -1.73
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1825 1573 75-80% 9 74.00–81.00 $76.69 $1,206 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1615 1583 2 82.50–89.00 $85.82 $1,359 —
1610–2275 1915 9 90.00–99.50 $96.28 $1,844 —
2100 2100 1 101.50 $101.50 $2,132 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
770 770 (<2 yrs)Open 1 76.00 $76.00 $585

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
910–1300 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–875.00 $823.53
1020–1200 1107 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,075.00–1,475.00 $1,315.36
1000–1300 1133 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 910.00–1,475.00 $1,217.78
1000–1400 1146 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 725.00–1,475.00 $1,266.60
1210–1250 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,175.00–1,750.00 $1,548.37
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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.