Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 29, 2021

522 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.09/cwt +3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 725 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.80/cwt -7.40 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 630 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.36/cwt +1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 495 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 522 867 819
Feeder cattle 405 704 713
Slaughter cattle 78 105 78
Replacement cattle 39 58 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 165.00 $165.00 $396 —
418 418 2 165.00 $165.00 $690 —
469 469 10 166.50 $166.50 $781 +0.50
546 546 6 162.50 $162.50 $887 —
614–648 630 23 140.00–147.50 $144.80 $912 -5.78
692–698 694 11 134.50–137.00 $136.31 $946 —
717–738 725 27 138.75–142.50 $141.09 $1,023 +4.09
787–795 789 4 130.00–133.00 $130.76 $1,032 —
810 810 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,045 -0.26
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 157.50 $157.50 $433 —
580 580 2 143.50 $143.50 $832 +11.50
603 603 2 123.00 $123.00 $742 —
915 915 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,089 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 102.50 $102.50 $323 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 149.00 $149.00 $432 +4.00
340 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 +5.00
355–359 358 15 145.00–149.00 $148.47 $532 —
429–437 434 16 146.00–152.00 $149.78 $650 +0.01
495 495 21 139.50–147.50 $146.36 $724 +1.36
533 533 10 148.50 $148.50 $792 +4.25
550–565 561 13 132.00–139.50 $138.81 $779 +0.02
600–610 609 11 132.50–136.00 $132.81 $809 +0.56
655–676 673 7 125.50–135.00 $126.82 $853 -4.90
705–711 708 21 125.00–126.00 $125.57 $889 +7.99
776 776 4 121.00 $121.00 $939 —
820 820 4 117.00 $117.00 $959 +2.00
925 925 3 104.00 $104.00 $962 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 132.00 $132.00 $620 +2.00
568 568 2 130.50 $130.50 $741 +8.00
606 606 4 124.50 $124.50 $754 -2.46
652 652 3 124.00 $124.00 $808 —
706 706 6 114.50 $114.50 $808 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 —— 4 178.00 $178.00 $552 +4.24
366 366 —— 9 174.00 $174.00 $637 +12.49
438–445 438 —— 15 155.00–163.00 $162.46 $712 +2.63
454 454 —— 4 153.75 $153.75 $698 -14.25
500 500 —— 11 150.50 $150.50 $752 -12.50
551 551 —— 18 143.75 $143.75 $792 —
621 621 —— 12 139.50 $139.50 $866 —
700–725 708 —— 6 127.00–130.50 $129.31 $916 -5.52
772–785 775 —— 4 110.00 $110.00 $852 —
1270–1625 1448 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 91.00–98.50 $95.21 $1,379 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 155.00–161.00 $158.04 $601 +9.04
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 —
508–545 531 6 124.00–138.00 $132.51 $704 -0.65
628–632 631 12 130.50–131.00 $130.67 $825 +1.47

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1365 1163 85-90% 10 56.50–63.00 $59.61 $693 —
1035–1500 1241 85-90% 29 63.00–70.00 $66.38 $824 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1705 1340 80-85% 10 68.00–78.50 $73.13 $980 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 75-80% 1 61.00 $61.00 $793 —
1350–1500 1434 75-80% 6 68.50–77.00 $73.36 $1,052 —
1500 1500 75-80% 1 79.50 $79.50 $1,192 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,635 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1111 1111 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1150–1350 1282 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,000.00–1,350.00 $1,100.63
1050–1400 1298 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 985.00–1,150.00 $1,069.59
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 925.00 $925.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 232 3 105.00 $105.00 $244 —

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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.