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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 5, 2021

934 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.04/cwt +5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 627 lb · 68 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.00/cwt ≈ $1,314/hd at 894 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.17/cwt +2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 555 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 934 522 0
Feeder cattle 746 405 0
Slaughter cattle 112 78 0
Replacement cattle 76 39 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 175.50 $175.50 $500 —
378 378 3 179.00 $179.00 $677 —
469 469 15 170.00 $170.00 $797 +3.50
550–581 563 27 155.00–162.50 $159.56 $898 —
633–647 639 33 146.50–147.25 $146.80 $938 +2.00
686 686 9 140.25 $140.25 $962 +3.94
708–717 712 27 138.00–140.25 $139.16 $991 -1.93
768 768 30 134.00–138.00 $136.30 $1,047 +5.54
806 806 10 127.50 $127.50 $1,028 -1.50
894 value added 894 60 147.00 $147.00 $1,314 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 167.00 $167.00 $459 +9.50
405 405 1 145.00 $145.00 $587 —
478 478 2 156.00 $156.00 $746 —
538 538 2 142.00 $142.00 $764 —
560–573 569 6 139.00–147.00 $144.37 $821 +0.87
635–640 638 4 133.00–134.00 $133.50 $852 +10.50
668 668 3 129.00 $129.00 $862 —
705–748 741 6 116.00–132.00 $129.46 $959 —
750 750 5 127.50 $127.50 $956 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 140.00 $140.00 $413 -9.00
312 312 3 172.50 $172.50 $538 +27.50
377 377 15 163.00 $163.00 $615 +14.53
431 431 19 155.00 $155.00 $668 +5.22
450–490 481 41 144.50–145.00 $144.90 $697 -1.46
527–533 529 20 140.00–145.00 $142.99 $756 -5.51
553–566 555 50 136.00–142.50 $141.17 $783 +2.36
625–629 627 68 135.50–139.00 $138.04 $866 +5.23
650–677 665 9 128.00 $128.00 $851 +1.18
715 715 7 126.00 $126.00 $901 +0.43
778 778 3 120.00 $120.00 $934 -1.00
835 835 4 122.50 $122.50 $1,023 +5.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 157.00 $157.00 $526 —
390 390 1 140.00 $140.00 $546 —
443 443 10 139.00 $139.00 $616 —
473 473 2 141.00 $141.00 $667 +9.00
547 547 5 136.00 $136.00 $744 —
563–596 582 8 119.00–133.50 $128.36 $747 -2.14
714 714 12 119.00 $119.00 $850 +4.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 175.00 $175.00 $525 -3.00
384 384 10 183.00 $183.00 $703 +9.00
430 430 29 167.00 $167.00 $718 +4.54
450–488 482 19 159.00–159.50 $159.43 $768 +5.68
534 534 9 147.00 $147.00 $785 -3.50
551 551 19 150.50 $150.50 $829 +6.75
608–621 620 21 135.00–140.00 $139.53 $865 +0.03
683 683 5 127.50 $127.50 $871 —
709 709 10 133.50 $133.50 $947 +4.19
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 166.00 $166.00 $622 +7.96
429 429 7 149.00 $149.00 $639 —
578 578 2 128.00 $128.00 $740 —
678 678 2 118.00 $118.00 $800 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1355 1125 85-90% 4 58.00–62.50 $60.51 $681 —
1055–1275 1143 85-90% 3 72.00–73.50 $72.71 $831 —
940–1535 1254 85-90% 28 62.50–70.00 $66.59 $835 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–2235 1518 75-80% 20 67.00–77.00 $71.26 $1,082 -8.24
1525 1525 75-80% 1 63.50 $63.50 $968 -16.00
1640–1685 1663 75-80% 2 78.00 $78.00 $1,297 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1111–1550 1370 80-85% 19 70.00–78.50 $74.01 $1,014 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1460 1400 2 92.50–93.00 $92.74 $1,298 —
1390–2365 1778 6 94.50–99.00 $97.00 $1,725 —
1955 1955 1 104.50 $104.50 $2,043 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–925.00 $862.50
1150–1500 1372 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 1,025.00–1,675.00 $1,290.38
1295–1600 1412 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 1,150.00–1,400.00 $1,321.52
1450–1550 1467 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 860.00–1,000.00 $975.34

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–955 925 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 685.00–850.00 $770.18
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1150–1400 1277 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 1,050.00–1,450.00 $1,283.38 —
1330 1330 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.