Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 12, 2021

580 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.19/cwt +11.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 792 lb · 63 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.92/cwt -3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 485 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $145.50/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 549 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 580 934 718
Feeder cattle 506 746 626
Slaughter cattle 50 112 60
Replacement cattle 24 76 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264 264 6 189.00 $189.00 $499 +13.50
486 486 9 165.00 $165.00 $802 -5.00
562 562 10 158.75 $158.75 $892 -0.81
641–646 642 25 149.75–152.50 $150.52 $966 +3.72
651–681 670 11 143.50–144.00 $143.82 $964 +3.57
751 751 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,051 +3.70
795 value added 795 59 148.75 $148.75 $1,183 —
845 845 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,082 —
848 value added 848 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,162 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 157.50 $157.50 $354 —
505–510 508 2 141.00 $141.00 $716 -1.00
650–655 652 3 119.00–131.00 $123.02 $802 -5.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 146.00 $146.00 $474 -26.50
364–381 376 14 153.00–156.00 $155.17 $583 -7.83
432–449 435 25 149.00 $149.00 $648 -6.00
458–494 485 33 140.00–144.00 $140.92 $683 -3.98
553–555 553 18 137.00–140.25 $140.07 $775 -1.10
631–641 635 13 130.00–132.00 $131.22 $833 -6.82
649 value added 649 8 142.50 $142.50 $925 —
678 value added 678 10 138.50 $138.50 $939 —
698 698 4 116.00 $116.00 $810 -12.00
703 703 2 112.00 $112.00 $787 -14.00
749 value added 749 7 133.75 $133.75 $1,002 —
780 780 1 112.00 $112.00 $874 -8.00
840 value added 840 2 116.00 $116.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 4 123.00–139.00 $131.11 $479 -8.89
413–430 419 3 127.00–129.00 $127.68 $535 -11.32
513–543 531 9 120.00–134.50 $126.91 $674 -9.09
608 608 2 120.00 $120.00 $730 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 5 181.00 $181.00 $583 +6.00
369–370 369 10 175.00–182.00 $181.30 $669 -1.70
426 426 18 163.50 $163.50 $697 -3.50
452–491 487 26 150.50–152.00 $150.66 $734 -8.77
549 549 29 145.50 $145.50 $799 -1.50
616 616 27 142.00 $142.00 $875 +2.47
721 721 17 128.00 $128.00 $923 -5.50
809 809 4 114.00 $114.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 162.50 $162.50 $512 —
370 370 1 159.00 $159.00 $588 -7.00
455–470 463 8 128.00–145.50 $135.77 $629 —
515–522 519 5 126.00–136.00 $129.97 $675 —
550–552 551 4 131.00–133.00 $132.00 $727 +4.00
600–635 621 6 110.00–130.50 $126.38 $785 —
735 735 1 119.00 $119.00 $875 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1475 1181 85-90% 5 56.00–61.50 $58.56 $692 —
1005–1445 1220 85-90% 11 62.00–69.00 $65.02 $793 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 75-80% 1 62.50 $62.50 $688 —
1310–1675 1462 75-80% 8 67.00–74.50 $70.50 $1,031 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1555 1375 80-85% 3 71.00–73.00 $72.38 $995 -1.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1940 1570 3 85.50–87.00 $86.23 $1,354 —
1735 1735 1 103.50 $103.50 $1,796 —
1500–2235 1846 8 92.00–98.00 $95.04 $1,754 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1090–1290 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–910.00 $836.72
1055–1365 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–885.00 $826.15
1200–1300 1226 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,025.00 $956.57

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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
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 -150.00

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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.