KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 19, 2021

793 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.93/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 557 lb · 54 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.57/cwt -0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 439 lb · 50 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.54/cwt -1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 555 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	793	580	902
Feeder cattle	644	506	724
Slaughter cattle	96	50	65
Replacement cattle	53	24	113

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-3.00 higher with strong demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–283	278	6	173.00–177.00	$175.01	$487	-13.99
411	411	4	171.00	$171.00	$703	—
466	466	16	168.00	$168.00	$783	+3.00
533	533	5	152.00	$152.00	$810	—
550–582	555	41	157.00–159.25	$157.54	$874	-1.21
618–644	629	39	151.00–154.25	$152.25	$958	+1.73
662–698	680	12	139.00–144.00	$141.31	$961	-2.51
750–758	757	17	134.00–141.00	$139.78	$1,058	-0.22
843	843	3	133.00	$133.00	$1,121	+5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	152.50	$152.50	$343	-5.00
438	438	3	160.00	$160.00	$701	—
463	463	2	152.00	$152.00	$704	—
520–543	535	3	122.00–141.00	$134.85	$721	-6.15
580	580	4	151.50	$151.50	$879	—
642	642	6	135.50	$135.50	$870	—
650–675	658	3	134.00–137.00	$135.97	$895	+12.95

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	4	155.00	$155.00	$480	+9.00
363	363	13	164.00	$164.00	$595	+8.83
435–449	439	50	145.00–150.00	$148.57	$652	-0.43
473–494	492	27	140.00–143.50	$143.13	$704	+2.21
543	543	10	134.00	$134.00	$728	—
554–588	557	54	135.00–141.50	$140.93	$785	+0.86
632–648	635	31	129.00–133.00	$130.68	$830	-0.54
717–736	727	13	119.00–128.50	$123.32	$897	+11.32
760	760	4	114.00	$114.00	$866	+2.00
865	865	1	112.00	$112.00	$969	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–280	260	4	127.00–134.00	$129.79	$337	—
370–385	374	4	141.00–142.00	$141.74	$530	+10.63
503	503	3	121.00	$121.00	$609	-5.91
615	615	3	125.00	$125.00	$769	+5.00
690	690	2	116.00	$116.00	$800	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–318	312	3	165.00–166.00	$165.68	$517	-15.32
351–370	363	16	166.00–177.00	$173.01	$628	-8.29
431	431	27	168.00	$168.00	$724	+4.50
458–495	486	29	147.00–157.75	$155.31	$755	+4.65
527–530	528	12	139.00–141.50	$141.08	$745	-4.42
558	558	25	146.00	$146.00	$815	—
625–626	626	27	138.00–144.50	$143.54	$899	+1.54
681	681	4	130.00	$130.00	$885	—
709	709	14	129.50	$129.50	$918	+1.50
840	840	4	113.00	$113.00	$949	-1.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	152.00	$152.00	$600	-7.00
410–438	427	5	150.00–151.00	$150.38	$642	—
460–468	463	5	130.00–146.00	$136.47	$632	+0.70
532	532	2	128.00	$128.00	$681	-1.97
634–647	638	10	116.00–131.50	$126.78	$809	+0.40

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1420	1188	85-90%	9	56.50–60.50	$59.03	$701	+0.47
1050–1430	1224	85-90%	17	62.50–69.50	$66.38	$812	+1.36
1130–1530	1274	85-90%	5	69.00–72.50	$70.13	$893	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1505	1345	80-85%	19	69.00–76.50	$73.32	$986	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375	1375	75-80%	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,072	—
1300–1750	1491	75-80%	17	70.00–77.00	$73.11	$1,090	+2.61
1750	1750	75-80%	1	66.00	$66.00	$1,155	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630–1750	1690	2	92.00–92.50	$92.24	$1,559	—
1570–2220	1824	8	93.00–102.00	$97.31	$1,775	+2.27

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1050	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	670.00–675.00	$672.38
1150–1165	1158	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	810.00–1,160.00	$983.87
1150–1450	1289	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	850.00–1,275.00	$1,121.33
1325–1350	1338	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,225.23

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1245	1182	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,185.00	$1,172.71

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,085.00	$1,085.00	—

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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.