Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 26, 2021

559 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.31/cwt +12.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 771 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.97/cwt -0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 566 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.85/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 431 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 559 793 627
Feeder cattle 501 644 511
Slaughter cattle 41 96 79
Replacement cattle 17 53 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 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
210 210 3 162.00 $162.00 $340 —
288 288 3 168.00 $168.00 $484 -7.01
310 310 3 166.00 $166.00 $515 —
398 398 5 175.00 $175.00 $696 —
461 461 5 166.00 $166.00 $765 -2.00
549 549 4 157.00 $157.00 $862 +5.00
578–580 579 6 155.00–157.00 $155.67 $901 -1.87
623 623 8 147.50 $147.50 $919 -4.75
665–694 686 16 135.50–140.00 $139.46 $957 -1.85
714 714 5 137.50 $137.50 $982 —
763 763 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,053 -1.78
771 value added 771 65 152.75 $152.75 $1,178 —
838 838 2 110.00 $110.00 $922 -23.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 157.00 $157.00 $408 —
342 342 2 145.00 $145.00 $496 —
449 449 5 148.00 $148.00 $665 -12.00
568 568 2 138.00 $138.00 $784 -13.50
648 648 4 132.00 $132.00 $855 -3.50
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 208 2 159.00 $159.00 $331 —
263–275 270 5 145.00–146.00 $145.61 $393 —
322 322 3 145.00 $145.00 $467 -10.00
365 365 12 153.00 $153.00 $558 -11.00
426–433 431 27 144.50–149.00 $147.85 $637 -0.72
487 487 17 142.50 $142.50 $694 -0.63
513 value added 513 12 151.50 $151.50 $777 —
550–567 566 30 136.00–140.25 $139.97 $792 -0.96
629 629 10 132.00 $132.00 $830 +1.32
665 665 4 122.50 $122.50 $815 —
705–744 729 19 117.50–124.00 $121.35 $885 -1.97
802 802 4 115.00 $115.00 $922 —
820 value added 820 2 121.50 $121.50 $996 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269 269 4 133.00 $133.00 $358 +3.21
315 315 1 135.00 $135.00 $425 —
370 370 2 137.00–141.00 $139.00 $514 -2.74
452 452 6 122.00 $122.00 $551 —
540–545 541 4 129.00–130.00 $129.75 $702 —
555 555 3 132.50 $132.50 $735 —
623 623 4 124.50 $124.50 $776 -0.50
650 650 2 126.00 $126.00 $819 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–337 319 8 171.00–177.00 $174.62 $557 +8.94
366–388 373 10 170.00–175.00 $173.44 $647 +0.43
436 436 17 164.00 $164.00 $715 -4.00
499 499 16 153.00 $153.00 $763 -2.31
553 553 23 148.50 $148.50 $821 +2.50
625–635 634 15 130.00–137.50 $136.51 $865 -7.03
660–698 690 10 122.00–124.00 $123.62 $853 -6.38
860 860 2 104.00 $104.00 $894 —
905 905 1 105.00 $105.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–338 315 7 141.00–161.00 $149.69 $472 —
350 350 2 147.00 $147.00 $514 —
430 430 2 140.00 $140.00 $602 -10.38
495 495 1 137.00 $137.00 $678 +0.53
505–528 517 5 120.00–135.00 $126.36 $653 -1.64
550–588 569 4 118.00–131.00 $124.72 $710 —
602 602 4 119.00 $119.00 $716 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1240 1083 85-90% 2 58.00–59.00 $58.57 $634 —
910–1210 1119 85-90% 7 62.00–66.00 $64.15 $718 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1675 1474 75-80% 7 68.00–73.00 $70.45 $1,038 -2.66
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1350 1273 80-85% 6 69.00–73.00 $71.44 $909 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1900 1527 9 82.00–92.00 $88.25 $1,348 —
1425–1995 1707 6 94.00–98.00 $95.98 $1,638 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 580.00 $580.00
1130–1250 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–950.00 $878.78
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1050–1130 1090 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,235.00 $1,139.11

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 6 88.50 $88.50 $373 —

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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.