Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 2, 2021

671 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.54/cwt +16.87 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 572 lb · 103 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.17/cwt +3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 627 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $139.78/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 622 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 671 559 489
Feeder cattle 567 501 390
Slaughter cattle 45 41 73
Replacement cattle 59 17 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady. Feeder heifer under 500 pounds traded 2.00-3.00 lower, over 500 pounds traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded steady to 4.00 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
370 370 3 177.00 $177.00 $655 +2.00
423 423 2 161.00 $161.00 $681 —
488–493 490 9 161.00–164.00 $162.66 $797 -3.34
553–562 557 15 154.00–160.50 $156.63 $872 +0.96
575 value added 575 88 175.25 $175.25 $1,008 —
629 629 14 148.00 $148.00 $931 +0.50
665 665 2 138.50 $138.50 $921 -0.96
715–744 727 13 137.00–139.50 $138.24 $1,005 +0.74
804–848 823 11 136.00–137.50 $136.94 $1,127 +26.94
857 857 6 138.00 $138.00 $1,183 —
925–937 935 6 126.50–128.00 $126.75 $1,185 —
979 979 4 119.00 $119.00 $1,165 —
1120 1120 5 117.50 $117.50 $1,316 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 152.00 $152.00 $327 —
525–538 534 3 145.00–146.00 $145.33 $776 —
640 640 1 132.00 $132.00 $845 ±0.00
723 723 4 125.00 $125.00 $904 +15.00
798 798 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,029 —
875 875 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,094 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 152.00 $152.00 $474 +7.00
353–375 370 12 148.00–158.00 $150.39 $556 -2.61
415–443 426 18 141.00–145.00 $143.64 $612 -4.21
495 495 21 140.00 $140.00 $693 -2.50
505–531 521 20 135.50–140.00 $138.47 $721 —
560 560 19 140.00 $140.00 $784 +0.03
608–629 627 29 134.50–137.00 $135.17 $848 +3.17
670–685 672 7 132.00–133.50 $133.28 $896 +10.78
722 722 3 128.50 $128.50 $928 +7.15
776–780 777 6 125.00–131.50 $129.33 $1,005 —
1036 1036 6 108.00 $108.00 $1,119 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–293 285 3 126.00–132.00 $127.89 $364 -5.11
305–310 306 4 132.00–141.00 $138.72 $424 +3.72
373 373 2 134.00 $134.00 $500 -5.00
400 400 1 139.00 $139.00 $556 —
500–540 513 3 118.00–124.00 $120.10 $616 -9.65
695 695 11 124.50 $124.50 $865 —
738 738 2 114.00 $114.00 $841 —
765 765 1 115.00 $115.00 $880 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 2 110.00 $110.00 $519 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 312 —— 3 167.00–168.00 $167.67 $523 -6.95
366 366 —— 7 179.00 $179.00 $655 +5.56
438 438 —— 14 168.50 $168.50 $738 +4.50
473–475 474 —— 8 145.50–150.00 $148.31 $703 -4.69
502 502 —— 19 154.50 $154.50 $776 —
565 565 —— 25 149.00 $149.00 $842 +0.50
620–622 622 —— 27 134.00–140.00 $139.78 $869 +3.27
726 726 —— 5 130.00 $130.00 $944 —
787 787 —— 3 123.00 $123.00 $968 —
840 840 —— 3 112.00 $112.00 $941 —
930–1030 980 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 116.00–120.00 $117.90 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 144.00 $144.00 $446 -5.69
380 380 1 153.00 $153.00 $581 +6.00
403 403 3 149.00 $149.00 $600 +9.00
544–548 545 6 130.00–140.00 $136.65 $745 +10.29
554 554 4 139.00 $139.00 $770 +14.28

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1400 1148 85-90% 12 61.00–69.00 $65.70 $754 +1.55
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1600 1446 75-80% 9 67.50–73.00 $70.47 $1,019 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1430 1323 80-85% 3 71.50–75.00 $72.93 $965 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1650 1450 3 84.00–88.50 $87.12 $1,263 —
1280–2150 1744 6 92.50–96.00 $93.48 $1,630 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 860.00 $860.00
1275 1275 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 910.00 $910.00
1225–1515 1304 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 985.00–1,100.00 $1,021.74
1275–1500 1334 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 1,250.00–1,450.00 $1,330.97

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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
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.