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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 9, 2021

584 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.44/cwt +0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 544 lb · 54 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.50/cwt +6.86 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 436 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.14/cwt +0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 628 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 584 671 846
Feeder cattle 496 567 596
Slaughter cattle 54 45 109
Replacement cattle 34 59 141

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle under 500 pounds traded 5.00 higher, over 500 pounds traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 162.00 $162.00 $405 —
363–378 371 4 175.00–179.00 $176.96 $657 -0.04
409 409 4 170.00 $170.00 $695 +9.00
456–465 458 16 168.00–172.00 $170.99 $783 +8.33
507–543 532 10 154.50–160.00 $156.07 $830 —
551–558 552 17 153.50–155.50 $155.26 $857 -1.37
610–628 624 19 146.50–152.00 $147.63 $921 -0.37
655–680 661 4 137.00–138.00 $137.26 $907 -1.24
725 725 7 146.50 $146.50 $1,062 +8.26
796 796 4 138.50 $138.50 $1,102 —
875 875 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,164 -5.00
1240 1240 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,401 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 151.00 $151.00 $589 —
490 490 1 138.00 $138.00 $676 —
515 515 1 146.00 $146.00 $752 +0.67
645 645 3 138.00 $138.00 $890 +6.00
670 670 1 114.00 $114.00 $764 —
748 748 4 121.00 $121.00 $905 -4.00
795 795 1 123.00 $123.00 $978 -6.00
940 940 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,025 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 2 155.00 $155.00 $377 —
319 319 4 150.00 $150.00 $478 -2.00
375–380 378 10 144.00–150.00 $147.62 $558 -2.77
433–446 436 40 150.50 $150.50 $656 +6.86
463–494 490 22 137.00–144.00 $143.10 $701 +3.10
515–549 544 54 136.00–145.00 $139.44 $759 +0.97
605–630 628 33 129.00–139.00 $136.14 $855 +0.97
778 778 4 127.00 $127.00 $988 -2.33
802–814 810 6 110.50–119.00 $113.31 $918 —
938 938 6 113.50 $113.50 $1,065 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 120.00 $120.00 $408 -18.72
415–420 417 5 136.00–137.00 $136.40 $569 -2.60
453–458 455 5 115.00–127.00 $122.17 $556 —
545 545 4 130.00 $130.00 $708 +9.90
724–725 724 11 112.50–116.50 $113.96 $825 -0.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 173.00 $173.00 $545 +5.33
368–395 385 8 170.00–173.00 $171.92 $662 -7.08
431 431 9 172.00 $172.00 $741 +3.50
461–468 463 7 164.00–168.00 $165.16 $765 +16.85
550–556 555 26 141.00–150.00 $148.28 $823 -0.72
628 628 22 140.50 $140.50 $882 +0.72
689 689 10 129.50 $129.50 $892 —
775–794 790 5 116.00–119.00 $118.41 $935 -4.59
808 808 3 114.00 $114.00 $921 +2.00
860 860 1 111.00 $111.00 $955 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 312 3 153.00–155.00 $153.70 $480 +9.70
380 380 1 161.00 $161.00 $612 +8.00
498 498 9 155.00 $155.00 $772 —
513 513 2 138.00 $138.00 $708 +1.35
572 572 3 145.00 $145.00 $829 +6.00
620 620 1 118.00 $118.00 $732 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1270 1122 85-90% 8 52.50–58.50 $56.06 $629 -9.64
985–1800 1248 85-90% 11 57.50–65.50 $62.04 $774 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 80-85% 1 75.00 $75.00 $982 +2.07
1180–1725 1499 80-85% 4 65.00–73.50 $68.87 $1,032 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 75-80% 1 62.50 $62.50 $903 -7.97
1610–1755 1656 75-80% 4 65.50–70.00 $67.70 $1,121 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–2325 1911 10 88.00–95.00 $91.40 $1,747 —
2175 2175 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,870 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 810.00 $810.00
1200–1550 1272 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 740.00–1,020.00 $793.19
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1500–1600 1533 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,020.00–1,150.00 $1,104.78

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
950–1225 1088 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 975.00–1,125.00 $1,059.48

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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
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 -200.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 80.00 $80.00 $224 —
300 300 2 82.00 $82.00 $246 —

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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.