Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 16, 2021

810 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.68/cwt ≈ $768/hd at 554 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.14/cwt +0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 542 lb · 48 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.57/cwt -11.93 vs last sale · ≈ $604/hd at 436 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 810 584 787
Feeder cattle 655 496 631
Slaughter cattle 66 54 119
Replacement cattle 89 34 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 550 pounds traded 5.00 higher, over 550 pounds unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 184.00 $184.00 $683 +7.04
418 418 7 175.00 $175.00 $732 +5.00
467 467 16 176.00 $176.00 $822 +5.01
513–528 value added 520 11 165.00 $165.00 $858 —
549 549 37 153.50 $153.50 $843 -2.57
578 578 6 146.00 $146.00 $844 -9.26
629–637 636 38 142.50–144.50 $144.29 $918 -3.34
705 705 13 136.50 $136.50 $962 -10.00
770–773 772 5 130.00–131.00 $130.80 $1,010 -7.70
843 843 4 132.50 $132.50 $1,117 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 158.00 $158.00 $471 —
452–493 468 5 154.00–158.00 $156.32 $732 +18.32
630–641 639 7 130.00–135.00 $134.30 $858 -3.70
710 710 3 127.50 $127.50 $905 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1307 1307 5 104.00 $104.00 $1,359 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 112.00 $112.00 $622 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 8 154.00 $154.00 $497 +4.00
356 356 15 149.50 $149.50 $532 +1.88
403–448 436 39 134.00–144.50 $138.57 $604 -11.93
495 495 38 143.50 $143.50 $710 +0.40
552–554 554 49 133.50–140.00 $138.68 $768 —
624–643 627 29 130.00–132.75 $132.26 $829 -3.88
707–711 710 19 121.00–125.00 $122.26 $868 —
770 770 7 123.00 $123.00 $947 -4.00
807 807 5 120.00 $120.00 $968 +6.69
865 865 1 108.00 $108.00 $934 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–341 331 8 135.00–141.00 $136.52 $452 +16.52
360 360 3 135.00 $135.00 $486 —
460 460 1 122.00 $122.00 $561 -0.17
515–525 522 20 115.00–129.50 $123.98 $647 -6.02
568 568 3 129.00 $129.00 $733 —
600–629 621 14 119.00–122.50 $121.35 $754 —
708–731 721 7 105.00–117.00 $110.05 $793 -3.91

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–340 310 6 164.00–177.00 $173.96 $539 +0.96
364 364 14 188.00 $188.00 $684 +16.08
435 435 8 176.00 $176.00 $766 +4.00
485 485 30 161.00 $161.00 $781 -4.16
540–542 541 14 137.50–140.50 $138.78 $751 —
555 555 26 145.00 $145.00 $805 -3.28
622–628 623 24 129.00–134.50 $133.58 $832 -6.92
655–697 684 10 127.00–129.00 $127.57 $873 -1.93
710 710 3 112.00 $112.00 $795 —
801 801 4 116.00 $116.00 $929 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–385 363 5 151.00–155.00 $154.15 $560 -6.85
443 443 4 157.00 $157.00 $696 —
450–480 465 2 111.00–147.50 $128.66 $598 -26.34
568 568 3 139.00 $139.00 $790 -6.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 115.00 $115.00 $656 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1180 1095 85-90% 2 52.00–53.00 $52.46 $574 —
1050–1510 1267 85-90% 22 53.50–64.00 $58.12 $736 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1550 1395 75-80% 8 64.00–65.00 $64.31 $897 —
1455–1755 1605 75-80% 2 61.50 $61.50 $987 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 80-85% 1 74.00 $74.00 $873 —
1300–1625 1380 80-85% 5 64.00–66.50 $65.62 $906 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1515 1345 4 78.00–84.50 $82.42 $1,109 —
1800–2175 1988 2 87.00–88.50 $87.68 $1,743 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150–1250 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 725.00–750.00 $736.98
1185–1450 1268 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 875.00–1,050.00 $929.83
1250–1500 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 975.00–1,025.00 $1,000.23
1350–1400 1375 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,225.00 $1,161.36
1450 1450 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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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 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 ±0.00
1250–1300 1256 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,150.00–1,675.00 $1,570.35 +320.35

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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.