Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 23, 2021

713 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.03/cwt -3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 558 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.65/cwt -5.85 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 486 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $134.00/cwt +0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 620 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 713 810 1,060
Feeder cattle 552 655 816
Slaughter cattle 99 66 117
Replacement cattle 62 89 127

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 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 2 172.00 $172.00 $430 —
423 423 2 172.00 $172.00 $728 -3.00
476 476 8 163.50 $163.50 $778 -12.50
551–560 554 17 153.75–157.00 $154.72 $857 +8.72
620 value added 620 13 150.00 $150.00 $930 —
634 634 17 142.75 $142.75 $905 -1.54
690 690 6 136.25 $136.25 $940 —
711–748 723 30 132.00–136.00 $135.50 $980 -1.00
813–823 817 7 128.00–128.50 $128.28 $1,048 -4.22
900 900 1 125.50 $125.50 $1,130 —
1118 1118 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,297 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–278 265 5 138.00–165.00 $153.30 $406 -4.70
500–530 520 3 143.00–146.00 $143.96 $749 —
615–645 625 9 114.00–137.50 $134.53 $841 +0.23
665 665 1 130.00 $130.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–298 278 4 155.00–156.00 $155.46 $432 —
378–390 382 6 140.00–142.00 $140.68 $537 -8.82
428 428 25 139.00 $139.00 $595 +0.43
459–489 486 39 136.00–138.00 $137.65 $669 -5.85
539 539 5 134.00 $134.00 $722 —
551–573 558 42 132.50–136.50 $135.03 $753 -3.65
619–628 622 31 128.00–133.50 $132.07 $821 -0.19
653 value added 653 9 131.00 $131.00 $855 —
650–660 655 10 123.00–126.00 $124.51 $816 —
710 710 4 120.50 $120.50 $856 -1.76
798 798 3 113.50 $113.50 $906 -9.50
818 818 5 111.00 $111.00 $908 -9.00
1037 1037 3 104.00 $104.00 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 142.50 $142.50 $406 —
459 459 7 134.50 $134.50 $617 +12.50
505–515 510 2 110.00–127.00 $118.42 $604 -5.56
638 638 4 124.00 $124.00 $791 +2.65
690 690 7 122.00 $122.00 $842 —
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 +4.95
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 125.00 $125.00 $535 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 179.00 $179.00 $560 +5.04
365 365 7 174.00 $174.00 $635 -14.00
423–429 429 25 162.00–164.00 $163.84 $703 -12.16
502 502 20 160.00 $160.00 $803 —
560 560 22 140.25 $140.25 $785 -4.75
620 620 31 134.00 $134.00 $831 +0.42
673–688 681 4 124.00–124.50 $124.25 $846 -3.32
704 704 10 130.50 $130.50 $919 +18.50
833 833 10 110.00 $110.00 $916 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 167.00 $167.00 $568 —
445 445 5 158.50 $158.50 $705 +1.50
473 473 5 149.00 $149.00 $705 +20.34
540 540 5 143.00 $143.00 $772 —
560–585 573 2 122.00–136.00 $128.85 $738 -10.15
620–635 625 3 120.00–121.00 $120.66 $754 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 121.00 $121.00 $430 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1295 1199 85-90% 4 50.50–54.50 $52.54 $630 —
985–1550 1237 85-90% 22 55.00–61.50 $57.95 $717 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1750 1308 80-85% 16 61.50–69.00 $63.66 $833 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1780 1542 75-80% 10 60.50–64.50 $62.97 $971 —
1425–1850 1640 75-80% 4 55.50–59.00 $57.46 $942 -4.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1850 1483 5 79.00–85.00 $82.41 $1,222 —
1680–2275 1989 7 85.00–93.50 $88.23 $1,755 +0.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1250–1500 1322 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 1,025.00–1,250.00 $1,119.15
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1125–1515 1382 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 900.00–1,150.00 $1,057.44

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00

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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 (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 +150.00
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 -670.35
1250–1330 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,500.00 $1,403.10 -167.25
1250–1350 1292 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,150.00–1,500.00 $1,334.84 —

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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.