Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 30, 2021

783 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.86/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 486 lb · 57 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.80/cwt -4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 621 lb · 50 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.50/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 437 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 783 713 1,031
Feeder cattle 673 552 853
Slaughter cattle 70 99 125
Replacement cattle 40 62 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 pounds traded 4.00 lower, over 600 steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls 4.00 lower. 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
205 205 1 170.00 $170.00 $348 —
260 260 1 176.00 $176.00 $458 +4.00
375 375 11 169.00 $169.00 $634 —
416 416 7 166.00 $166.00 $691 -6.00
460–474 463 36 159.00–160.00 $159.20 $737 -4.30
538–539 538 39 150.00–153.50 $150.72 $811 —
555–599 585 12 143.00–148.50 $145.02 $848 -9.70
616–628 622 10 145.50 $145.50 $905 +2.75
678 678 2 135.00 $135.00 $915 -1.25
701 701 8 133.50 $133.50 $936 -2.00
775 775 4 120.00 $120.00 $930 —
945 945 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,058 —
1000 1000 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,180 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 155.00 $155.00 $356 —
360 360 3 156.00 $156.00 $562 —
455–465 459 7 146.00–154.50 $150.81 $692 —
500–530 509 7 133.00–141.00 $139.81 $712 -4.15
575 575 2 131.00 $131.00 $753 —
650 650 2 122.00 $122.00 $793 -8.00
1005 1005 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,045 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 4 144.00 $144.00 $382 -11.46
308 308 5 144.00 $144.00 $444 —
375 375 13 140.00 $140.00 $525 -0.68
437 437 40 142.50 $142.50 $623 +3.50
453–499 486 57 135.50–140.00 $138.86 $675 +1.21
526–547 541 26 137.00 $137.00 $741 +3.00
600–630 621 50 123.50–129.00 $127.80 $794 -4.27
713 713 21 123.00 $123.00 $877 +2.50
808 808 5 103.50 $103.50 $836 -7.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 2 130.00 $130.00 $296 —
290–295 293 2 131.00–134.00 $132.51 $388 -9.99
378–385 382 5 129.00–137.00 $133.84 $511 —
413–440 427 4 133.00–135.00 $133.97 $572 —
474–495 485 11 130.00–131.00 $130.44 $633 -4.06
505–546 533 20 122.00–131.00 $127.98 $682 +9.56
568 568 2 114.00 $114.00 $648 —
612 612 6 121.50 $121.50 $744 -2.50
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 —— 9 182.00 $182.00 $546 +3.00
366 366 —— 8 177.00 $177.00 $648 +3.00
432 432 —— 24 159.00 $159.00 $687 -4.84
493 493 —— 33 145.50 $145.50 $717 —
544 544 —— 16 142.50 $142.50 $775 —
627–647 629 —— 35 126.00–128.00 $127.82 $804 -6.18
713 713 —— 15 122.25 $122.25 $872 -8.25
813 813 —— 4 105.50 $105.50 $858 -4.50
1455 1455 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,571 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 142.50–164.00 $153.08 $482 -13.92
365–372 369 6 154.00–159.00 $156.52 $578 —
405–447 437 4 116.00–141.00 $135.20 $591 -23.30
520–531 527 6 130.00–137.00 $134.70 $710 -8.30
615 615 1 104.00 $104.00 $640 -16.66
705 705 1 113.00 $113.00 $797 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1415 1196 85-90% 19 52.00–59.50 $54.94 $657 +2.40
1245–1265 1255 85-90% 2 60.00 $60.00 $753 —
1090–1525 1256 85-90% 4 49.00–52.00 $50.71 $637 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1560 1378 80-85% 9 56.00–66.00 $59.53 $820 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1905 1568 75-80% 9 56.50–61.50 $59.11 $927 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–2300 1730 5 72.00–79.00 $76.95 $1,331 —
1640–2400 1967 5 81.50–89.00 $84.03 $1,653 -4.20

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 535.00 $535.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1150–1450 1267 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 725.00–975.00 $853.95
1085–1500 1272 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 710.00–1,000.00 $908.03
1275–1410 1343 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–775.00 $739.39

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1350–1550 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00–1,425.00 $1,344.83 —

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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.