Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 14, 2021

642 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.79/cwt -2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 540 lb · 48 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.28/cwt +6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 435 lb · 44 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $151.43/cwt +3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 486 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 642 1,073 0
Feeder cattle 531 853 0
Slaughter cattle 86 174 0
Replacement cattle 25 46 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with good demand for light weight feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00-4.00 lower with quality not as attractive as last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–385 376 5 169.00–175.00 $173.77 $653 +3.77
448 448 2 151.00 $151.00 $676 —
467 467 3 169.00 $169.00 $789 +7.75
543 543 4 152.00 $152.00 $825 -3.00
551 551 20 154.00 $154.00 $849 +3.00
619 619 16 143.00 $143.00 $885 -2.55
702 702 6 130.00 $130.00 $913 -2.73
755 755 2 121.00–127.00 $124.00 $936 -1.00
923 923 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,145 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 2 155.00 $155.00 $453 —
350 350 3 143.50 $143.50 $502 —
510–535 515 6 140.00–146.00 $143.02 $737 +3.02
645 645 5 130.50 $130.50 $842 -2.50
660 660 1 127.00 $127.00 $838 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–371 370 14 147.00–150.00 $148.72 $550 +9.11
429–437 435 44 142.00–148.00 $146.28 $636 +6.72
463–484 479 25 138.00–145.00 $139.62 $669 -1.88
515–548 540 48 128.50–133.50 $131.79 $712 -2.52
613 613 24 120.50–123.00 $120.71 $740 -5.95
655–683 667 9 114.00–118.00 $116.18 $775 -7.65
715–740 719 7 108.00–111.00 $110.56 $795 -5.44
858 858 2 104.00 $104.00 $892 —
1050 1050 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 135.00 $135.00 $382 ±0.00
315–323 320 3 138.00–139.00 $138.33 $443 +9.33
390 390 2 131.00 $131.00 $511 +1.00
444 444 7 140.00 $140.00 $622 +9.09
463–478 472 6 114.00–122.00 $118.01 $557 —
535–540 537 12 111.00–125.00 $117.36 $630 —
637 637 3 115.00 $115.00 $733 -5.00
678 678 2 110.00 $110.00 $746 -9.00
710 710 2 100.00 $100.00 $710 -5.51

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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 6 174.00 $174.00 $545 +3.00
372 372 14 179.00 $179.00 $666 +10.39
431 431 15 165.00 $165.00 $711 +5.50
457–493 486 29 147.00–152.50 $151.43 $736 +3.77
551–552 551 27 141.50–142.00 $141.56 $780 +0.56
613 613 23 132.00 $132.00 $809 +5.43
702–714 708 17 115.00–119.50 $117.36 $831 -0.64
782 782 2 106.00 $106.00 $829 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 164.00 $164.00 $587 +23.00
451 451 4 135.00 $135.00 $609 —
642 642 2 120.00 $120.00 $770 +2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1695 1273 85-90% 25 45.00–54.00 $50.36 $641 —
1320 1320 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $766 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1405 1326 75-80% 4 49.50–53.50 $51.06 $677 —
1235–1510 1394 75-80% 6 52.00–55.00 $53.07 $740 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1530 1348 80-85% 9 52.00–58.00 $54.47 $734 -4.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1865 1616 4 68.00–74.50 $72.51 $1,172 -3.66
1835–1975 1905 2 78.00–82.50 $80.33 $1,530 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1350 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 650.00–825.00 $722.84
1278–1300 1296 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 885.00–1,125.00 $1,060.49
1305 1305 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1225 1138 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 625.00–725.00 $671.15

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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
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 585.00 $585.00 —
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.