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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 21, 2021

1,009 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.75/cwt +6.75 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 578 lb · 126 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.25/cwt ≈ $1,031/hd at 660 lb · 75 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.64/cwt +1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 487 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,009 642 887
Feeder cattle 886 531 746
Slaughter cattle 86 86 108
Replacement cattle 37 25 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 175.00 $175.00 $472 —
385 385 3 170.00 $170.00 $654 -3.77
432 432 6 164.00 $164.00 $708 +13.00
482 482 26 165.50 $165.50 $798 -3.50
550–554 554 41 154.00 $154.00 $853 ±0.00
590 value added 590 85 164.00 $164.00 $968 —
624–634 626 44 136.50–142.00 $140.80 $881 -2.20
660 value added 660 75 156.25 $156.25 $1,031 —
724–735 727 15 128.00–130.50 $129.10 $939 -0.90
750–758 756 4 126.00–128.00 $127.50 $964 +3.50
804 804 4 127.00 $127.00 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 149.00 $149.00 $641 —
468–470 469 6 120.00–144.00 $135.98 $638 —
533 533 5 141.50 $141.50 $754 -1.52
562–598 574 10 134.00–142.50 $138.49 $795 —
633 633 3 135.00 $135.00 $855 +4.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 140.00 $140.00 $343 —
365–377 370 16 141.50–146.50 $144.59 $535 -4.13
424 424 14 146.50 $146.50 $621 +0.22
472–490 487 58 140.00–140.75 $140.64 $685 +1.02
521–540 528 14 121.50–128.50 $124.06 $655 -7.73
555–568 558 48 123.00–126.75 $125.88 $702 —
608–638 622 31 115.00–120.00 $118.21 $735 -2.50
693 693 2 118.00 $118.00 $818 +1.82
726–740 728 7 104.00–108.00 $107.42 $782 -3.14
824 824 7 109.00 $109.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–330 321 4 128.00 $128.00 $411 -10.33
360–369 367 9 130.00 $130.00 $477 -1.00
435–443 442 12 115.00–131.00 $128.37 $567 -11.63
450–482 477 7 112.00–129.00 $122.22 $583 +4.21
518 518 3 119.00 $119.00 $616 +1.64
690 690 4 110.00 $110.00 $759 ±0.00
723 723 2 96.00 $96.00 $694 -4.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 111.00 $111.00 $424 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 6 179.00 $179.00 $548 +5.00
368–374 372 12 164.00–173.00 $170.03 $633 -8.97
410–436 434 12 154.50–158.00 $154.78 $672 -10.22
464–498 495 39 149.00–154.00 $149.48 $740 -1.95
534–544 539 12 138.00–141.00 $139.51 $752 —
560 560 30 144.75 $144.75 $811 +3.19
627–644 629 40 125.00–135.50 $134.16 $844 +2.16
698 698 12 124.50 $124.50 $869 —
792 792 8 108.50 $108.50 $859 +2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 141.00 $141.00 $498 -23.00
418–443 436 7 127.00–141.00 $137.16 $598 —
505 505 2 125.00 $125.00 $631 —
732 732 3 114.00 $114.00 $834 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 2 114.00 $114.00 $606 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $484 —
995–1765 1275 85-90% 21 46.00–57.00 $50.29 $641 -0.07
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–2045 1358 75-80% 4 48.00–51.50 $49.96 $678 —
1305–1650 1482 75-80% 7 53.00–59.50 $55.37 $821 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 80-85% 2 66.00 $66.00 $759 —
1330 1330 80-85% 1 52.00 $52.00 $692 -2.47
1235–1410 1350 80-85% 6 56.00–60.00 $57.61 $778 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1920 1489 4 69.00–79.50 $75.88 $1,130 —
1265–2320 1759 6 81.00–87.00 $83.27 $1,465 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00
950–1500 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 800.00–950.00 $898.51
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1000–1800 1234 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 640.00–1,025.00 $797.19

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
950 950 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–480 468 5 83.50–87.00 $85.65 $401 —
680 680 1 89.00 $89.00 $605 —

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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.