Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 28, 2021

906 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.68/cwt +5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 619 lb · 54 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.78/cwt -3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 476 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $154.99/cwt +15.48 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 523 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 906 1,009 676
Feeder cattle 738 886 559
Slaughter cattle 150 86 86
Replacement cattle 18 37 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds traded steady over 500 pounds traded 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 6 165.00 $165.00 $676 +1.00
488 488 5 161.00 $161.00 $786 -4.50
537–546 543 31 156.00–157.00 $156.71 $851 —
620–623 621 30 139.50–141.50 $140.10 $870 -0.70
673–691 687 12 134.75–135.00 $134.81 $926 —
713–722 715 16 132.00–133.50 $132.28 $946 +3.18
761 value added 761 7 134.50 $134.50 $1,024 —
805 805 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,006 -2.00
865 865 4 133.50 $133.50 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 142.00 $142.00 $518 —
403 403 2 142.00 $142.00 $572 -7.00
455 455 3 140.00 $140.00 $637 +4.02
528–540 533 5 135.00–137.50 $136.49 $727 -5.01
608 608 3 126.00 $126.00 $766 -9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 3 137.00 $137.00 $359 —
314–315 314 7 136.00–137.00 $136.71 $429 —
365–372 372 17 149.00–150.00 $149.94 $558 +5.35
423 423 29 143.00 $143.00 $605 -3.50
459–488 476 47 136.00–138.00 $136.78 $651 -3.86
530–543 533 8 134.00–135.00 $134.75 $718 +10.69
552 552 37 127.00 $127.00 $701 +1.12
616–627 618 36 122.00–122.50 $122.40 $756 +4.19
622 value added 622 18 126.25 $126.25 $785 —
706 706 8 122.00 $122.00 $861 +14.58
710 value added 710 15 123.50 $123.50 $877 —
760 760 1 119.00 $119.00 $904 —
766 value added 766 13 122.75 $122.75 $940 —
811 811 7 119.50 $119.50 $969 +10.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 124.00 $124.00 $391 -4.00
380–385 381 6 118.00–132.00 $129.64 $494 -0.36
455–461 458 23 129.50–131.00 $130.28 $597 +8.06
525–538 535 13 120.50–123.00 $121.07 $648 +2.07
635 635 10 118.75 $118.75 $754 —
680 680 1 109.00 $109.00 $741 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 —— 8 173.00 $173.00 $535 -6.00
365–375 372 —— 18 161.00–170.00 $168.36 $626 -1.67
432 432 —— 25 170.00 $170.00 $734 +15.22
490 490 —— 9 152.00 $152.00 $745 +2.52
500–548 523 —— 46 151.00–159.00 $154.99 $811 +15.48
552 552 —— 8 132.00 $132.00 $729 -12.75
620–635 624 —— 41 124.00–133.25 $131.88 $823 -2.28
697 697 —— 22 119.00 $119.00 $829 -5.50
800 800 —— 2 103.00 $103.00 $824 —
1270 1270 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,486 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–392 391 6 148.00–159.00 $151.64 $593 —
453 453 4 135.00 $135.00 $612 —
525–529 528 5 116.00–131.00 $128.02 $676 +3.02
602 602 3 110.00 $110.00 $662 —
687 687 3 106.00 $106.00 $728 —
705 705 1 100.00 $100.00 $705 -14.00
835 835 2 101.00 $101.00 $843 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $645 —
1000–1400 1218 85-90% 30 48.00–58.00 $52.38 $638 —
1050–1450 1218 85-90% 5 44.00–50.50 $46.94 $572 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1820 1435 75-80% 12 53.00–59.50 $56.06 $804 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1680 1428 80-85% 10 54.50–61.00 $56.63 $809 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1900 1601 4 72.00–80.00 $74.83 $1,198 —
1635–2155 1894 6 81.00–90.00 $85.12 $1,612 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1150–1500 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,075.00 $1,060.85

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.