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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 4, 2021

1,196 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.85/cwt +15.16 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 626 lb · 164 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.55/cwt -1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 558 lb · 80 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.50/cwt ≈ $851/hd at 562 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,196 906 1,202
Feeder cattle 1,052 738 901
Slaughter cattle 123 150 184
Replacement cattle 21 18 117

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 181.00 $181.00 $471 —
422 422 5 164.00 $164.00 $692 -1.00
476 476 27 157.50 $157.50 $750 -3.50
554–588 562 58 150.50–153.50 $151.50 $851 —
630–642 632 48 137.00–142.00 $139.15 $879 -0.95
660–689 673 18 140.00–143.00 $141.73 $954 +6.92
715 715 23 127.00–129.75 $129.39 $925 -2.89
750 750 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,012 —
826 826 10 128.50 $128.50 $1,061 +3.50
879 value added 879 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 162.00 $162.00 $467 —
335 335 4 148.00 $148.00 $496 —
375 375 3 146.00 $146.00 $548 +4.00
425 425 1 149.00 $149.00 $633 +7.00
465 465 3 144.00 $144.00 $670 +4.00
545–547 547 11 138.50–141.00 $138.95 $760 +2.46
573–585 577 3 130.00–131.00 $130.66 $754 —
628 628 2 131.00 $131.00 $823 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–268 263 4 136.00–143.00 $139.43 $367 +2.43
315 315 7 141.00 $141.00 $444 +4.29
358–366 365 26 138.00–147.00 $146.32 $534 -3.62
442 442 29 130.50 $130.50 $577 -12.50
454–489 478 33 127.50–133.50 $131.77 $630 -5.01
522–526 524 28 127.50–135.50 $132.03 $692 -2.72
554–575 558 80 119.50–127.00 $125.55 $701 -1.45
625 value added 625 81 152.75 $152.75 $955 +26.50
614–639 626 83 119.50–129.00 $125.28 $784 +2.88
683–698 695 26 122.00–123.50 $122.28 $850 —
710 value added 710 10 128.00 $128.00 $909 +4.50
742 742 6 99.00 $99.00 $735 —
771 value added 771 4 128.00 $128.00 $987 +5.25
820–822 822 10 98.00–103.50 $102.95 $846 -16.55
965 965 2 93.00 $93.00 $897 —
1178 1178 2 89.00 $89.00 $1,048 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–333 326 9 127.00–133.00 $129.05 $421 +5.05
359 359 4 125.00 $125.00 $449 -4.64
437–441 438 14 123.50–128.00 $124.79 $547 —
486 486 4 119.00 $119.00 $578 -11.28
537 537 3 119.00 $119.00 $639 -2.07
629 629 7 117.00 $117.00 $736 -1.75
680 680 4 110.50 $110.50 $751 +1.50
858 858 5 84.00 $84.00 $721 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 10 182.00 $182.00 $561 +9.00
362–371 369 11 161.00–171.00 $168.32 $621 -0.04
438 438 21 160.50 $160.50 $703 -9.50
453–498 480 42 152.00–155.00 $153.15 $735 +1.15
544 544 8 135.00 $135.00 $734 -19.99
550 550 30 144.25 $144.25 $793 +12.25
624 624 21 133.00 $133.00 $830 +1.12
680 680 1 121.00 $121.00 $823 +2.00
701 701 27 117.50 $117.50 $824 —
758 758 4 108.00 $108.00 $819 —
813 813 9 105.00 $105.00 $854 +2.00
1027 1027 7 81.00 $81.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 145.50 $145.50 $559 -6.14
460–485 468 9 130.00–141.00 $138.37 $648 +3.37
534 534 6 129.00 $129.00 $689 +0.98
623–636 632 13 121.00–121.50 $121.35 $767 +11.35

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1570 1223 85-90% 9 46.00–53.00 $50.44 $617 -1.94
1050–1660 1265 85-90% 17 52.00–59.50 $54.70 $692 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1510 1380 75-80% 3 63.00–68.00 $65.34 $902 —
1200–1750 1490 75-80% 13 54.00–62.00 $57.53 $857 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 80-85% 1 65.50 $65.50 $829 —
1060–1560 1371 80-85% 14 57.50–62.50 $59.34 $814 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710 1710 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,351 —
1820–2095 1946 4 86.50–89.00 $87.97 $1,712 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1000–1125 1063 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 860.00–975.00 $920.88
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1215 1215 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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
1250–1350 1302 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,025.00–1,350.00 $1,168.09 —

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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.