Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 11, 2021

860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.83/cwt +0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 558 lb · 49 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $121.00/cwt -12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 618 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.49/cwt -20.36 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 627 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 860 1,196 1,206
Feeder cattle 727 1,052 1,021
Slaughter cattle 112 123 135
Replacement cattle 21 21 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 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
353 353 2 172.00 $172.00 $607 —
415 415 1 162.00 $162.00 $672 -2.00
466 466 10 158.00 $158.00 $736 +0.50
538 538 23 148.50 $148.50 $799 —
563–567 565 5 141.00–147.00 $143.39 $810 -8.11
620–645 622 15 135.00–140.00 $135.35 $842 -3.80
651 651 5 139.50 $139.50 $908 -2.23
711 711 14 127.00 $127.00 $903 -2.39
795 795 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,049 —
860 860 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,101 —
1340 1340 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,394 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 3 137.50 $137.50 $316 —
459–483 467 6 130.00–151.00 $137.24 $641 -6.76
515–528 522 4 119.00–131.00 $124.93 $652 -14.02
580 580 2 128.00 $128.00 $742 -2.66
664 664 6 128.00 $128.00 $850 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 3 134.00 $134.00 $332 —
315 315 2 131.00 $131.00 $413 -10.00
370 370 14 143.00 $143.00 $529 -3.32
441–442 442 30 131.00–132.00 $131.30 $580 +0.80
492 492 29 130.00 $130.00 $640 -1.77
518 value added 518 12 139.00 $139.00 $720 —
525–529 526 23 125.00–130.00 $126.75 $667 -5.28
558–559 558 49 125.50–126.00 $125.83 $702 +0.28
623–628 627 37 116.00–120.00 $118.49 $743 -6.79
721 721 16 110.00 $110.00 $793 +11.00
726 value added 726 7 123.00 $123.00 $893 -5.00
805 805 3 115.00 $115.00 $926 +12.05
991 991 6 112.00 $112.00 $1,110 +19.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 280 3 115.00–117.50 $115.86 $324 —
359–371 366 13 124.00–134.00 $127.77 $468 +2.77
420–443 440 26 120.50–130.00 $124.18 $546 -0.61
485–490 487 3 107.50–115.00 $112.48 $548 -6.52
598 598 2 105.00 $105.00 $628 —
614 614 6 111.00 $111.00 $682 -6.00
708 708 2 100.00 $100.00 $708 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 3 181.00 $181.00 $574 -1.00
357 357 8 176.00 $176.00 $628 +7.68
432 432 28 162.00 $162.00 $700 +1.50
461–477 470 29 149.50–152.50 $151.28 $711 -1.87
549 549 25 138.00 $138.00 $758 +3.00
560–587 576 12 121.00–129.00 $124.24 $716 -20.01
618 618 40 121.00 $121.00 $748 -12.00
709–732 713 13 111.00–112.00 $111.84 $797 -5.66
809–830 824 18 105.00–108.00 $105.82 $872 +0.82
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–347 336 5 129.00–141.00 $136.43 $458 —
365 365 3 152.00 $152.00 $555 +6.50
457–459 458 10 129.00–141.00 $132.59 $607 -5.78
540–546 543 12 112.00–121.00 $117.19 $636 -11.81
628–645 637 16 109.00 $109.00 $694 -12.35
682 682 4 106.00 $106.00 $723 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1450 1196 85-90% 8 43.00–48.50 $46.54 $557 —
945–1500 1252 85-90% 23 47.50–55.00 $50.89 $637 -3.81
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1620 1328 80-85% 9 53.00–58.00 $55.75 $740 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1550 1374 75-80% 7 53.00–59.50 $55.00 $756 -10.34
1500 1500 75-80% 1 47.00 $47.00 $705 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1415 1383 2 84.50–91.50 $88.08 $1,218 —
1111–1975 1484 6 71.00–79.00 $75.08 $1,114 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 470.00 $470.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1095–1150 1123 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–660.00 $630.73
1000–1550 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–1,000.00 $941.18
1440 1440 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 885.00 $885.00 —
1200–1450 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,175.00–1,400.00 $1,262.50 +94.41

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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.