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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 18, 2021

1,234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.64/cwt +25.25 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 551 lb · 112 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.02/cwt +1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 488 lb · 87 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.34/cwt +5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 552 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,234 860 1,251
Feeder cattle 1,016 727 1,066
Slaughter cattle 161 112 143
Replacement cattle 57 21 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
376 376 9 165.00 $165.00 $620 -7.00
429 429 4 158.00 $158.00 $678 -4.00
483 483 24 162.00 $162.00 $782 +4.00
550 value added 550 88 174.00 $174.00 $957 —
554 554 24 149.00 $149.00 $825 +5.61
632–638 633 29 140.00 $140.00 $886 +4.65
700–719 715 19 130.00–137.50 $131.55 $941 +4.55
800 800 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,040 —
808 value added 808 4 137.50 $137.50 $1,111 —
935 935 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,057 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 146.00 $146.00 $362 +8.50
329 329 4 135.00 $135.00 $444 —
378 378 2 153.00 $153.00 $578 —
457 457 3 137.00 $137.00 $626 -0.24
532 532 9 136.00 $136.00 $724 +11.07
560 560 4 127.00 $127.00 $711 -1.00
630–648 640 7 115.00–125.00 $119.22 $763 —
655 655 2 125.00 $125.00 $819 -3.00
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 —
785 785 2 125.00 $125.00 $981 —
840 840 1 113.00 $113.00 $949 —

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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 3 142.50 $142.50 $373 —
310 310 3 140.00 $140.00 $434 +9.00
369–377 371 30 136.00–138.00 $137.39 $510 -5.61
421–430 423 53 132.50–135.50 $134.87 $571 +3.57
452–497 488 87 127.50–134.00 $131.02 $639 +1.02
550–560 552 80 129.50–132.00 $131.34 $725 +5.51
625 625 28 123.00–124.00 $123.14 $770 +4.65
654–699 673 19 120.00–122.50 $121.41 $817 —
702 702 5 118.00 $118.00 $828 +8.00
707 value added 707 6 126.00 $126.00 $891 +3.00
785 785 12 122.50 $122.50 $962 —
1056 1056 4 100.00 $100.00 $1,056 —
1250 1250 2 86.00 $86.00 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 117.00 $117.00 $380 —
363–367 365 27 125.00–132.00 $128.61 $469 +0.84
427–440 434 6 103.00–114.00 $108.42 $471 -15.76
470 470 15 120.00–125.50 $124.40 $585 +11.92
598 598 5 123.00 $123.00 $736 +18.00
748 748 3 102.00 $102.00 $763 —
883 883 2 95.00 $95.00 $839 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 —— 9 181.00 $181.00 $557 ±0.00
361 361 —— 17 175.00 $175.00 $632 -1.00
423 423 —— 35 162.50 $162.50 $687 +0.50
459–497 484 —— 49 152.50–154.75 $153.24 $742 +1.96
528–549 544 —— 43 130.00–136.75 $135.07 $735 -2.93
619 619 —— 14 125.00 $125.00 $774 +4.00
711 711 —— 13 120.00 $120.00 $853 +8.16
814 814 —— 10 100.00 $100.00 $814 -5.82
1600 1600 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,472 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–398 385 10 133.00–141.00 $138.52 $533 -13.48
403–447 429 11 111.00–135.00 $124.72 $535 —
542 542 13 125.00 $125.00 $678 +7.81
637 637 9 115.00 $115.00 $733 +6.00
654–668 659 9 111.00–115.00 $113.65 $749 +7.65
737 737 7 107.00 $107.00 $789 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 4 122.00 $122.00 $650 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1500 1264 85-90% 27 48.00–56.00 $51.60 $652 +0.71
1140–1500 1299 85-90% 5 43.50–48.00 $45.82 $595 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1111–1330 1221 75-80% 2 48.00–49.50 $48.82 $596 —
1455–1500 1478 75-80% 2 66.00–75.00 $70.43 $1,041 —
1305–1820 1595 75-80% 26 51.00–63.00 $55.53 $886 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1545 1330 80-85% 11 54.50–63.00 $57.71 $768 +1.96
1325–1350 1338 80-85% 2 64.00–67.00 $65.51 $877 +9.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–2030 1698 9 72.00–81.50 $76.65 $1,302 —
1500–2120 1781 7 81.50–89.00 $84.51 $1,505 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1080–1100 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–925.00 $912.61
1050–1600 1349 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 700.00–1,250.00 $1,110.93
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1300–1400 1383 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 850.00–1,175.00 $1,124.10

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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
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1050–1350 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 975.00–1,250.00 $1,117.39 —
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.