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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 2, 2021

1,660 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.76/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 561 lb · 92 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.19/cwt +5.05 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 629 lb · 77 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $161.72/cwt +8.48 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 489 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,660 1,234 1,285
Feeder cattle 1,432 1,016 1,046
Slaughter cattle 177 161 164
Replacement cattle 51 57 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to holiday 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
400–420 408 5 156.00–162.00 $159.16 $649 +1.16
474 474 13 169.50 $169.50 $803 +7.50
547 547 29 157.00 $157.00 $859 —
569 value added 569 10 154.75 $154.75 $881 -19.25
573–592 586 13 144.00–146.50 $144.75 $848 -4.25
632–638 634 63 141.50–148.00 $146.45 $928 +6.45
669 669 9 140.50 $140.50 $940 —
719–732 720 56 137.50–140.00 $139.82 $1,007 +8.27
773–797 788 11 125.00–127.50 $126.61 $998 —
824 824 28 127.50 $127.50 $1,051 -2.50
845 value added 845 9 135.50 $135.50 $1,145 —
882 882 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,085 —
926 926 4 129.50 $129.50 $1,199 +16.50
1000 1000 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,200 —
1082 1082 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,136 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 227 3 155.00–160.00 $158.46 $360 +12.46
463–478 469 8 134.50–141.00 $136.99 $642 -0.01
513–524 520 6 139.00 $139.00 $723 +3.00
565 565 6 138.50 $138.50 $783 +11.50
649 649 21 138.50 $138.50 $899 +19.28
718 718 7 125.00 $125.00 $898 +15.00
765 765 2 117.00 $117.00 $895 -8.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 137.50 $137.50 $385 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 14 139.00–143.00 $141.00 $416 -1.50
361–377 367 45 142.00–150.50 $146.08 $536 +8.69
432–445 434 34 143.00 $143.00 $621 +8.13
471–490 489 66 130.00–136.50 $136.03 $665 +5.01
544 544 18 126.00 $126.00 $685 —
557–586 561 92 132.50–134.00 $132.76 $745 +1.42
628–640 629 77 128.00–131.50 $128.19 $806 +5.05
655 value added 655 7 134.50 $134.50 $881 —
698 698 6 123.50 $123.50 $862 +2.09
702 702 40 123.00 $123.00 $863 +5.00
723 value added 723 6 129.00 $129.00 $933 +3.00
798–799 798 21 111.50–115.00 $114.00 $910 -8.50
829 value added 829 8 124.00 $124.00 $1,028 —
868 868 5 111.50 $111.50 $968 —
1005 1005 2 97.00 $97.00 $975 —
1055 1055 2 93.00 $93.00 $981 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 120.00 $120.00 $282 —
268–293 281 4 125.00–137.50 $131.53 $370 —
340 340 1 120.00 $120.00 $408 +3.00
439–445 442 19 127.00–129.50 $128.32 $567 +19.90
461–480 470 11 123.00–131.00 $128.03 $602 +3.63
530 530 20 122.00 $122.00 $647 —
629 629 12 115.00 $115.00 $723 —
658–680 660 18 109.00–116.75 $115.86 $765 —
723–731 727 11 89.00–110.00 $100.40 $730 -1.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–311 308 16 170.00–176.00 $173.78 $535 -7.22
366 366 29 174.50 $174.50 $639 -0.50
435 435 38 175.50 $175.50 $763 +13.00
462–494 489 66 161.00–166.00 $161.72 $791 +8.48
535–548 541 16 145.50–147.00 $146.12 $791 +11.05
550–552 551 65 146.50–150.00 $148.82 $820 —
619 619 49 138.75 $138.75 $859 +13.75
714 714 23 120.50 $120.50 $860 +0.50
821 821 9 107.50 $107.50 $883 +7.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–345 325 5 131.00–160.00 $147.69 $480 —
375–378 377 18 155.50–158.00 $156.36 $589 +17.84
464 464 10 144.50 $144.50 $670 —
512–513 513 6 122.00–129.00 $125.50 $644 +0.50
573 573 4 110.00 $110.00 $630 —
612–648 626 8 127.00–129.00 $128.22 $803 +13.22
695 695 3 111.00 $111.00 $771 —
727 727 5 115.00 $115.00 $836 +8.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 4 110.00 $110.00 $466 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1111–1240 1176 85-90% 2 43.50–45.00 $44.21 $520 —
1060–1450 1237 85-90% 34 47.00–56.00 $52.09 $644 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1900 1527 75-80% 29 51.50–60.00 $55.54 $848 —
1470–2000 1653 75-80% 5 49.00–52.00 $50.91 $842 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $734 —
1080–1625 1416 80-85% 27 53.00–63.00 $56.85 $805 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1945 1442 7 73.00–80.00 $76.77 $1,107 —
1560–2295 1973 12 78.00–87.50 $82.78 $1,633 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1150 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 610.00–850.00 $721.36
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00
1000–1500 1344 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 750.00–1,125.00 $918.89
1135–1470 1370 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 700.00–830.00 $784.48
1350–1500 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 935.00–960.00 $948.16

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00

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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
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 +50.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 4 80.00 $80.00 $314 —
500 500 5 85.00 $85.00 $425 —

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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.