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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 6, 2022

345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.00/cwt -13.03 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 465 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $153.38/cwt -15.69 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 441 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.91/cwt -12.09 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 436 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 345 1,111 917
Feeder cattle 236 862 744
Slaughter cattle 58 179 135
Replacement cattle 51 70 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 2 167.00–169.00 $168.05 $622 -25.95
426 426 6 162.00 $162.00 $690 +1.00
534 534 4 157.00 $157.00 $838 -11.00
608 608 2 146.00 $146.00 $888 -3.50
730 730 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,000 -5.44
760 760 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 143.00 $143.00 $422 +0.50
443 443 2 150.00 $150.00 $664 —
645 645 2 137.00 $137.00 $884 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–349 339 7 140.00–145.00 $143.67 $487 -9.83
372–388 375 11 131.00–140.00 $138.31 $519 -13.42
425–442 436 16 128.00–132.00 $128.91 $562 -12.09
465 465 26 132.00 $132.00 $614 -13.03
554–587 562 12 117.00–122.00 $120.69 $678 -18.81
603–605 604 12 116.00–119.00 $117.50 $710 -7.81
765 765 2 122.00 $122.00 $933 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 136.00 $136.00 $424 -6.91
365–384 378 6 131.00–138.00 $135.74 $513 +4.74
419 419 5 126.00 $126.00 $528 -10.54
472 472 3 118.00 $118.00 $557 -16.50
570 570 2 116.00 $116.00 $661 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 95.00 $95.00 $464 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 362 5 149.00–150.00 $149.19 $540 -42.31
435–443 441 16 147.00–160.00 $153.38 $676 -15.69
479 479 6 155.00 $155.00 $742 -9.88
558 558 13 155.25 $155.25 $866 —
647 647 13 139.75 $139.75 $904 -3.99
745 745 2 120.00 $120.00 $894 -8.98
760 760 1 115.00 $115.00 $874 —
860 860 2 111.00 $111.00 $955 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 144.00 $144.00 $454 -16.67
375 375 1 136.00 $136.00 $510 -21.19
438 438 2 129.00 $129.00 $565 -20.22
508 508 3 135.00 $135.00 $686 +3.00
561 561 5 138.00 $138.00 $774 +21.35
649 649 5 129.00 $129.00 $837 -3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1100 953 85-90% 5 49.50–52.00 $50.94 $485 —
860–1305 1127 85-90% 19 53.00–62.00 $56.07 $632 —
1265 1265 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $797 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1510 1356 80-85% 8 58.00–64.00 $62.71 $850 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1600 1295 75-80% 4 59.00–64.50 $62.74 $812 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1150 1115 2 71.00–74.00 $72.55 $809 —
1350–2405 1860 3 82.00–93.00 $86.24 $1,604 -1.29

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1275 1208 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 785.00–1,000.00 $908.14
1450 1450 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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.