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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 10, 2022

730 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.93/cwt +17.93 vs last sale · ≈ $998/hd at 684 lb · 73 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.32/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 526 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $161.16/cwt +3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 540 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 730 291 1,583
Feeder cattle 575 291 1,327
Slaughter cattle 99 — 151
Replacement cattle 56 — 105

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend on report this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 3 205.00 $205.00 $451 —
262 262 6 193.00 $193.00 $506 —
316 316 4 196.00 $196.00 $619 —
372 372 5 189.00 $189.00 $703 -6.00
424 424 5 178.00 $178.00 $755 +6.00
473–492 481 12 173.00–179.50 $176.73 $850 -2.27
505–545 530 15 166.00–173.00 $170.03 $901 +5.03
611 value added 611 12 165.50 $165.50 $1,011 —
614 614 5 162.50 $162.50 $998 +8.50
708 value added 708 8 143.00 $143.00 $1,012 —
769 value added 769 4 136.50 $136.50 $1,050 —
765–795 786 7 137.00–138.00 $137.72 $1,082 -7.28
841 841 4 131.00 $131.00 $1,102 -13.00
870 870 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,105 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 5 182.00 $182.00 $442 —
250 250 1 176.00 $176.00 $440 +6.00
610 610 1 153.00 $153.00 $933 +8.00
705 705 2 137.00 $137.00 $966 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 159.00 $159.00 $358 —
251–278 256 10 160.00–164.00 $160.87 $412 —
313–335 323 17 160.00–171.00 $165.36 $534 -1.31
350–372 370 21 156.00–162.00 $161.18 $596 -6.06
405–434 429 17 150.00–155.50 $154.58 $663 +1.55
454–462 455 22 149.50–155.25 $153.83 $700 —
505–542 526 34 147.25–151.25 $149.32 $785 -0.45
554–594 value added 581 12 145.00–150.00 $146.59 $852 —
605–643 612 24 134.00–138.00 $135.35 $828 -6.08
650–657 655 9 132.50–140.00 $138.35 $906 +10.35
688 value added 688 64 147.00 $147.00 $1,011 —
713–717 716 15 121.00–124.50 $123.80 $886 —
848 848 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,018 -3.00
852 852 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 3 142.50–152.00 $148.83 $357 —
300–305 302 3 154.00–158.00 $156.65 $473 —
430–439 436 8 148.50–149.00 $148.69 $648 —
534 534 5 140.50 $140.50 $750 -1.28
565–575 573 6 134.00–135.00 $134.84 $773 +2.30
645 645 3 126.00 $126.00 $813 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 181.00 $181.00 $628 +11.00
364–376 373 16 176.00–186.50 $183.94 $686 -2.06
443 443 14 168.50 $168.50 $746 -10.50
478–492 491 23 163.00–171.75 $171.01 $840 +0.09
540 540 29 156.00–162.50 $161.16 $870 +3.16
621–630 624 15 143.75–154.50 $150.88 $941 +7.38
714 714 16 138.00 $138.00 $985 —
875 875 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,015 —
905 905 1 107.00 $107.00 $968 —
990 990 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,287 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 4 186.00 $186.00 $573 —
454 454 5 158.50 $158.50 $720 ±0.00
885 885 1 111.00 $111.00 $982 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1155 1067 85-90% 7 63.00–67.00 $65.04 $694 —
990–1600 1255 85-90% 27 66.50–77.50 $70.67 $887 —
1200–1360 1307 85-90% 3 76.00–79.00 $76.92 $1,005 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1575 1300 80-85% 11 75.00–84.00 $81.02 $1,053 —
1200–1600 1400 80-85% 2 86.00–90.00 $88.29 $1,236 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1800 1540 75-80% 11 80.00–88.00 $84.79 $1,306 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–1705 1623 3 88.00–95.00 $91.09 $1,478 —
1210–2500 1800 11 96.00–109.00 $102.53 $1,846 —
1765–1900 1833 2 118.00 $118.00 $2,163 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–950 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–850.00 $827.94
950–1245 1049 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 875.00–1,075.00 $965.25
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1050–1300 1162 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 900.00–1,175.00 $1,050.18
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 925.00 $925.00

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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 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1050–1350 1164 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,197.95 —

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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.