KY-TN Livestock Market Report, Guthrie, KY

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 17, 2022

1,047 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.20/cwt +11.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,156/hd at 775 lb · 130 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.73/cwt +0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 543 lb · 58 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $166.60/cwt +5.44 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 523 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,047	730	493
Feeder cattle	816	575	374
Slaughter cattle	175	99	88
Replacement cattle	56	56	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls traded steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 5.00 higher with very strong demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	185.00	$185.00	$444	-20.00
372–390	381	6	181.00–191.00	$186.12	$709	-2.88
418–440	424	8	164.00–170.00	$168.44	$714	-9.56
464	464	13	173.00	$173.00	$803	-3.73
541	541	10	167.00	$167.00	$903	-3.03
565–570	568	2	151.00–154.00	$152.49	$866	—
630–636	634	25	155.50–157.00	$155.98	$989	-6.52
698	698	2	142.50	$142.50	$995	—
748	748	2	142.00	$142.00	$1,062	—
775 value added	775	130	149.20	$149.20	$1,156	+12.70
803–820	811	6	140.00–140.50	$140.33	$1,138	+9.33

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	3	175.00	$175.00	$525	—
395	395	1	170.00	$170.00	$672	—
483	483	5	154.00	$154.00	$744	—
570–599	595	13	140.00–149.50	$148.10	$881	—
645–648	646	6	137.00–151.00	$146.32	$945	—
755	755	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,019	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	3	156.00	$156.00	$418	-4.87
300–315	312	8	165.00–169.00	$167.31	$522	+1.95
359–372	365	44	162.00–171.00	$168.64	$616	+7.46
434–449	440	40	162.00–166.00	$164.03	$722	+9.45
450–487	480	39	147.00–157.50	$155.73	$748	+1.90
531–548	543	58	149.50–150.50	$149.73	$813	+0.41
588	588	8	133.00	$133.00	$782	—
612 value added	612	10	136.50	$136.50	$835	—
617–625	618	25	132.00–132.25	$132.23	$817	-3.12
657	657	7	132.50	$132.50	$871	-5.85
713–723	715	17	126.50–127.50	$127.38	$911	+3.58
781	781	4	120.00	$120.00	$937	—
839	839	4	123.00	$123.00	$1,032	+3.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	137.50	$137.50	$330	-11.33
395	395	2	144.00	$144.00	$569	—
410	410	2	146.00	$146.00	$599	-2.69
450	450	1	121.00	$121.00	$544	—
635	635	2	111.00	$111.00	$705	-15.00
740	740	1	110.00	$110.00	$814	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	6	200.00	$200.00	$626	+19.00
359–364	362	15	183.00–190.00	$186.76	$676	+2.82
428	428	24	183.50	$183.50	$785	+15.00
501–540	523	46	165.00–167.75	$166.60	$871	+5.44
554	554	12	150.00	$150.00	$831	—
614	614	19	150.50	$150.50	$924	-0.38
650–695	678	18	136.00–139.00	$137.12	$930	—
821	821	10	117.00	$117.00	$961	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	170.00	$170.00	$561	-16.00
382	382	6	171.00	$171.00	$653	—
437–438	437	20	153.00–161.00	$160.20	$700	—
467	467	3	153.00	$153.00	$715	-5.50
552	552	5	138.00	$138.00	$762	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1145	1145	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950	950	85-90%	1	62.00	$62.00	$589	—
930–1635	1228	85-90%	36	71.00–85.00	$76.14	$935	—
1350	1350	85-90%	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,134	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340	1340	75-80%	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,045	—
1200–1920	1506	75-80%	17	79.00–88.50	$83.87	$1,263	-0.92
1480–1600	1545	75-80%	3	92.00–94.00	$93.14	$1,439	+8.35

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1650	1335	80-85%	15	82.00–90.00	$85.32	$1,139	+4.30
1450–1460	1455	80-85%	2	94.00–94.50	$94.25	$1,371	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1840	1560	8	87.50–103.50	$93.93	$1,465	—
1520–2230	1849	8	104.00–116.00	$109.91	$2,032	-8.09
1965–2245	2105	2	115.00–117.00	$115.93	$2,440	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1035–1450	1216	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	900.00–1,200.00	$1,102.83
1065–1375	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,275.00	$1,187.70
1150–1300	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–1,175.00	$1,057.65

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00	$775.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
800	800	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00
1180	1180	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00	+25.00
1050–1150	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,312.16	—
1250–1500	1392	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,150.00–1,575.00	$1,502.40	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

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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.