Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 AgeStage 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
800 800 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
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 AgeStage 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.