Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 24, 2022

962 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.06/cwt +14.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 688 lb · 78 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $159.14/cwt +38.14 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 488 lb · 41 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $163.78/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 542 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 962 1,047 719
Feeder cattle 695 816 610
Slaughter cattle 186 175 80
Replacement cattle 81 56 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 6.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady with instances sharply higher. Slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls traded 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 192.50 $192.50 $414 +7.50
273 273 3 197.50 $197.50 $539 —
373 373 4 197.50 $197.50 $737 +11.38
414 414 7 190.00 $190.00 $787 +21.56
453–474 470 21 184.00–185.00 $184.82 $869 +11.82
539 539 20 176.25 $176.25 $950 +9.25
553 553 2 167.00 $167.00 $924 +14.51
589 value added 589 17 172.00 $172.00 $1,013 —
611–640 617 17 157.00–163.75 $162.24 $1,001 +6.26
688 value added 688 73 157.75 $157.75 $1,085 —
693 693 5 147.00 $147.00 $1,019 +4.50
700 700 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,015 —
814 814 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,107 -4.33
998 998 3 131.00 $131.00 $1,307 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 4 180.00 $180.00 $527 —
420 420 1 167.00 $167.00 $701 —
655 655 2 142.00 $142.00 $930 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 4 146.00 $146.00 $869 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212 212 3 177.50 $177.50 $376 —
250–296 287 5 163.00–165.00 $163.35 $469 +7.35
303 303 2 163.00 $163.00 $494 -4.31
354–387 366 26 165.00–172.50 $169.55 $621 +0.91
439 439 39 163.00 $163.00 $716 -1.03
456–497 462 19 165.00–171.50 $170.40 $787 +14.67
536–540 537 34 150.00–156.50 $155.64 $836 +5.91
551 551 18 150.00 $150.00 $826 —
564 value added 564 4 158.50 $158.50 $894 —
612 612 12 132.50 $132.50 $811 +0.27
684–693 690 11 130.00–135.50 $131.98 $911 -0.52
702 702 8 129.50 $129.50 $909 +2.12
838 838 6 118.00 $118.00 $989 -5.00
1198 1198 3 113.00 $113.00 $1,354 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 162.50 $162.50 $366 +25.00
290 290 1 142.50 $142.50 $413 —
375 375 2 161.00 $161.00 $604 +17.00
465–491 488 41 155.00–161.00 $159.14 $777 —
520 520 2 140.00 $140.00 $728 —
580–596 589 10 132.00–138.00 $136.61 $805 —
710 710 1 117.00 $117.00 $831 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–314 313 8 185.00–193.00 $192.03 $601 -7.97
363–370 364 10 181.00–192.00 $190.88 $695 +4.12
424 424 21 187.00 $187.00 $793 +3.50
493 493 31 165.50 $165.50 $816 —
523–547 542 39 162.00–171.00 $163.78 $888 -2.82
616–631 619 24 147.00–150.50 $149.90 $928 -0.60
737 737 3 129.00 $129.00 $951 —
813 813 3 111.00 $111.00 $902 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 179.50 $179.50 $655 +8.50
425–445 434 8 161.00–174.00 $168.51 $731 +8.31
493 493 2 150.00 $150.00 $740 -3.00
531 531 4 155.50 $155.50 $826 —
634 634 4 141.00 $141.00 $894 —
835 835 2 105.00 $105.00 $877 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1111 992 85-90% 6 66.00–69.00 $67.58 $670 —
910–1415 1174 85-90% 34 72.00–82.50 $76.73 $901 —
1255 1255 85-90% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,117 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1705 1419 75-80% 37 77.00–90.50 $83.01 $1,178 —
1455 1455 75-80% 1 88.50 $88.50 $1,288 —
1200–2075 1638 75-80% 2 76.00–77.50 $76.95 $1,260 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1600 1303 80-85% 27 80.00–90.00 $84.73 $1,104 -0.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1820 1403 7 92.00–106.00 $98.45 $1,381 —
1410–2190 1809 10 106.00–117.50 $112.90 $2,042 —
1605–2110 1942 3 119.00–121.00 $120.09 $2,332 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,150.00 $1,137.50
985–1250 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,025.00–1,275.00 $1,121.61
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
950–1560 1278 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 950.00–1,400.00 $1,251.32
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–950 858 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 625.00–1,025.00 $883.25
1050 1050 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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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
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–975.00 $937.50 —
850–1250 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,375.00–1,700.00 $1,568.45 +468.45
900–1350 1161 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,150.00–1,625.00 $1,382.30 —

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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.