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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 31, 2022

878 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.45/cwt ≈ $1,135/hd at 765 lb · 73 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $186.50/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 428 lb · 32 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.98/cwt +0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 358 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 878 962 1,011
Feeder cattle 682 695 842
Slaughter cattle 150 186 109
Replacement cattle 46 81 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady with a lighter test than last week. Feeder bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–296 284 21 195.00–206.00 $203.17 $577 +5.67
378 378 5 195.00 $195.00 $737 -2.50
427 427 3 189.00 $189.00 $807 -1.00
465–488 486 10 180.00–181.50 $181.36 $881 -3.46
555–598 573 18 170.00–171.00 $170.54 $977 +3.54
604–608 606 8 152.00–154.00 $153.25 $929 -8.99
606 value added 606 9 164.50 $164.50 $997 —
660 660 13 150.00 $150.00 $990 +3.00
733 733 5 143.50 $143.50 $1,052 -1.50
763 value added 763 65 150.00 $150.00 $1,144 —
755–790 777 8 134.00–139.00 $135.82 $1,055 —
830 830 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,104 -3.00
880 value added 880 22 134.00 $134.00 $1,179 —
1026 1026 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,334 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 154.00 $154.00 $755 —
570 570 1 150.00 $150.00 $855 —
623–635 631 6 136.00–144.00 $141.37 $892 —
703 703 3 136.00 $136.00 $956 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–205 203 2 180.00–187.50 $183.80 $373 +6.30
306 306 17 175.00 $175.00 $536 +12.00
357–358 358 31 169.50–172.50 $169.98 $609 +0.43
430–445 432 27 157.00–161.00 $160.39 $693 -2.61
488–496 492 27 154.00–165.50 $159.92 $787 -10.48
514–548 534 29 152.00–160.00 $156.63 $836 +0.99
553–555 554 15 146.00–153.50 $150.79 $835 +0.79
608–620 613 5 133.00–134.00 $133.60 $819 +1.10
671 671 5 129.50 $129.50 $869 -2.48
720 720 3 120.00 $120.00 $864 -9.50
760 760 2 122.00 $122.00 $927 —
939 939 10 120.00 $120.00 $1,127 —
957 957 9 118.00 $118.00 $1,129 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
226 226 4 164.00 $164.00 $371 +1.50
263–295 272 9 144.00–165.00 $155.33 $422 +12.83
305–325 312 3 150.00–157.50 $154.89 $483 —
358 358 4 164.00 $164.00 $587 +3.00
423–445 438 7 143.00–148.00 $145.75 $638 —
543 543 10 150.00 $150.00 $814 +10.00
585–598 590 5 138.00–140.50 $139.01 $820 +2.40
715–733 724 4 111.00–119.00 $115.05 $833 -1.95

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 187.50 $187.50 $581 -4.53
358–362 361 23 195.00–200.00 $198.92 $718 +8.04
428 428 32 186.50 $186.50 $798 -0.50
454–493 474 25 175.00–180.00 $177.30 $840 +11.80
512–538 534 19 166.00–168.75 $168.33 $899 +4.55
552–563 558 16 160.00–169.00 $164.46 $918 —
616 616 11 154.00 $154.00 $949 +4.10
718 718 3 136.00 $136.00 $976 +7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 5 180.00 $180.00 $646 +0.50
423–440 429 3 154.00–170.00 $164.53 $706 -3.98
465 465 1 155.00 $155.00 $721 +5.00
545 545 2 140.00 $140.00 $763 -15.50
580–598 589 4 133.00–158.00 $145.69 $858 —
638 638 6 135.00 $135.00 $861 -6.00
715 715 1 104.00 $104.00 $744 —
805 805 3 110.00 $110.00 $886 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1275 1040 85-90% 8 63.00–73.50 $69.45 $722 —
890–1510 1156 85-90% 41 73.00–84.00 $78.06 $902 +1.33
1240–1315 1277 85-90% 3 89.00–94.50 $91.89 $1,173 +2.89
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1460 1258 80-85% 24 82.00–93.00 $86.64 $1,090 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1710 1406 75-80% 20 79.00–89.00 $83.83 $1,179 +0.82
1665 1665 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,249 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1865 1526 4 101.00–104.00 $102.51 $1,564 —
1135–2355 1900 7 108.00–115.00 $111.47 $2,118 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1050–1100 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,250.00 $1,188.95
1075–1450 1267 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 835.00–950.00 $900.10
1150–1350 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,100.00–1,175.00 $1,162.98
1050–1650 1364 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,075.00–1,275.00 $1,196.13

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
625–850 738 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00–1,025.00 $897.88
1555 1555 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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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
950–1350 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 775.00–1,275.00 $1,068.48 -313.82
1010–1650 1314 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,075.00–1,625.00 $1,434.17 —

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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.