Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 14, 2022

429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.63/cwt -5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 439 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.32/cwt -3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 482 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.70/cwt -3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 556 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 429 1,114 877
Feeder cattle 342 928 699
Slaughter cattle 63 94 106
Replacement cattle 24 92 72

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with a light test. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls 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
240 240 1 172.50 $172.50 $414 —
330 330 1 173.00 $173.00 $571 -15.00
369 369 4 192.00 $192.00 $708 -10.00
400–420 417 14 181.00–191.00 $189.81 $792 -7.19
478 478 14 185.00 $185.00 $884 +4.00
556 556 25 173.00–175.50 $173.70 $966 -2.15
700 700 2 141.00 $141.00 $987 -3.15
795 795 1 113.00 $113.00 $898 —
800 800 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,048 -4.43
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 170.00 $170.00 $382 —
570–595 586 6 150.00–158.00 $156.19 $915 —
615 615 2 142.00 $142.00 $873 +3.48
660 660 2 133.00 $133.00 $878 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 208 2 185.00 $185.00 $385 —
270–285 273 5 175.00–180.00 $178.96 $489 +18.96
301–340 306 8 172.00–182.00 $180.61 $553 +7.97
370–391 375 18 168.00–174.00 $172.61 $647 +0.62
435–446 439 33 158.00–160.00 $159.63 $701 -4.99
467–485 482 30 150.00–152.00 $150.32 $725 -3.13
555 555 13 150.50 $150.50 $835 +4.46
613 613 5 137.00 $137.00 $840 +0.49
660–687 680 4 125.00–127.00 $125.49 $853 -1.51
708–720 716 8 121.00–126.00 $124.14 $889 -0.86
798 798 8 112.50 $112.50 $898 —
892 892 5 114.00 $114.00 $1,017 —
907–913 910 6 110.00–115.50 $112.74 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 2 147.00 $147.00 $794 —
558–570 561 4 135.00–141.00 $139.48 $782 —
748 748 2 119.00 $119.00 $890 +16.00
885–898 894 6 100.00–105.00 $101.65 $909 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 7 195.00 $195.00 $589 -4.00
376–378 377 11 183.00–191.00 $187.37 $706 -12.00
423 423 10 184.50 $184.50 $780 +3.56
504 504 11 171.00 $171.00 $862 —
557 557 8 162.00 $162.00 $902 -0.89
617 617 9 145.50 $145.50 $898 -1.68
710 710 2 130.00 $130.00 $923 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 170.00 $170.00 $578 -11.00
445 445 1 167.00 $167.00 $743 —
543 543 3 160.00 $160.00 $869 —
565 565 2 111.00 $111.00 $627 —
600 600 1 132.00 $132.00 $792 +21.00
660 660 1 134.00 $134.00 $884 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 85-90% 1 69.00 $69.00 $794 —
1050–1350 1189 85-90% 14 72.00–82.00 $76.94 $915 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1800 1491 75-80% 15 77.00–83.00 $80.13 $1,195 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1500 1290 80-85% 5 82.00–87.50 $85.72 $1,106 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1350 1288 3 95.00–101.00 $98.08 $1,263 —
1450–1550 1517 3 104.50–113.00 $109.61 $1,663 —
2075 2075 1 119.50 $119.50 $2,480 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1150 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00–1,050.00 $984.66
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1330–1350 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–1,075.00 $963.34
1250–1525 1388 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–1,090.00 $981.89
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1230 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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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 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 +125.00
1150–1250 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00–1,475.00 $1,461.98 +188.02

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.