Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 22, 2022

1,287 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.63/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 435 lb · 87 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.88/cwt +11.88 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 630 lb · 80 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $171.88/cwt ≈ $818/hd at 476 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,287 429 905
Feeder cattle 978 342 762
Slaughter cattle 222 63 95
Replacement cattle 87 24 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with light weight male cattle trading a couple dollars higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 204.00 $204.00 $530 —
384 384 10 201.00 $201.00 $772 +9.00
421–433 424 7 186.00–188.00 $186.58 $791 -3.23
482 482 19 182.00 $182.00 $877 -3.00
556 556 30 176.00 $176.00 $979 +2.30
624 624 20 158.50 $158.50 $989 —
729 729 10 140.00 $140.00 $1,021 -1.00
763 763 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,022 +21.00
850 850 6 133.50 $133.50 $1,135 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 2 178.00 $178.00 $789 —
470 470 1 170.00 $170.00 $799 —
558–583 568 11 139.00–147.00 $143.69 $816 -12.50
638 638 3 137.00 $137.00 $874 -5.00
783 783 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,002 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 163.00 $163.00 $375 -22.00
296 296 4 173.00 $173.00 $512 -5.96
303 303 7 182.00 $182.00 $551 +1.39
353–365 359 27 172.00–179.00 $176.41 $633 +3.80
426–449 435 87 158.00–162.50 $160.63 $699 +1.00
451–494 486 65 154.00–156.00 $154.36 $750 +4.04
537 537 23 145.00 $145.00 $779 —
552–554 552 55 146.75–154.50 $147.60 $815 -2.90
615–621 621 30 136.00–140.50 $140.35 $872 +3.35
635 value added 635 50 154.00 $154.00 $978 —
690 690 2 131.00 $131.00 $904 +5.51
720 720 23 124.00–126.25 $126.15 $908 +2.01
814 814 4 107.00 $107.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 169.00 $169.00 $439 —
339 339 4 169.00 $169.00 $573 —
456 456 12 150.00 $150.00 $684 —
538 538 5 143.50 $143.50 $772 -3.50
642 642 9 127.00 $127.00 $815 —
724 724 10 115.00 $115.00 $833 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 6 204.00 $204.00 $620 +9.00
364–385 372 35 200.00–206.00 $203.27 $756 +15.90
440 440 32 185.00 $185.00 $814 +0.50
451–491 476 72 166.00–184.00 $171.88 $818 —
538 538 12 159.00 $159.00 $855 -12.00
553 553 33 159.00 $159.00 $879 -3.00
616 616 27 144.00 $144.00 $887 -1.50
694 694 13 130.50 $130.50 $906 —
821 821 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–367 365 10 189.00–196.00 $189.67 $692 —
445 445 2 153.00 $153.00 $681 -14.00
533 533 7 145.00 $145.00 $773 -15.00
643–649 646 9 125.00–129.00 $126.79 $819 —
716–728 720 6 119.00 $119.00 $857 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $897 —
955–1270 1113 85-90% 2 68.00 $68.00 $757 —
980–1620 1227 85-90% 36 68.00–79.00 $73.82 $906 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1705 1461 75-80% 11 79.50–85.50 $83.02 $1,213 +2.89
1255–1800 1546 75-80% 5 74.00–78.00 $76.06 $1,176 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1435 1353 80-85% 4 83.50–88.50 $85.92 $1,162 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
1030–1220 1153 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 800.00–910.00 $838.47
985–1355 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 885.00–1,125.00 $1,011.58
1025–1485 1263 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,050.00–1,425.00 $1,192.96
1335 1335 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00

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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
1000–1250 1116 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,000.00–1,400.00 $1,271.81 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 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.