Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 28, 2022

809 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.49/cwt -2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 625 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.70/cwt -16.18 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 619 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.00/cwt -1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 555 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 809 1,287 515
Feeder cattle 625 978 427
Slaughter cattle 135 222 77
Replacement cattle 49 87 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Feeder bulls traded 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower.

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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 1 202.50 $202.50 $486 —
278–282 281 7 201.00–205.00 $203.87 $573 -0.13
420–427 424 6 183.00–186.00 $184.51 $782 -2.07
453–482 473 13 181.00–185.00 $182.18 $862 +0.18
506 value added 506 19 182.00 $182.00 $921 —
551–552 552 28 174.50 $174.50 $963 -1.50
608–627 625 41 154.00–158.00 $156.49 $978 -2.01
665–690 678 4 145.00–151.00 $147.94 $1,003 —
703–710 709 15 140.00–144.00 $143.47 $1,017 +3.47
806 806 6 139.00 $139.00 $1,120 —
960 960 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 186.00 $186.00 $409 —
275 275 1 188.00 $188.00 $517 —
363 363 3 183.00 $183.00 $664 —
468–498 485 5 153.00–162.00 $157.08 $762 -12.92
523 523 5 157.00 $157.00 $821 —
562–575 566 9 142.00–166.50 $156.76 $887 +13.07
603–620 609 3 139.00–147.00 $141.72 $863 +4.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 172.00 $172.00 $550 -10.00
358–373 366 18 176.50–177.00 $176.72 $647 +0.31
428–433 432 28 162.50–163.00 $162.61 $702 +1.98
475 475 23 150.50 $150.50 $715 -3.86
539 value added 539 14 152.50 $152.50 $822 —
540–541 540 16 142.00–144.00 $142.88 $772 -2.12
555 555 33 146.00 $146.00 $810 -1.60
613–621 619 38 129.00–134.00 $132.70 $821 -7.65
707–730 712 17 124.00–128.00 $124.96 $890 -1.19
843 843 2 116.00 $116.00 $978 +9.00
980 980 4 109.00 $109.00 $1,068 —
1002–1025 1008 4 112.50–117.00 $115.86 $1,168 —
1290 1290 2 98.00 $98.00 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 162.00 $162.00 $462 -7.00
333–338 336 4 141.00–157.50 $149.31 $502 -19.69
447 447 8 150.00 $150.00 $670 —
460–475 469 7 148.00 $148.00 $694 -2.00
619 619 6 126.00 $126.00 $780 -1.00
673 673 2 119.00 $119.00 $801 —
716–733 722 6 116.00–122.00 $118.03 $852 +3.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 8 199.50 $199.50 $740 -3.77
432 432 20 178.00 $178.00 $769 -7.00
450–489 481 19 161.00–167.00 $165.82 $798 -6.06
536 536 11 156.00 $156.00 $836 -3.00
550–554 553 29 155.00 $155.00 $857 -4.00
600–631 630 31 141.50–148.00 $141.70 $893 -2.30
705 705 10 129.00 $129.00 $909 —
810 810 3 120.00 $120.00 $972 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–388 375 9 170.00–188.00 $179.17 $672 -10.50
448 448 3 161.00 $161.00 $721 +8.00
575 575 1 137.00 $137.00 $788 —
692 692 4 127.00 $127.00 $879 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1410 1137 85-90% 6 64.50–68.00 $66.38 $755 -1.62
900–1500 1151 85-90% 30 68.00–81.00 $74.91 $862 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1760 1456 75-80% 20 77.00–85.50 $81.02 $1,180 -2.00
1830 1830 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,391 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1465 1265 80-85% 12 78.50–84.00 $81.92 $1,036 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–2195 1588 12 96.00–101.00 $98.45 $1,563 —
1165–2111 1666 6 104.00–111.00 $107.34 $1,788 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1325 1218 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 835.00–1,100.00 $1,024.57
1225–1250 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–875.00 $813.13
1125–1400 1263 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,450.00 $1,294.06
1130–1575 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,025.00–1,425.00 $1,225.71

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1050 1050 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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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
1000–1310 1059 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,150.00–1,600.00 $1,374.53 —
900–1300 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,265.00–1,525.00 $1,430.59 —
1050–1285 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,225.00–1,650.00 $1,577.91 —

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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.