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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 5, 2022

966 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.21/cwt +7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,021/hd at 622 lb · 57 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.50/cwt -1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 438 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.50/cwt -6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 546 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 966 809 1,130
Feeder cattle 741 625 917
Slaughter cattle 107 135 165
Replacement cattle 118 49 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady and slaughter bulls traded 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 200.00 $200.00 $700 —
420 420 2 186.00 $186.00 $781 +1.49
451 451 19 192.00 $192.00 $866 +9.82
546 546 44 175.50 $175.50 $958 —
612 value added 612 6 166.00 $166.00 $1,016 —
623 623 51 164.00 $164.00 $1,022 +7.51
693 693 23 146.00 $146.00 $1,012 -1.94
734 734 8 148.50 $148.50 $1,090 +5.03
819 819 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,065 -9.00
902 902 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 6 192.00 $192.00 $528 +4.00
375 375 3 189.00 $189.00 $709 +6.00
433 433 4 160.00 $160.00 $693 —
464 464 4 174.00 $174.00 $807 +16.92
524–541 531 13 148.00–164.50 $154.47 $820 -2.53
575–595 585 2 152.00 $152.00 $889 -4.76
622–637 629 11 144.00–150.00 $147.24 $926 +5.52
670 670 3 123.00 $123.00 $824 —
700 700 3 136.00 $136.00 $952 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 172.00 $172.00 $513 —
345 345 5 175.00 $175.00 $604 +3.00
360–371 366 16 166.00–167.50 $166.85 $611 -9.87
431–449 438 50 156.50–166.50 $161.50 $707 -1.11
489 489 28 154.50 $154.50 $756 +4.00
532 532 5 156.00 $156.00 $830 +13.12
555 555 30 154.00 $154.00 $855 +8.00
620–636 626 29 134.00–136.00 $135.17 $846 +2.47
671 671 7 130.00 $130.00 $872 —
700–702 701 11 124.00–130.00 $128.37 $900 +3.41
804 804 4 123.00 $123.00 $989 —
1125 1125 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 170.00 $170.00 $400 —
268–283 276 4 157.50–167.50 $162.36 $448 +0.36
335 335 1 152.50 $152.50 $511 +3.19
390 390 2 132.50 $132.50 $517 —
455–457 456 7 119.00–149.00 $136.45 $622 -11.55
530–544 541 9 133.00–146.00 $143.17 $775 —
555–580 559 20 126.00–145.00 $142.41 $796 —
711 711 9 120.50 $120.50 $857 +2.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–311 309 5 197.50–198.00 $197.90 $612 —
350–374 365 21 190.00–205.00 $198.61 $725 -0.89
436 436 13 191.00 $191.00 $833 +13.00
486 486 24 177.00 $177.00 $860 +11.18
538 538 7 150.00 $150.00 $807 -6.00
560 560 31 154.50 $154.50 $865 -0.50
624 624 20 148.00 $148.00 $924 +6.30
716 716 10 137.00 $137.00 $981 +8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 165.00 $165.00 $624 -14.17
420–437 435 17 161.00–178.00 $176.07 $766 +15.07
450–463 457 7 135.00–159.50 $145.33 $664 —
505 505 3 134.00 $134.00 $677 —
552–553 552 9 122.50–143.00 $138.44 $764 +1.44
615–634 633 15 120.00–138.00 $134.96 $854 —
723 723 4 127.00 $127.00 $918 —
799 799 4 123.00 $123.00 $983 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1355 1045 85-90% 11 64.50–68.00 $66.69 $697 —
1000–1680 1233 85-90% 28 69.00–79.00 $74.75 $922 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,109 —
1360–1900 1610 75-80% 10 79.00–87.00 $82.77 $1,333 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1500 1337 80-85% 7 79.00–82.00 $80.66 $1,078 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–2230 1611 14 99.00–107.00 $102.45 $1,650 —
1760 1760 1 116.00 $116.00 $2,042 —
1190–2420 1805 2 94.00–97.00 $96.01 $1,733 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 850.00 $850.00
980–1350 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 725.00–1,175.00 $1,052.65
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 810.00 $810.00
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1000 975 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 675.00–875.00 $828.85
1015 1015 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00
1020 1020 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1050–1500 1224 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 18 1,125.00–1,675.00 $1,493.96 -83.95
1335–1500 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,475.00–1,775.00 $1,590.50 —
1550 1550 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.