Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 12, 2022

588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.16/cwt -2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 477 lb · 63 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $167.74/cwt -9.26 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 484 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.15/cwt -9.06 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 636 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 588 966 734
Feeder cattle 472 741 575
Slaughter cattle 98 107 159
Replacement cattle 18 118 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 190.00 $190.00 $437 —
346 346 7 212.00 $212.00 $734 —
365 365 1 190.00 $190.00 $694 -10.00
430 430 3 185.00 $185.00 $796 -1.00
456 456 10 186.50 $186.50 $850 -5.50
535 535 14 169.00 $169.00 $904 -6.50
632–646 636 28 155.00–155.50 $155.15 $987 -8.85
714–720 718 28 141.75–143.50 $142.88 $1,026 -5.62
818 818 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,088 +3.00
900–905 903 2 122.50–127.50 $124.99 $1,129 -0.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 182.50–197.50 $189.70 $603 —
415 415 1 175.00 $175.00 $726 +15.00
548 548 3 157.00 $157.00 $860 +2.53
600 600 2 143.00 $143.00 $858 -4.24
660 660 5 134.00 $134.00 $884 +11.00
705 705 1 132.00 $132.00 $931 -4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 4 183.00 $183.00 $531 +11.00
340–345 341 4 157.50–160.00 $159.37 $543 -15.63
375 375 14 175.50 $175.50 $658 +8.65
402–428 420 20 166.00–173.00 $168.01 $706 +6.51
451–483 477 63 150.50–159.50 $152.16 $726 -2.34
533–535 534 16 142.00–150.50 $145.18 $775 -10.82
555–560 556 24 141.00–144.00 $143.24 $796 -10.76
601–616 610 22 130.00–137.00 $134.44 $820 -0.73
684–695 688 6 124.00–131.00 $128.64 $885 -1.36
721 721 14 123.50 $123.50 $890 -4.87
764 764 4 114.00 $114.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 142.50 $142.50 $442 -10.00
425–435 430 4 148.00–159.00 $153.56 $660 —
500–545 535 9 130.00–139.00 $137.13 $734 -6.04
601 601 4 125.00 $125.00 $751 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 165.00 $165.00 $553 -32.90
373 373 6 209.00 $209.00 $780 +10.39
409 409 8 184.50 $184.50 $755 -6.50
462–487 484 29 166.00–168.00 $167.74 $812 -9.26
524–525 525 9 145.00–153.00 $148.55 $780 -1.45
553 553 13 155.50 $155.50 $860 +1.00
620 620 13 144.50 $144.50 $896 -3.50
700–716 712 4 123.00–129.00 $127.53 $908 -9.47
750–780 769 9 116.00–123.00 $119.79 $921 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–360 355 3 180.00–182.00 $181.32 $644 +16.32
447 447 3 169.00 $169.00 $755 -7.07
560 560 1 122.00 $122.00 $683 -16.44
600–614 610 7 124.00–133.00 $126.53 $772 -8.43
665 665 2 116.00 $116.00 $771 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1285 1136 85-90% 7 64.00–70.00 $67.28 $764 —
880–1435 1179 85-90% 32 69.00–83.50 $77.06 $909 —
1300–1375 1338 85-90% 2 85.00 $85.00 $1,137 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 75-80% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,260 —
1200–1950 1532 75-80% 20 80.50–92.50 $85.79 $1,314 —
1760 1760 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,355 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 80-85% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,259 +14.34
1165–1560 1332 80-85% 9 83.00–92.00 $87.51 $1,166 +6.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,270 —
1475–1925 1712 6 104.00–114.00 $108.33 $1,855 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1080–1100 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00–1,050.00 $986.93
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1000–1450 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,150.00 $1,139.80
1050–1560 1305 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 860.00–1,210.00 $1,069.20
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,160.00 $1,160.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
1330 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 (<2 yrs)Open 2 825.00–875.00 $850.00 —
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 +25.00

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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.