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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 26, 2022

847 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.42/cwt +4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 558 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.18/cwt +9.46 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 483 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.46/cwt -10.04 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 542 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 847 609 645
Feeder cattle 633 437 548
Slaughter cattle 174 132 76
Replacement cattle 40 40 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 450 pounds traded traded steady to 5.00 higher, over 450 pounds 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 2 190.00 $190.00 $433 -16.00
261 261 4 209.00 $209.00 $545 —
368 368 2 214.00 $214.00 $788 +18.00
416 416 9 200.00 $200.00 $832 +2.00
473 473 12 182.00 $182.00 $861 -13.00
542 542 35 167.00–167.50 $167.46 $908 -10.04
622–628 622 32 150.00–153.50 $153.28 $953 -8.87
716–730 717 15 140.00–140.50 $140.47 $1,007 -3.53
910 910 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,174 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 4 192.00 $192.00 $490 —
445 445 1 169.00 $169.00 $752 +12.00
522–525 523 4 159.00–162.50 $161.62 $845 —
576 576 6 140.00 $140.00 $806 —
631 631 7 140.00 $140.00 $883 —
718 718 4 132.50 $132.50 $951 —
875 875 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,068 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 170.00 $170.00 $382 -7.50
270 270 1 165.00 $165.00 $446 —
322–338 333 10 175.00–180.00 $176.45 $588 —
370 370 16 175.00 $175.00 $648 -5.17
435 435 26 169.00 $169.00 $735 +5.21
456–487 483 38 160.50–166.00 $161.18 $778 +9.46
546 value added 546 14 159.25 $159.25 $870 —
554 value added 554 5 158.00 $158.00 $875 —
555–578 558 65 147.25–150.25 $147.68 $824 +4.18
625 625 22 134.00 $134.00 $838 -1.00
676 676 11 131.75 $131.75 $891 —
715 715 8 121.00 $121.00 $865 -3.86
845 845 4 123.50 $123.50 $1,044 —
1225 1225 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,360 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 3 150.00 $150.00 $364 —
250 250 2 142.50 $142.50 $356 —
343 343 2 170.00 $170.00 $583 —
410–444 434 7 150.00–152.00 $151.46 $657 —
450 450 2 153.00 $153.00 $688 +15.00
511–534 521 9 144.00–147.00 $145.37 $757 +2.35
569–588 574 7 134.00–141.50 $139.31 $800 +6.31
645 645 1 123.00 $123.00 $793 —
693 693 2 119.00 $119.00 $825 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 —— 6 208.00 $208.00 $636 —
358–366 363 —— 21 210.00–212.00 $211.25 $767 -1.27
429 429 —— 19 193.00 $193.00 $828 +8.00
462–492 489 —— 33 164.00–170.00 $169.48 $829 -7.97
554 554 —— 15 153.00 $153.00 $848 -10.50
626 626 —— 19 139.50 $139.50 $873 -14.50
708 708 —— 6 125.00–128.00 $127.00 $899 -6.00
810 810 —— 1 119.00 $119.00 $964 +8.50
1160 1160 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,148 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 187.00 $187.00 $617 -0.50
367 367 3 190.00 $190.00 $697 +1.59
455–495 464 8 144.00–160.00 $149.13 $692 -11.87
530–546 538 10 132.00–144.50 $138.16 $743 -11.84
577 577 3 142.00 $142.00 $819 -6.00
625 625 5 133.00 $133.00 $831 -8.04
715 715 1 120.00 $120.00 $858 +5.37
848 848 4 106.00 $106.00 $899 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1500 1145 85-90% 13 67.00–75.00 $72.03 $825 -1.39
1150–1300 1207 85-90% 3 88.00–91.50 $89.89 $1,085 +10.01
900–1500 1230 85-90% 51 73.00–86.00 $80.19 $986 +0.31
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1830 1504 75-80% 30 82.00–96.00 $87.73 $1,319 —
1520–1555 1538 75-80% 2 74.00–83.50 $78.70 $1,210 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1610 1285 80-85% 21 84.00–93.00 $87.95 $1,130 +0.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1535 1518 2 96.00–104.50 $100.30 $1,523 —
1305–2070 1743 12 105.50–114.00 $110.02 $1,918 —
1960 1960 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,411 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 83.00 $83.00 $863

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1050–1250 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,100.00 $1,065.76
1000–1600 1248 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 760.00–1,360.00 $1,098.23
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00
1360–1395 1378 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,235.00–1,260.00 $1,247.66

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
1100–1200 1150 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,350.00–1,375.00 $1,363.04
1335 1335 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 710.00 $710.00

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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
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00 —
1100–1300 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,125.00–1,550.00 $1,348.11 —
1250–1300 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,360.00 $1,183.53 -91.47
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
807 807 3 100.00 $100.00 $807 —

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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.