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KY-TN Livestock Market Report, Guthrie, KY

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 2, 2022

742 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.20/cwt -3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 562 lb · 59 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.65/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 634 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $150.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 551 lb · 36 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 742 847 771
Feeder cattle 620 633 618
Slaughter cattle 89 174 83
Replacement cattle 33 40 70

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifer mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 261 6 225.00 $225.00 $587 +16.00
350 350 3 205.00 $205.00 $718 -9.00
410 410 4 204.00 $204.00 $836 +4.00
462–480 476 15 180.00–185.00 $184.03 $876 +2.03
523 523 8 169.00 $169.00 $884 +1.54
558–580 559 25 165.00–171.50 $171.23 $957 —
623–640 629 20 150.00–159.00 $156.89 $987 +3.61
705 705 18 144.00 $144.00 $1,015 +3.53
805 805 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,119 —
887 887 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,233 —
998 998 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,307 —
1180 1180 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,499 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 192.50 $192.50 $526 +0.50
375 375 1 162.50 $162.50 $609 —
518 518 3 161.50 $161.50 $837 -0.12
558 558 3 145.00 $145.00 $809 +5.00
628 628 2 148.00 $148.00 $929 +8.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227 227 3 190.00 $190.00 $431 +20.00
270–295 287 6 185.00–187.50 $185.78 $533 +20.78
310–343 323 5 170.00–173.00 $171.73 $555 -4.72
364 364 21 179.00 $179.00 $652 +4.00
429 429 21 168.00 $168.00 $721 -1.00
498 498 18 157.00 $157.00 $782 -4.18
518–521 520 8 144.00–145.00 $144.75 $753 —
557–596 562 59 140.50–146.00 $145.20 $816 -2.48
600–635 634 45 131.00–135.75 $135.65 $860 +1.65
702–718 707 12 115.00–120.00 $118.31 $836 -2.69
815 815 4 110.00 $110.00 $896 -13.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 167.50 $167.50 $519 -2.50
353–385 365 8 140.00–166.00 $150.28 $549 —
428–433 429 14 157.00–157.50 $157.39 $675 +5.93
470 470 3 147.00 $147.00 $691 -6.00
720 720 2 112.00 $112.00 $806 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,299 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–308 308 —— 9 201.00 $201.00 $619 -7.00
368 368 —— 12 221.00 $221.00 $813 +9.75
419 419 —— 14 196.50 $196.50 $823 +3.50
495 495 —— 28 165.50 $165.50 $819 -3.98
503–537 523 —— 5 155.00–156.00 $155.62 $814 —
551 551 —— 36 150.00 $150.00 $826 -3.00
629 629 —— 20 147.00 $147.00 $925 +7.50
708–718 717 —— 17 127.00–132.50 $131.86 $945 +4.86
803 803 —— 9 110.00 $110.00 $883 -9.00
1040–1205 1123 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 104.00–124.00 $113.27 $1,272 —
1805 1805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 117.00 $117.00 $2,112 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 177.00 $177.00 $589 -10.00
355 355 1 162.50 $162.50 $577 -27.50
430 430 2 172.00 $172.00 $740 —
451–490 462 16 139.00–159.50 $155.97 $721 +6.84
507–513 509 5 123.00–136.00 $128.24 $653 -9.92
590 590 1 127.00 $127.00 $749 -15.00
633 633 3 139.50 $139.50 $883 +6.50
660 660 2 129.00 $129.00 $851 —
732 732 5 117.00 $117.00 $856 -3.00

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1100 1033 85-90% 2 72.00–73.50 $72.80 $752 —
935–1525 1192 85-90% 25 75.00–85.00 $80.81 $963 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 82.50 $82.50 $1,196 —
1330–1890 1531 75-80% 15 79.00–89.00 $84.78 $1,298 +6.08
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1600 1398 80-85% 8 83.00–89.00 $86.14 $1,204 —

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–2435 1766 6 105.00–111.00 $106.85 $1,887 —
1800–2160 1970 4 120.00–123.00 $121.99 $2,403 -1.01

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 490.00 $490.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1500 1500 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,750.00 $1,750.00 +425.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 (<2 yrs)Open 2 960.00 $960.00 —

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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.