KY-TN Livestock Market Report

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

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	742	847	771
Feeder cattle	620	633	618
Slaughter cattle	89	174	83
Replacement cattle	33	40	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

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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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120	1120	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,299	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1600	1398	80-85%	8	83.00–89.00	$86.14	$1,204	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	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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Heifer Pairs

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

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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.