Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 9, 2022

814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.50/cwt +2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 554 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.83/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 487 lb · 38 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.75/cwt +4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 623 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 814 742 1,064
Feeder cattle 659 620 911
Slaughter cattle 133 89 118
Replacement cattle 22 33 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 3 227.50 $227.50 $562 —
275–295 280 4 205.00–220.00 $216.05 $605 -8.95
387 387 3 199.00 $199.00 $770 —
435 435 1 188.00 $188.00 $818 -16.00
457 457 12 186.25 $186.25 $851 +2.22
534 534 4 173.00 $173.00 $924 +4.00
562–571 564 30 164.00–166.00 $164.47 $928 -6.76
638 638 17 159.50 $159.50 $1,018 +2.61
694 694 5 143.00 $143.00 $992 —
733 733 10 145.00 $145.00 $1,063 +1.00
786 786 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,116 —
805 805 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,055 -8.00
997 997 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,266 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 176.00 $176.00 $660 +13.50
433 433 5 170.00 $170.00 $736 —
455–467 459 9 174.00–175.00 $174.66 $802 —
525–539 536 6 127.00–151.00 $134.26 $720 -27.24
567 567 3 156.00 $156.00 $885 +11.00
603 603 2 145.00 $145.00 $874 -3.00
760 760 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,003 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 3 176.00 $176.00 $480 -9.78
328–330 329 3 177.50–179.00 $178.00 $586 +6.27
371–389 376 16 174.00–184.50 $181.78 $683 +2.78
435 435 31 179.00 $179.00 $779 +11.00
451–495 487 38 156.00–157.00 $156.83 $764 -0.17
535–539 538 13 140.00–142.00 $141.54 $761 -3.21
554 554 55 147.50 $147.50 $817 +2.30
623 623 35 139.75 $139.75 $871 +4.10
652 652 14 132.50 $132.50 $864 —
719–731 727 11 123.00–126.00 $124.92 $908 +6.61
755 755 1 121.00 $121.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 165.00 $165.00 $388 —
317 317 3 156.00 $156.00 $495 -11.50
375–384 382 5 158.00–159.00 $158.80 $607 +8.52
425–442 439 6 140.00–150.00 $148.39 $651 -9.00
450–455 453 3 142.00–149.00 $146.68 $664 -0.32
633 633 2 128.00 $128.00 $810 —
677 677 3 119.00 $119.00 $806 —
735 735 2 107.00 $107.00 $786 -5.00
805 805 2 110.00 $110.00 $886 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 6 205.00 $205.00 $681 +4.00
377–395 379 8 187.00–200.00 $198.31 $752 -22.69
439 439 23 180.00 $180.00 $790 -16.50
471–488 484 31 170.25–175.00 $171.29 $829 +5.79
545 545 33 155.50 $155.50 $847 -0.12
555 555 5 150.00 $150.00 $832 ±0.00
631 631 19 147.00 $147.00 $928 ±0.00
702–719 711 10 126.00–133.00 $129.46 $920 -2.40
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–373 368 7 180.00–181.00 $180.43 $664 +17.93
441 441 8 166.00 $166.00 $732 -6.00
473 473 2 149.00 $149.00 $705 -6.97
540 540 1 134.00 $134.00 $724 +5.76
550 550 3 140.00 $140.00 $770 —
608–643 628 9 122.50–136.00 $133.67 $839 -5.83
658 658 2 125.00 $125.00 $822 -4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1330 1040 85-90% 12 66.00–75.00 $71.49 $743 -1.31
925–1435 1170 85-90% 41 75.00–86.00 $80.02 $936 -0.79
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 75-80% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,164 —
1105–1850 1465 75-80% 33 83.00–94.00 $87.55 $1,283 +5.05
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1690 1364 80-85% 19 85.00–95.00 $90.30 $1,232 +4.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680 1680 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,999 —
1585–1970 1786 5 103.50–109.00 $106.14 $1,896 -0.71

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00

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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.