Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 16, 2022

348 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.27/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 566 lb · 36 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.45/cwt -7.05 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 624 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.80/cwt +3.05 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 608 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 348 814 648
Feeder cattle 276 659 565
Slaughter cattle 53 133 60
Replacement cattle 19 22 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs. were 4.00-6.00 lower with those over 500 lbs. selling steady. Bull calves traded 6.00-8.00 lower. Please note that temperatures were in the mid to upper 90's which affected feeder calf buyer interest. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 160.00 $160.00 $624 -39.00
408–448 435 6 159.00–164.00 $162.44 $707 -25.56
471 value added 471 7 175.00 $175.00 $824 —
550–559 558 7 155.00–165.00 $163.59 $913 -0.88
568 value added 568 2 170.00 $170.00 $966 —
600 600 1 141.00 $141.00 $846 —
625 value added 625 21 153.00 $153.00 $956 —
699 699 7 143.00 $143.00 $1,000 ±0.00
805 805 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,079 +3.00
872 872 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 152.00 $152.00 $897 -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
310–331 328 7 160.00–171.00 $169.51 $556 -8.49
368–370 369 4 162.00–174.00 $170.99 $631 -10.79
421 fancy 421 1 161.00 $161.00 $678 —
493 value added 493 14 152.00 $152.00 $749 —
555–575 566 36 147.00–147.50 $147.27 $834 -0.23
603–632 608 17 133.00–145.00 $142.80 $868 +3.05
663–680 676 11 126.00–128.00 $126.54 $855 -5.96
716–721 719 12 116.50–126.00 $122.06 $878 -2.86
1025 1025 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–447 442 5 141.00–145.00 $141.97 $628 -6.42
473–480 475 3 132.50–147.00 $142.12 $675 -4.56
516 516 4 135.00 $135.00 $697 —
560–565 561 5 125.00–136.00 $133.78 $751 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 170.00 $170.00 $459 —
315–330 320 3 172.50–180.00 $177.42 $568 -27.58
323 fancy 323 10 192.00–205.00 $199.80 $645 —
395 fancy 395 1 192.00 $192.00 $758 —
410 410 2 171.00 $171.00 $701 -9.00
457–481 470 10 155.00–160.00 $157.34 $739 -13.95
538 538 6 142.00 $142.00 $764 -13.50
558 558 8 153.00 $153.00 $854 +3.00
623–625 624 7 133.00–143.00 $138.71 $866 -8.29
668 668 2 123.00 $123.00 $822 —
753 753 2 129.00 $129.00 $971 —
843 843 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,012 —
950–965 958 2 89.00–92.00 $90.51 $867 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 —
755 755 1 77.50 $77.50 $585 —
1000 1000 1 79.00 $79.00 $790 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1625 1426 75-80% 19 82.00–90.00 $87.20 $1,243 +5.20
1445–1585 1515 75-80% 2 77.00–80.00 $78.57 $1,190 —
1310–1635 1518 75-80% 3 92.50–95.00 $93.40 $1,418 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1165 1127 80-85% 3 65.50–69.00 $67.56 $761 —
1125–1355 1211 80-85% 8 72.00–80.00 $76.86 $931 —
1150–1250 1217 80-85% 3 82.50–86.50 $85.13 $1,036 —
1295 1295 80-85% 1 56.00 $56.00 $725 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $608 —
940–1145 1050 85-90% 4 68.50–74.00 $72.14 $757 —
1025–1125 1083 85-90% 4 81.00–85.00 $82.61 $895 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1460 1290 2 88.00–96.00 $91.47 $1,180 —
1295–2260 1778 2 116.00 $116.00 $2,062 +9.86
1865–2270 2068 2 108.00–109.00 $108.45 $2,243 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 830.00 $830.00
1335 1335 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,085.00 $1,085.00

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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
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,410.00 $1,410.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 2 84.00 $84.00 $899 —

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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.