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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 23, 2022

577 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.21/cwt -3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 615 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.28/cwt +1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 481 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.80/cwt ≈ $907/hd at 525 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 577 348 806
Feeder cattle 403 276 641
Slaughter cattle 131 53 85
Replacement cattle 43 19 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded sharply higher with a high quality offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 202.50 $202.50 $496 —
290 290 1 200.00 $200.00 $580 —
358 358 3 190.00 $190.00 $680 +30.00
469 469 7 181.50 $181.50 $851 —
513–544 525 18 172.50–173.00 $172.80 $907 —
610–620 619 14 158.00–167.00 $165.73 $1,026 +24.73
694–695 694 5 135.00–141.00 $139.80 $970 -3.20
910 910 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,251 —
1010 1010 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 170.00 $170.00 $348 —
405–440 434 7 149.00–168.00 $164.24 $713 —
462 462 2 146.00 $146.00 $675 —
503–529 524 12 146.00–165.00 $154.89 $812 —
563 563 2 142.00 $142.00 $799 -10.00
622 622 6 136.00 $136.00 $846 —
690 690 2 133.00 $133.00 $918 —
775 775 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 3 170.00 $170.00 $539 +0.49
379–382 380 11 175.50–177.00 $175.91 $668 +4.92
435 435 16 167.00 $167.00 $726 —
453–486 481 20 153.00–155.00 $153.28 $737 —
523–531 529 7 140.00–141.00 $140.28 $742 —
554 554 14 148.00 $148.00 $820 +0.73
611–648 615 23 138.00–140.00 $139.21 $856 -3.59
658–698 685 6 121.00–125.00 $122.28 $838 -4.26
875 875 1 110.00 $110.00 $962 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 2 162.50–165.00 $163.81 $603 —
421 421 4 156.00 $156.00 $657 +14.03
475 475 1 127.00 $127.00 $603 -15.12
562 562 2 126.00 $126.00 $708 -7.78
605–613 610 3 128.00–134.00 $129.98 $793 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 10 195.00 $195.00 $694 —
416 416 13 177.00 $177.00 $736 +6.00
484 484 16 163.00 $163.00 $789 +5.66
548 548 8 151.00 $151.00 $827 +9.00
620 620 16 141.50 $141.50 $877 +2.79
708–722 717 12 127.00–129.50 $128.68 $923 —
805 805 11 115.50 $115.50 $930 —
960 960 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,056 +19.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–348 332 5 163.00–175.00 $168.03 $558 —
358 358 5 173.00 $173.00 $619 —
440–447 445 11 146.00–155.00 $152.84 $680 —
510–531 528 8 133.00–140.50 $139.60 $737 —
585–595 593 6 132.00–139.00 $133.15 $790 +8.15
630–643 635 5 112.00–129.00 $118.88 $755 —
752 752 3 110.00 $110.00 $827 +32.50
903 903 3 87.00 $87.00 $786 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1500 1109 85-90% 7 73.00–77.00 $75.30 $835 —
940–1600 1172 85-90% 46 77.50–94.00 $84.32 $988 —
1115–1500 1304 85-90% 10 94.00–102.00 $96.12 $1,253 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1111–1230 1190 80-85% 3 100.00–104.00 $102.31 $1,217 —
1055–1515 1291 80-85% 18 85.00–100.00 $94.70 $1,223 +38.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1915 1417 75-80% 14 88.00–102.00 $95.31 $1,351 +8.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,116 —
1420–2105 1838 5 108.00–121.00 $114.98 $2,113 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1000–1250 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 925.00–1,275.00 $1,128.88
1000–1330 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–1,135.00 $1,023.41
1050–1330 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,075.00 $1,019.85
1050–1400 1227 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 875.00–1,175.00 $1,052.24
1150–1330 1243 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,075.00–1,200.00 $1,119.57
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 4 99.00 $99.00 $437 —

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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.