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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 14, 2022

1,232 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.53/cwt +5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 627 lb · 65 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.25/cwt +28.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,418/hd at 828 lb · 64 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.17/cwt +23.17 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 715 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,232 1,282 789
Feeder cattle 907 962 644
Slaughter cattle 254 255 87
Replacement cattle 71 65 58

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to holiday last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 175.00 $175.00 $446 —
375 375 5 183.00 $183.00 $686 -6.00
412 412 3 174.00 $174.00 $717 -1.76
479 479 12 170.00 $170.00 $814 -5.62
532 532 8 171.00 $171.00 $910 +0.50
554–557 556 21 153.00–165.00 $160.44 $892 -14.88
605–634 631 28 157.00–158.00 $157.10 $991 -6.90
665 665 9 162.00 $162.00 $1,077 +0.67
706–724 711 28 140.00–152.50 $144.58 $1,028 -9.64
758 758 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,107 —
828 value added 828 64 171.25 $171.25 $1,418 —
855–895 868 3 133.00–135.00 $134.31 $1,166 —
925–943 939 4 131.00–132.00 $131.25 $1,232 —
967 967 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,296 —
1080 1080 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 162.00 $162.00 $454 —
385 385 2 163.00 $163.00 $628 +8.00
408 408 2 160.00 $160.00 $653 +7.00
648 648 3 147.00 $147.00 $953 —
735 735 2 132.00 $132.00 $970 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 162.50 $162.50 $390 +17.00
253 253 6 165.00 $165.00 $417 +0.77
304 304 13 173.00 $173.00 $526 —
358 358 19 170.00 $170.00 $609 +11.92
430 430 32 160.50 $160.50 $690 +10.58
487 487 29 153.00 $153.00 $745 +2.50
540 value added 540 10 152.50 $152.50 $824 —
551–583 557 37 145.50–151.00 $149.91 $835 -3.09
626 value added 626 25 146.75 $146.75 $919 —
626–636 628 40 143.00–144.00 $143.15 $899 +4.31
695 695 2 134.00 $134.00 $931 +8.30
700–720 705 16 122.50–132.00 $124.93 $881 +9.93
721 value added 721 24 147.00 $147.00 $1,060 —
763 763 2 120.00 $120.00 $916 -0.89
884 884 6 126.50 $126.50 $1,118 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 2 154.00 $154.00 $300 —
328 328 2 152.50 $152.50 $500 —
360–370 366 10 145.00–150.00 $146.97 $538 +5.97
424 424 7 133.00 $133.00 $564 —
456–461 459 18 129.00–144.00 $138.43 $635 —
525–538 532 30 136.00–137.00 $136.46 $726 —
600 600 2 127.00 $127.00 $762 —
668–680 670 7 120.00 $120.00 $804 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 111.00 $111.00 $344 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 —— 5 182.00 $182.00 $579 —
367 367 —— 22 190.00 $190.00 $697 +34.42
430 430 —— 36 175.00 $175.00 $752 +5.45
450–499 487 —— 34 152.00–156.00 $155.13 $755 -0.60
502–535 531 —— 17 143.00–154.00 $145.82 $774 -6.07
558 558 —— 27 143.75 $143.75 $802 -9.75
603–630 619 —— 13 130.00–139.50 $136.62 $846 -10.88
695 695 —— 14 125.00 $125.00 $869 -12.50
795 795 —— 2 107.00 $107.00 $851 —
1500 1500 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,860 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 164.00 $164.00 $533 +19.00
375 375 3 175.00 $175.00 $656 —
444 444 7 159.00 $159.00 $706 —
612 612 5 127.00 $127.00 $777 —
681 681 4 128.00 $128.00 $872 —
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1400 1116 85-90% 21 62.00–70.00 $66.50 $742 —
1050–1250 1150 85-90% 2 83.00–84.00 $83.54 $961 +1.00
900–1590 1156 85-90% 67 68.00–79.00 $73.88 $854 -8.66
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1650 1437 75-80% 6 74.00–76.00 $74.84 $1,075 —
1240–1800 1459 75-80% 28 76.00–88.00 $81.74 $1,193 -8.83
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 80-85% 1 94.00 $94.00 $987 +18.00
1030–1735 1338 80-85% 21 75.00–88.00 $82.08 $1,098 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–2265 1641 6 91.00–101.50 $97.69 $1,603 —
1740–1930 1836 4 105.00–111.00 $107.67 $1,977 -11.81

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 620.00 $620.00
950–1400 1133 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–1,150.00 $1,010.66
1150–1250 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 975.00–1,075.00 $1,022.92
1050–1765 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 800.00–1,430.00 $1,018.73

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
900 900 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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
1200–1450 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 1,250.00–1,350.00 $1,275.29 —
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 900.00 $900.00 —
1150–1450 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00–1,385.00 $1,314.23 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 6 129.00 $129.00 $593 —

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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.