KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 21, 2022

664 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.08/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 485 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $147.71/cwt +1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 546 lb · 35 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.50/cwt +0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 551 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	664	1,232	867
Feeder cattle	490	907	704
Slaughter cattle	131	254	105
Replacement cattle	43	71	58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: All classes of feeder cattle sold fully steady with good demand despite very warm temperatures in the forecast. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 6.00-8.00 lower with weak demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	160.00	$160.00	$568	-23.00
489	489	6	176.00	$176.00	$861	+6.00
557	557	13	159.50	$159.50	$888	-0.94
631	631	18	150.50	$150.50	$950	-6.60
680–690	688	5	130.00–136.00	$131.19	$903	-30.81
715	715	15	149.00	$149.00	$1,065	+4.42
813–840	819	6	125.00–142.00	$136.76	$1,120	—
915–920	918	2	126.00–130.00	$128.01	$1,175	-3.24

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	2	143.00	$143.00	$655	—
505	505	2	140.00	$140.00	$707	—
610	610	1	130.00	$130.00	$793	—
655	655	1	133.00	$133.00	$871	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	141.00	$141.00	$345	-21.50
273	273	2	140.00	$140.00	$382	-25.00
325	325	1	140.00	$140.00	$455	-33.00
370	370	10	150.00	$150.00	$555	-20.00
416–442	431	11	136.50–139.00	$137.84	$594	-22.66
431 fancy	431	16	162.00	$162.00	$698	—
454–493	468	11	144.00–150.00	$146.30	$685	-6.70
492–495 fancy	493	25	155.50–156.50	$156.06	$769	—
508–538	528	9	139.00–141.00	$140.36	$741	—
550	550	5	138.50	$138.50	$762	-11.41
551 value added	551	30	152.50	$152.50	$840	—
618–632	623	27	137.00–146.00	$142.62	$889	-0.53
664 value added	664	7	144.00	$144.00	$956	—
683	683	2	120.00	$120.00	$820	-14.00
709 value added	709	12	134.00	$134.00	$950	-13.00
722	722	3	119.00	$119.00	$859	-5.93
751	751	5	125.00	$125.00	$939	+5.00
818	818	6	121.00	$121.00	$990	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
244 fancy	244	4	181.00	$181.00	$442	—
294 fancy	294	6	191.00	$191.00	$562	—
318–340	329	4	154.00–162.00	$157.87	$519	-24.13
409 fancy	409	6	175.00	$175.00	$716	—
433	433	19	161.00	$161.00	$697	-14.00
483–490	489	18	144.00–153.50	$152.46	$746	-2.67
530–549	546	35	135.00–150.25	$147.71	$806	+1.89
610–632	617	28	129.00–141.75	$136.51	$842	-0.11
670	670	1	124.00	$124.00	$831	-1.00
713	713	10	130.00	$130.00	$927	—
818	818	4	100.00	$100.00	$818	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	151.00	$151.00	$408	—
403–440	415	3	140.00–141.00	$140.65	$584	-18.35
505–520	513	2	120.00–127.00	$123.45	$633	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1290	1213	80-85%	6	74.50–76.50	$75.18	$912	—
1100–1515	1226	80-85%	34	61.00–73.50	$67.20	$824	—
1205–1325	1258	80-85%	5	55.00–59.50	$57.82	$727	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1450	1390	75-80%	10	64.00–70.00	$67.86	$943	—
1255–2075	1471	75-80%	27	71.00–78.50	$74.63	$1,098	-7.11
1500	1500	75-80%	1	82.50	$82.50	$1,238	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–960	940	85-90%	2	71.00–76.00	$73.45	$690	—
825–1260	1034	85-90%	18	61.00–69.00	$65.22	$674	—
950–1130	1064	85-90%	8	53.00–59.00	$56.72	$604	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–2530	1605	6	87.00–97.00	$93.01	$1,493	—
1730–1910	1811	4	99.00–106.00	$103.41	$1,873	-4.26

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–800.00	$762.50
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
900–1150	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	885.00–900.00	$891.59
1050–1150	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	890.00–1,225.00	$1,052.75
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1000–1300	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–910.00	$894.78
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	980.00	$980.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.