Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 28, 2022

692 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.74/cwt +7.12 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 622 lb · 40 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.50/cwt +10.34 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 428 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.65/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 492 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 692 664 522
Feeder cattle 577 490 405
Slaughter cattle 77 131 78
Replacement cattle 38 43 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 7.00-9.00 higher. Bull calves traded steady to 3.00 higher. Strong demand was shown for all feeder cattle classes. Slaughter cows sold steady except for the boner cows which sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 10.00-12.00 higher on a better 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
338 fancy 338 6 190.50 $190.50 $644 —
390 390 1 170.00 $170.00 $663 +10.00
411 fancy 411 5 178.00 $178.00 $732 —
430 430 1 159.00 $159.00 $684 —
477 fancy 477 19 184.75 $184.75 $881 —
535–542 537 26 166.00–175.00 $172.21 $925 —
555 555 2 170.00 $170.00 $944 +10.50
613–624 619 28 167.00–171.00 $168.92 $1,046 +18.42
660–686 675 7 156.00–165.00 $159.77 $1,078 +28.58
705–732 723 5 146.00–151.00 $147.96 $1,070 -1.04
804 804 5 144.00 $144.00 $1,158 +7.24
910–934 931 7 129.00–143.00 $141.04 $1,313 +13.03
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 150.00 $150.00 $548 —
460 460 1 151.00 $151.00 $695 +8.00
570 570 1 149.00 $149.00 $849 —
610 610 2 149.00 $149.00 $909 +19.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–278 269 5 150.00–162.50 $157.76 $424 +17.76
350 fancy 350 23 173.00 $173.00 $606 —
428 428 36 162.50 $162.50 $696 +24.66
465–496 492 33 152.00–154.00 $153.65 $756 +7.35
525–527 526 12 147.00–156.00 $149.26 $785 +8.90
552–557 554 16 148.50–156.00 $151.33 $838 +12.83
561 value added 561 12 164.50 $164.50 $923 +12.00
622 622 40 149.50–150.00 $149.74 $931 +7.12
652–661 656 11 140.00–145.00 $142.71 $936 +22.71
814 814 5 129.50 $129.50 $1,054 +8.50
910 910 11 125.00 $125.00 $1,138 —
1010 1010 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,151 —
1105 1105 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,304 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 142.50–147.50 $145.00 $478 —
433–442 438 6 135.00–143.00 $138.96 $609 —
458 458 2 127.00 $127.00 $582 —
603–604 604 7 132.00–139.75 $137.54 $831 —
688 688 2 112.00 $112.00 $771 —
703 703 3 122.00 $122.00 $858 —
795 795 1 112.00 $112.00 $890 —
835 835 2 111.00 $111.00 $927 —
893 893 4 87.00 $87.00 $777 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 175.00 $175.00 $490 —
318 fancy 318 3 185.00 $185.00 $588 —
353 fancy 353 8 187.00 $187.00 $660 —
375 375 1 171.00 $171.00 $641 —
427 fancy 427 10 172.00 $172.00 $734 -3.00
447 447 5 154.00 $154.00 $688 -7.00
460–470 462 5 146.00–152.00 $147.22 $680 -5.24
479 fancy 479 16 167.50 $167.50 $802 —
554 554 22 156.00 $156.00 $864 —
614–628 626 29 137.00–148.00 $146.14 $915 +9.63
704 704 9 140.00 $140.00 $986 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 135.00–157.50 $146.25 $395 -4.75
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 —
350–365 358 2 140.00–155.00 $147.66 $529 —
424–438 429 6 124.00–150.00 $132.86 $570 -7.79
480–482 481 3 130.00–136.00 $131.99 $635 —
540 540 4 140.00 $140.00 $756 +16.55
553–585 571 15 120.00–138.00 $133.13 $760 —
641 641 4 122.00 $122.00 $782 —
908 908 2 90.00 $90.00 $817 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
768 768 2 113.00 $113.00 $868 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1300 1185 80-85% 7 62.00–66.00 $64.30 $762 —
1140–1420 1234 80-85% 5 79.50–86.00 $82.22 $1,015 +15.02
1145–1300 1248 80-85% 9 68.50–78.00 $74.54 $930 +7.34
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1700 1478 75-80% 13 72.00–80.00 $75.86 $1,121 +1.23
1475–1510 1493 75-80% 2 68.50–69.00 $68.75 $1,026 -5.88
1330–1850 1569 75-80% 4 81.00–84.50 $82.92 $1,301 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $726 —
835–1090 1011 85-90% 9 61.00–70.00 $64.76 $655 -0.46
935–1100 1011 85-90% 6 53.00–59.00 $56.48 $571 -8.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,731 —
1270–1995 1696 6 98.00–114.00 $106.49 $1,806 —
1770 1770 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,646 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
1100–1400 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–1,075.00 $831.56
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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
900–1150 1013 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 975.00–1,300.00 $1,154.32 —
1000–1100 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,217.86 -182.14
900–1250 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 935.00–1,075.00 $1,016.40 -383.60
975–1350 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 875.00–1,400.00 $1,145.31 —
1000–1250 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–1,300.00 $1,077.78 —
1000–1300 1131 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,350.00 $1,216.02 —

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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.