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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 4, 2022

438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.10/cwt +7.84 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 541 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $163.00/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 492 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $171.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 434 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 438 692 934
Feeder cattle 362 577 746
Slaughter cattle 60 77 112
Replacement cattle 16 38 76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 180.00 $180.00 $414 —
423 423 3 178.00 $178.00 $753 +19.00
456 456 11 179.00 $179.00 $816 —
536 536 15 176.75 $176.75 $947 +4.54
558–592 582 7 160.00–165.00 $163.63 $952 -6.37
623 623 13 162.00 $162.00 $1,009 -6.92
680 680 7 161.00 $161.00 $1,095 +1.23
737–739 739 12 160.00–164.00 $163.00 $1,205 +15.04
825 825 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,147 -5.00
842 value added 842 8 156.50 $156.50 $1,318 —
860 value added 860 8 150.50 $150.50 $1,294 —
892 892 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,160 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 2 159.00 $159.00 $795 —
553 553 3 153.00 $153.00 $846 +4.00
715 715 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,001 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 328 4 160.00–167.50 $165.75 $544 —
378 378 3 178.00 $178.00 $673 —
431 431 13 168.00 $168.00 $724 +5.50
490 490 18 162.50 $162.50 $796 +8.85
518–549 541 37 156.00–157.50 $157.10 $850 +7.84
558 558 2 158.00 $158.00 $882 +6.67
632 632 8 148.00 $148.00 $935 -1.74
650 650 2 131.00 $131.00 $852 -11.71
704 704 10 126.50 $126.50 $891 —
817 817 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,087 +3.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 177.00 $177.00 $676 —
425–440 430 3 152.00–158.00 $154.05 $662 +15.09
480 480 1 150.00 $150.00 $720 +23.00
635 635 1 136.00 $136.00 $864 -1.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 4 187.00 $187.00 $580 —
380 380 5 186.00 $186.00 $707 +15.00
434 434 19 171.00 $171.00 $742 +17.00
492 492 25 163.00 $163.00 $802 +15.78
556 556 16 159.75 $159.75 $888 +3.75
615 615 12 150.00 $150.00 $922 +3.86
745 745 4 132.00 $132.00 $983 —
885 885 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,097 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 5 157.50–171.00 $167.15 $623 +19.49
485 485 1 153.00 $153.00 $742 +21.01
552 552 2 145.00 $145.00 $800 +11.87
642 642 2 129.00 $129.00 $828 +7.00
742 742 2 117.00 $117.00 $868 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1120 1028 85-90% 3 63.00–64.00 $63.36 $651 -1.40
890–1500 1151 85-90% 18 67.00–79.00 $73.51 $846 —
1250 1250 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,000 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1475 1390 75-80% 2 85.50 $85.50 $1,188 —
1300–1870 1613 75-80% 7 77.50–83.00 $80.86 $1,304 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1525 1398 80-85% 4 80.00–87.50 $84.28 $1,178 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1635 1369 5 92.00–98.00 $95.97 $1,314 -29.03
1660–1850 1777 3 104.00–111.00 $107.55 $1,911 +14.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1010 953 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 860.00–900.00 $887.41
985 985 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1050–1350 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,117.25

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
850 850 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
1050–1200 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 960.00–1,075.00 $1,021.33 -56.45

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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.