Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 11, 2022

772 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.19/cwt +6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 721 lb · 40 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.25/cwt +14.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,209/hd at 690 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $190.36/cwt +13.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 541 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 772 438 580
Feeder cattle 670 362 506
Slaughter cattle 71 60 50
Replacement cattle 31 16 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle traded sharply higher with strong demand and 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
386 386 3 190.00 $190.00 $733 —
450 value added 450 15 198.50 $198.50 $893 —
463 463 7 189.00 $189.00 $875 +10.00
525–545 535 6 177.00–183.00 $180.06 $963 +3.31
531–546 value added 543 25 188.00–194.00 $192.83 $1,047 —
615–643 624 9 175.00–177.00 $175.69 $1,096 +13.69
622–642 value added 632 10 174.00–179.00 $176.54 $1,116 —
688 688 6 171.00 $171.00 $1,176 +10.00
658–698 value added 690 26 175.00–176.50 $176.23 $1,216 —
704 704 14 163.00 $163.00 $1,148 ±0.00
713–747 value added 730 26 171.00–174.00 $172.53 $1,259 —
766 value added 766 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,279 —
799 799 7 152.00 $152.00 $1,214 —
836 value added 836 7 162.00 $162.00 $1,354 +5.50
914 value added 914 9 167.00 $167.00 $1,526 —
1031 1031 10 138.00 $138.00 $1,423 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 2 162.00 $162.00 $829 +3.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,838 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 3 176.00 $176.00 $523 —
325 325 2 167.00 $167.00 $543 +1.25
360 360 15 174.00 $174.00 $626 -4.00
425–430 430 26 161.00–170.00 $169.66 $730 +1.66
461–497 489 26 161.75–169.00 $163.33 $799 +0.83
536 536 26 162.50 $162.50 $871 +5.40
586 586 11 162.50 $162.50 $952 +4.50
602–641 624 30 156.00–165.00 $159.73 $997 +11.73
726 value added 726 12 158.00 $158.00 $1,147 —
742 742 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,054 —
752 value added 752 11 144.00 $144.00 $1,083 —
790 790 4 122.00–130.00 $124.00 $980 —
856–873 value added 863 19 141.00–143.75 $143.17 $1,236 —
927 value added 927 28 142.50 $142.50 $1,321 —
1183 1183 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,562 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 4 162.00 $162.00 $588 -15.00
436 436 8 153.00 $153.00 $667 -1.05
530–538 536 11 125.00–150.00 $143.32 $768 —
625–630 626 4 136.00 $136.00 $851 ±0.00
703 703 9 130.00 $130.00 $914 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 10 192.00 $192.00 $707 +6.00
428 428 27 188.00 $188.00 $805 +17.00
483 483 24 173.00 $173.00 $836 +10.00
552 552 15 170.50 $170.50 $941 +10.75
631 631 12 156.00 $156.00 $984 +6.00
701 701 18 141.00 $141.00 $988 —
803 803 6 119.00 $119.00 $956 —
850 850 6 110.50 $110.50 $939 -13.50
910–925 919 5 111.00–120.00 $116.44 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 167.50 $167.50 $628 +0.35
410 410 3 145.00–158.00 $153.67 $630 —
450–485 456 6 142.50–160.00 $156.90 $715 +3.90
525 525 2 146.00 $146.00 $766 —
613 613 3 143.00 $143.00 $877 +14.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 160.00 $160.00 $525 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1140 1041 85-90% 4 67.00–71.00 $69.31 $722 +5.95
955–1405 1172 85-90% 13 73.00–82.00 $76.80 $900 +3.29
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1320 1223 80-85% 9 84.00–92.00 $87.93 $1,075 —
1360–1680 1520 80-85% 2 94.00–99.00 $96.24 $1,463 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 75-80% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,330 —
1325–1905 1448 75-80% 8 82.00–94.00 $86.48 $1,252 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1760 1563 3 97.00–100.00 $99.01 $1,548 —
1435–2030 1726 7 105.00–114.00 $110.29 $1,904 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
1150–1400 1258 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 900.00–1,335.00 $1,131.36

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00

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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
995–1050 1032 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,050.00–1,325.00 $1,236.59 —
1050–1150 1083 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 825.00–1,000.00 $925.77 —
1050–1350 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,350.00 $1,231.63 —

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Heifer 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 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.