Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 25, 2022

628 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.00/cwt +5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 555 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $173.80/cwt +7.30 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 483 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $181.00/cwt +12.30 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 426 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 628 742 559
Feeder cattle 553 639 501
Slaughter cattle 57 83 41
Replacement cattle 18 20 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady and bulls traded 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271–299 285 8 207.50–217.50 $212.75 $606 +5.06
415 415 4 193.00 $193.00 $801 +3.00
469 469 7 193.00 $193.00 $905 -7.00
535 535 21 187.00 $187.00 $1,000 -4.00
580 580 1 161.00 $161.00 $934 -16.60
622–635 624 15 159.00–166.00 $165.05 $1,030 -5.06
687 687 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,134 -1.00
700–725 713 2 159.00–166.00 $162.44 $1,158 +2.44
757 757 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,249 +2.50
800–801 801 6 156.00–159.50 $158.92 $1,273 +5.05
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 167.50 $167.50 $759 —
585 585 2 156.00 $156.00 $913 —
605 605 1 152.00 $152.00 $920 +10.00
731 731 4 147.00 $147.00 $1,075 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1338 1338 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,780 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 4 194.00 $194.00 $471 —
296 296 4 193.00 $193.00 $571 —
361–363 361 22 182.50–185.00 $184.66 $667 +3.36
426 426 27 181.00 $181.00 $771 +12.30
460–485 483 29 171.00–174.00 $173.80 $839 +7.30
544 544 7 168.00 $168.00 $914 +14.84
550–556 555 41 168.00 $168.00 $932 +5.87
622 622 9 155.00 $155.00 $964 -1.34
690 690 3 131.00 $131.00 $904 -16.58
700–701 700 9 130.00–137.50 $134.16 $939 +2.72
797 797 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,036 —
820 820 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–388 373 5 169.00–175.00 $171.50 $640 +2.25
454–458 456 9 150.00–162.00 $156.69 $715 —
527–536 531 15 151.00–159.00 $155.77 $827 +5.77
610–640 625 6 140.00–141.00 $140.49 $878 +3.49
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 —
790 790 1 119.00 $119.00 $940 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 4 215.00 $215.00 $645 —
352–392 369 18 190.00–203.50 $199.63 $737 +1.68
435 435 22 187.00 $187.00 $813 -2.08
491 491 21 182.00 $182.00 $894 +1.25
550 550 15 179.25 $179.25 $986 +3.25
631 631 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,010 -6.35
656–674 664 9 148.00–155.50 $152.12 $1,010 +2.12
716 716 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,074 +5.93
803 803 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,044 +1.50
885 885 2 110.00 $110.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 363 5 170.00–187.50 $177.23 $643 +14.73
420–425 423 2 160.00–177.50 $168.70 $714 —
471–483 473 11 147.50–163.00 $158.77 $751 —
512 512 3 153.00 $153.00 $783 —
561 561 7 160.00 $160.00 $898 +12.57
628 628 3 142.00 $142.00 $892 -6.00
693 693 2 122.00 $122.00 $845 -19.47
728 728 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,005 —
750 750 2 123.00 $123.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 4 144.00 $144.00 $806 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1380 1142 85-90% 8 67.00–75.00 $71.31 $814 —
1111–1320 1201 85-90% 10 75.00–88.00 $79.97 $960 -8.30
1050–1375 1213 85-90% 2 89.00–92.00 $90.70 $1,100 +10.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1385 1163 80-85% 10 85.00–95.50 $90.43 $1,052 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,464 +10.86
1320–1735 1506 75-80% 7 85.00–95.00 $90.02 $1,356 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1920 1536 5 90.00–99.00 $95.55 $1,468 —
1405–2115 1851 5 103.00–113.00 $107.26 $1,985 -8.58

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1225 1102 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 775.00–1,000.00 $894.33
1085–1150 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 835.00–1,100.00 $953.88
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.