Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 1, 2022

671 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.51/cwt +1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 619 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.88/cwt -2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 554 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $190.50/cwt +29.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 553 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 671 628 671
Feeder cattle 544 553 567
Slaughter cattle 77 57 45
Replacement cattle 50 18 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded 4.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 pounds traded 6.00 higher, over 400 pounds 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 212.50 $212.50 $478 —
250–285 268 4 205.00–210.00 $207.34 $556 -5.41
374 374 5 207.00 $207.00 $774 —
426–435 428 11 197.00–205.00 $202.78 $868 +9.78
478–490 481 20 191.00–197.75 $196.37 $945 +3.37
530 530 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,012 +4.00
553 553 33 190.50 $190.50 $1,053 +29.50
628–646 639 26 177.50–181.00 $178.95 $1,143 +13.90
666 value added 666 18 185.00 $185.00 $1,232 —
685–694 692 9 165.00–172.00 $170.46 $1,180 +5.46
740 740 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,206 +0.56
741 value added 741 16 178.00 $178.00 $1,319 —
763 763 2 166.00 $166.00 $1,267 +1.00
955 955 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,366 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 180.00 $180.00 $954 —
558 558 2 179.00 $179.00 $999 +23.00
600 600 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,002 +15.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 160.00 $160.00 $717 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 4 200.00 $200.00 $622 —
363 363 13 190.00 $190.00 $690 +5.34
445 445 17 171.00 $171.00 $761 -10.00
457–496 487 22 162.00–166.00 $165.15 $804 -8.65
528–549 544 16 161.00–168.00 $163.71 $891 -4.29
552–554 554 41 158.00–167.50 $165.88 $919 -2.12
613 value added 613 12 165.00 $165.00 $1,011 —
621 621 33 153.00–153.50 $153.42 $953 -1.58
653–657 655 5 141.00–144.00 $142.80 $935 +11.80
687 value added 687 16 167.00 $167.00 $1,147 —
715 715 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,015 +7.84
731 value added 731 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,184 —
762 762 3 130.00 $130.00 $991 ±0.00
838 838 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,106 +10.00
860 860 6 129.00 $129.00 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 371 4 149.00–172.50 $164.05 $609 -7.45
470–490 483 5 155.00–158.00 $155.99 $753 -0.70
630 630 1 140.00 $140.00 $882 -0.49
688 688 11 139.00 $139.00 $956 +14.00
830 830 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,062 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 —— 7 207.50 $207.50 $672 -7.50
381 381 —— 7 200.00 $200.00 $762 +0.37
417–432 419 —— 14 185.00–190.00 $189.26 $793 +2.26
465–471 468 —— 12 183.00–188.00 $185.90 $870 +3.90
500–549 520 —— 31 181.00–188.00 $184.47 $959 —
565–599 575 —— 13 172.00–175.50 $174.38 $1,003 -4.87
638 638 —— 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,085 +10.00
692 692 —— 6 161.00 $161.00 $1,114 +8.88
786 786 —— 4 147.00 $147.00 $1,155 —
915 915 —— 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,212 —
1435 1435 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,578 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 172.50 $172.50 $647 -4.73
445–448 447 4 169.00–172.00 $170.49 $762 +1.79
545 545 1 173.00 $173.00 $943 +20.00
618–646 638 7 155.00–164.00 $161.51 $1,030 +19.51

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1220 1210 85-90% 2 68.00–74.00 $70.98 $859 -19.72
1000–1465 1221 85-90% 22 75.00–88.00 $80.19 $979 -10.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–2040 1454 75-80% 13 83.00–92.50 $85.47 $1,243 -15.53
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1400 1303 80-85% 8 83.00–95.00 $87.37 $1,138 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1985 1481 4 91.00–100.00 $96.58 $1,430 —
1420–2250 1743 6 100.00–114.00 $106.00 $1,848 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1050–1250 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 725.00–775.00 $758.77
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1050–1400 1242 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 985.00–1,250.00 $1,111.11
1150–1450 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00–1,035.00 $986.35

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1080–1200 1143 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,160.00–1,575.00 $1,435.86 —

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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.