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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 22, 2022

924 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $170.17/cwt +11.32 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 569 lb · 211 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $185.78/cwt +15.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,215/hd at 654 lb · 90 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.38/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 618 lb · 85 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 924 798 713
Feeder cattle 859 695 552
Slaughter cattle 49 90 99
Replacement cattle 16 13 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 6.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls sharply lower with the exception of 450-550 pound bulls trading steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 5.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 190.00 $190.00 $494 -12.50
358 358 3 181.00 $181.00 $648 -14.00
479 479 13 181.00 $181.00 $867 -7.66
556–561 560 21 172.00–176.50 $175.22 $981 —
633 633 17 160.00 $160.00 $1,013 -15.00
650 value added 650 82 188.25 $188.25 $1,224 —
693 693 8 160.50 $160.50 $1,112 -10.14
709 709 5 158.50 $158.50 $1,124 -6.71
790 790 4 160.50 $160.50 $1,268 -3.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 151.00 $151.00 $423 —
368 368 2 150.00 $150.00 $552 —
428 428 2 145.00 $145.00 $621 -7.50
462 462 5 170.00 $170.00 $785 —
515 515 2 153.00 $153.00 $788 -23.00
587 587 5 160.00 $160.00 $939 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,581 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 150.00 $150.00 $458 -21.00
375 375 13 168.00 $168.00 $630 -10.00
428 428 13 148.00 $148.00 $633 -20.95
450–499 488 34 142.00–149.00 $144.41 $705 -23.02
541–548 545 20 139.75–140.00 $139.88 $762 -16.12
553–583 560 31 136.00–143.50 $137.76 $771 -21.09
570 value added 570 180 175.75 $175.75 $1,002 —
614 value added 614 59 157.50 $157.50 $967 —
626 626 26 137.50 $137.50 $861 -11.07
653–695 659 7 130.00–136.00 $130.90 $863 -11.07
725 725 13 139.00 $139.00 $1,008 +4.00
757–793 771 5 131.00 $131.00 $1,010 -8.00
836 836 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,003 —
902 902 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,037 —
955–992 966 7 120.00–121.00 $120.29 $1,162 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 146.00–147.50 $146.75 $382 —
305 305 1 139.00 $139.00 $424 -26.00
360–370 368 8 144.00–146.00 $144.49 $532 -11.22
460 460 3 134.00 $134.00 $616 -27.00
527–530 528 10 135.50–136.00 $135.65 $716 -14.35
583 583 2 120.00 $120.00 $700 —
610 610 8 131.50 $131.50 $802 -6.50
735 735 1 118.00 $118.00 $867 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 —— 1 180.00 $180.00 $558 —
361 361 —— 13 175.00 $175.00 $632 -13.33
430–438 436 —— 15 158.00–162.00 $161.21 $703 -17.79
455–482 475 —— 29 166.00–175.50 $173.31 $823 +0.31
550 550 —— 22 171.00 $171.00 $940 +6.74
622 622 —— 8 145.00 $145.00 $902 -11.50
687 687 —— 13 131.50 $131.50 $903 -16.50
827 827 —— 6 109.00 $109.00 $901 -6.00
950 950 —— 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,007 —
1205–1450 1328 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 96.00–114.00 $105.83 $1,405 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 371 11 130.00–155.00 $146.70 $544 -6.30
511–525 516 8 152.00–157.50 $155.40 $802 +14.40
595 595 1 132.00 $132.00 $785 —
605–613 609 6 124.00–133.00 $128.47 $782 -19.03
708 708 2 108.00 $108.00 $765 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1565 1212 85-90% 9 66.00–73.00 $68.92 $835 -6.64
1340–1500 1395 85-90% 3 60.00–64.00 $61.59 $859 —
1415 1415 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,132 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1715 1496 75-80% 10 72.00–79.00 $74.96 $1,121 -6.28
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1645 1366 80-85% 5 75.00–81.00 $78.59 $1,074 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1870 1581 4 101.00–104.00 $102.48 $1,620 —
1415–2100 1655 3 93.00–98.00 $95.32 $1,578 -7.21

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1250–1675 1392 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 960.00–1,225.00 $1,078.29

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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
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
181 181 7 90.00 $90.00 $163 —
225 225 3 82.50 $82.50 $186 —

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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.