Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 29, 2022

912 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.17/cwt +6.76 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 495 lb · 85 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.31/cwt +6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 428 lb · 69 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $140.45/cwt -4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 620 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 912 924 783
Feeder cattle 778 859 673
Slaughter cattle 117 49 70
Replacement cattle 17 16 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bull calves were 10.00-12.00 lower with low demand. Feeder heifers 400-600 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher with the remainder trading 8.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 7 175.00 $175.00 $508 -15.00
368 368 2 177.50 $177.50 $653 -3.50
419 419 5 165.00 $165.00 $691 —
467 467 8 172.00 $172.00 $803 -9.00
540 540 13 174.25 $174.25 $941 —
580 580 8 161.00 $161.00 $934 -14.22
611–623 620 34 151.00–161.00 $158.68 $984 -1.32
667–695 670 15 136.00–155.00 $151.67 $1,016 -8.83
705–745 710 20 130.00–145.00 $142.43 $1,011 -16.07
787 787 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,031 -29.50
818–848 834 5 125.00–135.00 $129.33 $1,079 —
930 930 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,209 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 —
410 410 1 143.00 $143.00 $586 -2.00
533 533 2 133.00 $133.00 $709 -20.00
552 552 2 135.00 $135.00 $745 -25.00
615 615 1 130.00 $130.00 $800 —
685 685 2 122.50 $122.50 $839 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 3 170.00 $170.00 $357 —
270–288 280 6 140.00–155.00 $146.05 $409 —
313 313 1 145.00 $145.00 $454 -5.00
356–382 362 35 152.50–161.00 $159.08 $576 -8.92
425–428 428 69 143.00–156.00 $154.31 $660 +6.31
491–496 495 85 150.75–153.50 $151.17 $748 +6.76
537 537 13 146.75 $146.75 $788 +6.87
552–562 553 38 145.00 $145.00 $802 +7.24
614–639 621 42 127.00–136.00 $133.37 $828 -4.13
670–675 670 22 133.00–144.00 $142.99 $958 +12.09
704–705 704 11 125.00–125.50 $125.45 $883 -13.55
789 789 5 116.00 $116.00 $915 -15.00
885 885 1 106.00 $106.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 130.00–132.50 $131.28 $492 -13.21
450–490 477 3 120.00–125.00 $121.57 $580 -12.43
510–543 525 17 120.00–132.00 $126.07 $662 -9.58
730 730 1 113.00 $113.00 $825 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–298 293 6 155.00–175.00 $165.16 $484 —
374 fancy 374 16 178.00 $178.00 $666 —
374–388 382 5 155.00–157.50 $156.52 $598 -18.48
418–430 429 32 145.00–159.00 $157.29 $675 -3.92
450–488 485 35 142.00–158.00 $156.73 $760 -16.58
548 548 49 153.00 $153.00 $838 —
619–637 620 50 132.00–141.00 $140.45 $871 -4.55
706 706 17 137.00 $137.00 $967 —
835 835 10 119.00 $119.00 $994 +10.00
950 950 2 87.00 $87.00 $826 -19.00
1013 1013 2 83.00 $83.00 $841 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 137.50 $137.50 $378 —
400 400 1 135.00 $135.00 $540 —
460–495 482 5 130.00–131.00 $130.60 $629 —
537 537 12 125.00 $125.00 $671 -30.40
616–630 618 8 111.00–120.00 $118.85 $734 -9.62
665–675 670 2 120.00–127.50 $123.72 $829 —
750–780 765 2 111.00–113.00 $111.98 $857 —
945 945 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,040 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1160 962 85-90% 15 51.00–60.00 $56.47 $543 —
800–1085 993 85-90% 14 73.00–80.00 $75.74 $752 —
915–1170 1053 85-90% 16 63.50–71.00 $67.85 $714 —
985–1260 1123 85-90% 2 38.00–40.00 $38.88 $437 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1600 1443 75-80% 4 85.00–88.00 $86.23 $1,244 —
1490 1490 75-80% 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,058 -3.96
1325–2075 1518 75-80% 22 73.00–83.00 $77.20 $1,172 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1200 1192 80-85% 3 51.00–63.00 $58.31 $695 —
1115–1365 1236 80-85% 17 67.00–76.50 $71.55 $884 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1865 1482 7 86.00–98.00 $93.31 $1,383 —
1755 1755 1 113.50 $113.50 $1,992 —
1600–2120 1789 5 104.00–109.00 $106.43 $1,904 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1060–1190 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00–835.00 $759.62
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1065–1335 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 750.00–1,275.00 $1,052.32
1270 1270 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
895 895 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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.