Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 6, 2022

803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.86/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 489 lb · 77 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.00/cwt -4.31 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 438 lb · 45 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.01/cwt -8.36 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 628 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 803 912 1,073
Feeder cattle 696 778 853
Slaughter cattle 88 117 174
Replacement cattle 19 17 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 3 160.00–165.00 $161.67 $380 —
413 413 2 170.00 $170.00 $702 +5.00
471 471 15 173.00 $173.00 $815 +1.00
544 544 22 170.50 $170.50 $928 -3.75
558 558 4 171.00 $171.00 $954 +10.00
625–635 627 26 163.00 $163.00 $1,022 +4.32
660–698 688 11 150.50–151.00 $150.63 $1,036 -1.04
711–726 719 9 141.50–146.00 $144.02 $1,036 +1.59
750 750 2 130.00 $130.00 $975 —
845 845 5 140.50 $140.50 $1,187 +11.17
915–940 928 2 125.00–130.00 $127.47 $1,183 -2.53
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 3 150.00 $150.00 $334 —
298 298 2 147.50 $147.50 $440 —
380–395 388 4 140.00 $140.00 $543 —
447 447 3 125.00 $125.00 $559 —
474 474 5 158.75 $158.75 $752 —
534 534 4 150.00 $150.00 $801 +17.00
657–682 672 8 134.00–138.50 $136.81 $919 +14.31
705 705 1 140.00 $140.00 $987 —
750 750 1 117.50 $117.50 $881 —
893 893 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,143 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 130.00 $130.00 $292 -40.00
255 255 1 130.00 $130.00 $332 -16.05
300 300 12 137.00 $137.00 $411 -8.00
367 367 20 145.00 $145.00 $532 -14.08
438 438 45 150.00 $150.00 $657 -4.31
460–495 489 77 145.50–149.50 $148.86 $728 -2.31
559 559 39 141.50 $141.50 $791 -3.50
627–632 628 44 120.00–126.50 $125.01 $785 -8.36
680 680 12 128.50 $128.50 $874 -14.49
715 715 6 118.00 $118.00 $844 -7.45
818 818 6 122.00 $122.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 122.00 $122.00 $323 —
367–380 374 7 121.00–138.00 $130.76 $489 -0.52
450 450 4 138.00 $138.00 $621 +16.43
536 536 8 130.50 $130.50 $699 +4.43
557–585 565 9 125.00–128.00 $126.87 $717 —
640 640 2 120.50 $120.50 $771 —
800 800 1 110.00 $110.00 $880 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 —— 5 165.00 $165.00 $502 —
364 364 —— 11 179.00 $179.00 $652 +22.48
435 435 —— 17 160.00 $160.00 $696 +2.71
495 495 —— 33 162.50 $162.50 $804 +5.77
556 556 —— 31 152.00 $152.00 $845 —
624 624 —— 29 140.00 $140.00 $874 -0.45
701 701 —— 20 131.00 $131.00 $918 -6.00
870 870 —— 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,131 —
925 925 —— 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,133 —
1155 1155 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 107.50 $107.50 $1,242 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 140.00 $140.00 $466 —
390 390 2 131.00 $131.00 $511 —
440 440 2 134.00 $134.00 $590 —
451 451 4 140.00 $140.00 $631 +9.40
519 519 9 130.00 $130.00 $675 +5.00
601 601 7 123.00 $123.00 $739 +4.15
800 800 3 118.00 $118.00 $944 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1705 1435 75-80% 13 70.00–74.00 $71.48 $1,026 -14.75
1715 1715 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,303 —
1750 1750 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,155 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1245 1126 85-90% 7 54.50–61.00 $58.85 $663 +19.97
930–1450 1207 85-90% 6 61.00–71.00 $65.11 $786 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1685 1313 80-85% 10 70.00–76.00 $73.49 $965 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1850 1554 4 72.00–88.00 $84.59 $1,315 —
1350–2130 1837 5 91.00–100.00 $95.08 $1,747 —
1990 1990 1 106.50 $106.50 $2,119 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
950–1250 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–975.00 $918.18
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1150–1450 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 935.00–1,250.00 $1,074.33

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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
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 2 86.00 $86.00 $576 —

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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.