Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 13, 2022

803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $125.00/cwt -15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 622 lb · 48 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.00/cwt -4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 496 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.15/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 552 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 803 803 642
Feeder cattle 674 696 531
Slaughter cattle 101 88 86
Replacement cattle 28 19 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 pounds traded sharply lower, over 650 pounds steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and 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
358–385 378 8 150.00–157.00 $155.34 $587 —
466 466 8 157.00 $157.00 $732 -16.00
533 533 20 153.00 $153.00 $815 -17.50
583–590 586 5 144.00–151.50 $148.48 $870 -22.52
614 614 24 141.00 $141.00 $866 -22.00
685 685 5 146.50 $146.50 $1,004 -4.13
707–733 713 13 144.00–148.00 $147.05 $1,048 +3.03
750 750 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,118 +19.00
828 828 9 142.00 $142.00 $1,176 +1.50
930–945 938 2 127.00–130.00 $128.51 $1,205 +1.04
1084 1084 5 129.00 $129.00 $1,398 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 150.00 $150.00 $420 +2.50
458 458 2 136.00 $136.00 $623 -22.75
505 505 2 140.00 $140.00 $707 -10.00
705 705 1 130.00 $130.00 $916 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293–298 295 10 140.00–146.00 $143.18 $422 —
354–358 357 18 149.00–150.50 $150.17 $536 +5.17
432 432 28 146.00 $146.00 $631 -4.00
496 496 41 144.00 $144.00 $714 -4.86
546 546 9 136.00 $136.00 $743 —
550–577 552 41 141.00–143.00 $141.15 $779 -0.35
628–631 629 40 121.00–127.00 $125.80 $791 +0.79
678 678 2 132.00 $132.00 $895 +3.50
715–721 719 19 115.00–123.50 $117.67 $846 -0.33
775 775 1 101.00 $101.00 $783 —
821 821 5 106.00 $106.00 $870 -16.00
1035 1035 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 5 136.00 $136.00 $343 +14.00
312 312 3 110.00 $110.00 $343 —
360–366 364 13 139.50–140.00 $139.65 $508 +8.89
433–447 442 8 117.50–132.00 $126.67 $560 —
459 459 12 129.00 $129.00 $592 -9.00
505 505 1 122.00 $122.00 $616 -8.50
563–588 578 16 119.00–132.00 $130.16 $752 +3.29
600 600 2 121.00 $121.00 $726 —
718 718 2 100.00 $100.00 $718 —
790 790 1 92.00 $92.00 $727 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 6 165.00 $165.00 $500 ±0.00
357 357 17 157.50 $157.50 $562 -21.50
437 437 23 155.50 $155.50 $680 -4.50
496 496 22 149.00 $149.00 $739 -13.50
555 555 30 150.50 $150.50 $835 -1.50
622 622 48 125.00 $125.00 $778 -15.00
682 682 2 126.00 $126.00 $859 —
702 702 21 134.00 $134.00 $941 +3.00
824 824 9 109.00 $109.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 375 5 143.00 $143.00 $536 +12.00
440–448 447 6 117.50–143.00 $138.81 $620 +4.81
473 473 2 136.00 $136.00 $643 -4.00
513–534 529 9 113.00–134.00 $129.48 $685 -0.52
624–645 631 11 111.00–121.00 $117.26 $740 -5.74
700 700 4 120.00 $120.00 $840 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512–535 524 4 105.00–113.00 $108.91 $571 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1410 1205 85-90% 23 60.00–69.50 $64.63 $779 -0.48
990–1510 1279 85-90% 5 53.00–59.00 $55.31 $707 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1770 1500 75-80% 11 67.00–74.00 $71.00 $1,065 —
1560–1625 1582 75-80% 3 62.00–64.00 $62.85 $994 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1300 1255 80-85% 2 80.00–83.00 $81.45 $1,022 —
1070–1600 1307 80-85% 11 68.00–75.00 $71.03 $928 -2.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,092 —
1400–1900 1686 10 91.00–98.50 $95.14 $1,604 —
1850–2150 2000 2 103.00 $103.00 $2,060 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1100–1120 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 670.00–875.00 $773.42
1150–1350 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 740.00–1,200.00 $918.72
1285–1500 1393 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–1,100.00 $984.65
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 440.00 $440.00
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–850.00 $800.00

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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
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 960.00 $960.00 —

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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.