Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 20, 2022

769 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.29/cwt +11.49 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 619 lb · 63 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.59/cwt +2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 559 lb · 56 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $133.24/cwt +8.24 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 625 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 769 803 1,009
Feeder cattle 624 674 886
Slaughter cattle 125 101 86
Replacement cattle 20 28 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded steady with a few higher quality groups selling 6.00-8.00 higher. Good demand was seen on all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady on a plain offering in both classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 5 174.00 $174.00 $666 +18.66
440 440 4 164.00 $164.00 $722 —
458 458 10 165.00 $165.00 $756 +8.00
510–544 541 12 140.00–156.00 $154.74 $837 +1.74
560 560 18 148.00–155.00 $154.61 $866 +6.13
637–645 638 17 140.00–148.50 $147.49 $941 +6.49
677 677 6 139.50 $139.50 $944 -7.00
704–725 707 8 146.00–147.00 $146.87 $1,038 -0.18
853 853 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,177 —
1065 1065 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,267 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 145.00 $145.00 $544 —
480–482 482 4 144.00–145.00 $144.25 $695 +8.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 fancy 301 5 183.00 $183.00 $551 —
301–305 302 5 147.00–162.50 $150.13 $453 —
364–378 374 23 161.00–163.00 $161.61 $604 +11.44
433–448 437 9 132.00–136.00 $133.02 $581 -12.98
442 fancy 442 14 161.00 $161.00 $712 —
483–484 484 7 130.00–140.00 $132.85 $643 -11.15
492 fancy 492 18 152.00 $152.00 $748 —
528 528 16 139.00 $139.00 $734 +3.00
550–571 554 41 136.00–140.00 $139.41 $772 -1.74
573 value added 573 15 155.00 $155.00 $888 —
610–638 619 63 129.00–143.00 $137.29 $850 +11.49
660–695 685 4 120.00–126.00 $121.52 $832 -10.48
709–724 711 25 130.00 $130.00 $924 +12.33
724 value added 724 11 144.75 $144.75 $1,048 —
925 925 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,054 —
1116 1116 7 108.00 $108.00 $1,205 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 +0.35
458 458 3 124.00 $124.00 $568 -5.00
817 817 6 121.00 $121.00 $989 —
865 865 1 110.00 $110.00 $952 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 167.50 $167.50 $477 —
305 305 2 160.00 $160.00 $488 -5.00
339 fancy 339 9 183.00 $183.00 $620 —
372 fancy 372 3 170.00 $170.00 $632 —
398 398 3 146.00 $146.00 $581 —
428 fancy 428 22 167.50 $167.50 $717 —
445–449 447 14 153.00–163.00 $158.02 $706 +2.52
489–495 fancy 489 13 155.00–160.00 $159.61 $780 —
528–547 539 33 144.00–146.00 $145.17 $782 —
558 558 4 129.00 $129.00 $720 -21.50
624–633 625 40 126.50–134.00 $133.24 $833 +8.24
655–693 674 4 120.00–129.00 $124.63 $840 -1.37
700–710 709 25 125.00–131.00 $130.53 $925 -3.47
815 815 14 127.50 $127.50 $1,039 +18.50
963–980 967 4 106.00–113.00 $111.23 $1,076 —
1015 1015 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 136.00 $136.00 $388 —
320 320 1 127.50 $127.50 $408 —
463–493 478 12 127.00–135.00 $129.54 $619 -6.46

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 75-80% 1 78.50 $78.50 $1,040 —
1340–1530 1431 75-80% 4 58.00–60.00 $59.25 $848 —
1320–2005 1512 75-80% 38 61.00–73.50 $67.04 $1,014 -3.96
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1120 1115 80-85% 2 71.00–73.00 $72.00 $803 —
1100–1340 1218 80-85% 22 58.00–69.50 $62.60 $762 —
1195–1315 1256 80-85% 5 54.00–56.00 $54.98 $691 -26.47
1150–1365 1258 80-85% 2 42.00–49.00 $45.20 $569 -36.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–925 918 85-90% 2 79.00–81.00 $79.99 $734 —
920–1345 1026 85-90% 11 57.00–69.00 $60.45 $620 —
770–1255 1064 85-90% 9 50.00–55.00 $52.91 $563 —
1045–1325 1143 85-90% 6 40.00–49.00 $46.11 $527 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1800 1331 5 83.00–86.00 $84.35 $1,123 —
1440–2240 1840 2 103.00–105.00 $103.78 $1,910 —
1440–2200 1901 7 90.00–100.00 $95.82 $1,822 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1300 1216 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00–1,100.00 $921.20
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1280 1280 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1290 1290 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1000–1260 1087 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,057.98

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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
1650 1650 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.