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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 27, 2022

805 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $151.68/cwt +22.68 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 559 lb · 44 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.23/cwt -0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 618 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.50/cwt -2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 560 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 805 769 906
Feeder cattle 691 624 738
Slaughter cattle 79 125 150
Replacement cattle 35 20 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Compared to last week Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 177.00 $177.00 $717 +13.00
455–493 459 17 168.00–169.50 $169.31 $777 +4.31
543 543 19 162.50 $162.50 $882 +7.76
623 623 32 159.50 $159.50 $994 +12.01
690 690 1 144.00 $144.00 $994 +4.50
727 727 9 150.00 $150.00 $1,090 +3.13
994 994 9 149.00 $149.00 $1,481 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 6 160.00 $160.00 $704 —
450 450 2 166.00 $166.00 $747 +21.75
508 508 2 121.00 $121.00 $615 —
620 620 3 141.00 $141.00 $874 —
666 666 7 135.00 $135.00 $899 —
775 775 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,100 —
855 855 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,180 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 3 146.00 $146.00 $390 —
305–335 313 5 150.00–167.50 $156.67 $490 +6.54
370–373 373 17 154.00–161.50 $160.62 $599 -0.99
429 429 22 160.50 $160.50 $689 +27.48
488 488 32 157.50 $157.50 $769 +24.65
516 value added 516 10 149.50 $149.50 $771 —
520–537 525 10 141.00 $141.00 $740 +2.00
560 560 35 141.50 $141.50 $792 +2.09
600–622 618 37 132.00–143.00 $137.23 $848 -0.06
657 657 6 138.00 $138.00 $907 +16.48
741 741 20 129.00 $129.00 $956 -1.00
835 835 3 119.00 $119.00 $994 —
910 910 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,083 +5.00
993 993 8 124.50 $124.50 $1,236 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 2 127.00 $127.00 $372 —
315 315 1 137.50 $137.50 $433 —
384 384 4 140.00 $140.00 $538 ±0.00
408–430 424 16 132.50–158.00 $151.52 $642 —
494 494 4 138.00 $138.00 $682 —
578 578 5 136.00 $136.00 $786 —
610–648 627 10 117.50–130.00 $125.90 $789 —
710–740 730 3 105.00–125.00 $111.48 $814 —
763 763 2 110.00 $110.00 $839 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 314 7 170.00–190.00 $183.66 $577 +23.66
361 361 5 178.00 $178.00 $643 —
432 432 22 175.50 $175.50 $758 +17.48
456–492 485 22 164.00–168.00 $164.68 $799 —
535 535 6 167.50 $167.50 $896 +22.33
556–560 559 44 142.00–153.50 $151.68 $848 +22.68
623 623 26 144.00 $144.00 $897 +10.76
653–685 660 23 135.50–143.00 $141.31 $933 +16.68
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 3 160.00 $160.00 $429 +24.00
375 375 4 161.00 $161.00 $604 —
420 420 3 151.00 $151.00 $634 —
475–483 479 4 122.00–142.00 $132.08 $633 +2.54
545 545 1 123.00 $123.00 $670 —
560–570 568 9 120.00–137.00 $133.26 $757 —
635 635 2 117.00 $117.00 $743 —
655 655 2 134.00 $134.00 $878 —
735–743 739 4 122.50–128.00 $125.24 $926 —
840 840 7 124.50 $124.50 $1,046 —
895 895 2 108.00 $108.00 $967 —
910 910 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,046 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1455 1248 80-85% 5 45.00–57.00 $52.88 $660 -9.72
1065–1690 1310 80-85% 60 52.00–69.00 $59.69 $782 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–940 918 85-90% 3 41.00–46.00 $42.59 $391 -37.40
860–1260 1010 85-90% 8 51.00–57.00 $53.81 $543 -6.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–2025 1790 75-80% 6 59.00–63.00 $60.79 $1,088 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1800 1427 3 76.00–83.00 $79.76 $1,138 —
1395–1810 1597 5 84.00–87.50 $86.07 $1,375 —
1765 1765 1 94.50 $94.50 $1,668 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 82.00 $82.00 $959 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1022–1110 1054 (<2 yrs)Open 9 74.00–113.00 $91.50 $964

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1050–1085 1068 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–900.00 $850.82
1100–1405 1161 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 925.00–1,085.00 $1,037.49
1520 1520 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–985 955 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 825.00–875.00 $849.21

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
990 990 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 935.00 $935.00 —
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.