Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 10, 2022

988 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.75/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 558 lb · 70 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.88/cwt +0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 622 lb · 68 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.11/cwt -0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,046/hd at 638 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 988 833 860
Feeder cattle 814 651 727
Slaughter cattle 150 150 112
Replacement cattle 24 32 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 lower and feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Bull calves under 600 lbs. traded 4.00-6.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were 4.00-6.00 lower. All classes of feeder cattle sold with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded 6.00-8.00 lower on a poor quality offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 180.00 $180.00 $531 —
396 fancy 396 6 188.00 $188.00 $744 —
461 fancy 461 13 178.00 $178.00 $821 —
495 495 3 159.00–164.00 $160.67 $795 -11.88
533 value added 533 5 173.00 $173.00 $922 —
637 value added 637 29 172.50 $172.50 $1,099 —
637–648 638 37 157.50–158.00 $157.54 $1,005 -6.96
707–738 710 40 133.00–145.00 $143.87 $1,021 -12.13
785–798 796 7 129.00–136.00 $135.01 $1,075 -13.99
805 value added 805 19 143.00 $143.00 $1,151 —
933 933 6 117.00 $117.00 $1,092 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 123.00 $123.00 $535 —
578 578 2 145.00 $145.00 $838 —
625 625 1 141.00 $141.00 $881 —
693 693 6 126.50 $126.50 $877 —
820 820 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,025 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 151.00 $151.00 $405 -23.08
300 300 3 155.00 $155.00 $465 —
350–376 373 25 159.00–168.00 $166.99 $623 +10.17
433–439 436 21 145.00–156.00 $150.72 $657 -8.28
441 fancy 441 15 163.50 $163.50 $721 —
463–498 494 59 152.50–153.00 $152.55 $754 +1.39
531–549 544 17 130.00–142.50 $133.23 $725 -12.83
558 558 70 145.75 $145.75 $813 +1.00
610–620 value added 613 6 146.00–151.00 $147.68 $905 —
622–631 623 62 128.00–135.75 $134.74 $839 -0.42
718 value added 718 20 134.50 $134.50 $966 —
732–749 739 15 117.00–121.00 $119.80 $885 -19.33
950 950 1 105.00 $105.00 $998 —
1070 1070 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,177 —
1155 1155 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,259 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 4 133.00 $133.00 $451 —
441 441 5 117.00 $117.00 $516 —
600–617 613 4 113.00–124.00 $115.69 $709 —
695 695 1 120.00 $120.00 $834 +7.50
728 728 2 109.00 $109.00 $794 —
1070 1070 2 91.00 $91.00 $974 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 fancy 367 13 197.00 $197.00 $723 +15.00
370 370 1 152.50 $152.50 $564 —
422 422 3 152.00 $152.00 $641 -6.72
426 fancy 426 19 187.00 $187.00 $797 +8.00
450–485 477 27 166.00–167.00 $166.21 $793 -2.60
536–539 538 18 160.00–161.00 $160.56 $864 +0.86
549 fancy 549 21 172.50 $172.50 $947 —
578 578 6 147.00 $147.00 $850 —
620 620 20 149.00 $149.00 $924 -4.01
650–655 653 9 120.00–134.00 $130.23 $850 -0.77
713–739 728 15 119.00–130.50 $125.24 $912 -11.30
812 812 10 117.50 $117.50 $954 -2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 127.50 $127.50 $440 —
385 385 1 135.00 $135.00 $520 -15.00
488–492 489 8 131.00–140.00 $134.08 $656 -3.15
510–525 518 2 132.50 $132.50 $686 +10.89
620 620 1 127.50 $127.50 $790 +6.50

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1470 1343 75-80% 2 73.00–78.00 $75.74 $1,017 —
1110–1785 1447 75-80% 9 52.00–59.00 $55.48 $803 -2.08
1230–1945 1464 75-80% 36 60.00–70.00 $65.89 $965 +1.57
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1060 940 85-90% 2 37.00–38.00 $37.44 $352 —
795–1040 945 85-90% 4 62.50–66.00 $64.17 $606 —
810–1180 1019 85-90% 20 50.00–60.00 $56.48 $576 +18.87
830–1255 1021 85-90% 14 42.00–49.00 $45.80 $468 +8.19
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1150 1140 80-85% 2 46.00–48.00 $47.01 $536 —
1110–1400 1216 80-85% 19 50.00–60.00 $55.74 $678 -4.39
1100–1370 1218 80-85% 13 62.50–70.00 $65.52 $798 +5.39
1300 1300 80-85% 1 39.00 $39.00 $507 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1960 1515 3 72.00–84.00 $78.66 $1,192 —
1405–2035 1744 7 88.00–94.00 $91.10 $1,589 -15.90

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00
940–1380 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00–1,000.00 $868.32
1050–1435 1243 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00–800.00 $747.18
1225–1350 1288 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,010.00 $1,004.76

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
800–925 870 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 590.00–910.00 $801.78

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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
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 -325.00
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.