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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 8, 2022

627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.08/cwt -2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 536 lb · 58 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.52/cwt -10.48 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 486 lb · 43 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $131.41/cwt -8.47 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 625 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 627 1,270 1,031
Feeder cattle 501 1,023 796
Slaughter cattle 100 222 178
Replacement cattle 26 25 57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: All classes of feeder cattle sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder buyers expressed concerns with calf health due to the rainy weather the cause for lower interest today. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter 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
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 —
350–395 373 2 161.00–174.00 $167.11 $623 —
430 value added 430 2 184.00 $184.00 $791 —
465–476 474 7 158.00–175.00 $172.62 $818 -3.46
515 515 4 170.00 $170.00 $876 +3.22
551–575 559 9 155.00–165.00 $162.17 $907 -7.83
633 633 6 148.00 $148.00 $937 -16.49
654 654 10 150.00 $150.00 $981 —
710–720 714 7 136.00–141.00 $138.84 $991 -8.53
718 value added 718 8 164.50 $164.50 $1,181 —
790 790 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,106 —
890 890 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,157 -7.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 465 3 151.00–155.00 $153.58 $714 —
518–542 533 13 137.00–144.00 $141.02 $752 —
570 570 2 136.00 $136.00 $775 -9.00
618 618 2 131.00 $131.00 $810 -15.02
665 665 1 130.00 $130.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 333 6 155.00 $155.00 $516 -17.00
365–367 367 21 162.50–166.00 $165.67 $608 +6.67
419 419 21 159.00 $159.00 $666 +4.18
456–493 486 43 135.50–144.00 $142.52 $693 -10.48
514–545 536 58 138.00–147.00 $143.08 $767 -2.12
621 621 30 140.00 $140.00 $869 -2.86
711–734 722 32 126.00–134.50 $130.18 $940 +0.75
1002–1030 1006 7 110.00–114.00 $113.41 $1,141 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 137.50 $137.50 $316 —
610–617 615 4 120.00–121.00 $120.75 $743 —
713 713 3 114.00 $114.00 $813 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 190.00 $190.00 $466 —
318 318 3 176.00 $176.00 $560 —
350 fancy 350 13 198.00 $198.00 $693 -8.00
446 446 13 174.00 $174.00 $776 ±0.00
473–490 486 24 151.00–162.50 $160.17 $778 +1.17
551 551 12 145.00 $145.00 $799 -8.00
601–646 625 32 120.00–135.00 $131.41 $821 -8.47
719 719 17 129.00 $129.00 $928 —
770 770 2 120.00–128.00 $124.00 $955 -5.00
801 801 6 124.00 $124.00 $993 —
870 870 1 102.50 $102.50 $892 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 165.00 $165.00 $404 —
320 320 3 158.00 $158.00 $506 —
350 350 2 170.00 $170.00 $595 +32.50
425 425 1 142.00 $142.00 $604 +11.00
465 465 2 130.00 $130.00 $604 -11.00
525 525 4 131.00 $131.00 $688 +8.00
915 915 1 108.00 $108.00 $988 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1730 1730 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,465.00 $2,465.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1440 1211 80-85% 31 56.00–68.00 $62.12 $752 +5.97
1175–1345 1239 80-85% 5 51.00–55.00 $53.53 $663 -9.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1265 1255 75-80% 2 52.00–59.00 $55.53 $697 —
1310–1810 1479 75-80% 25 61.00–69.00 $65.59 $970 +0.44
1300–2000 1647 75-80% 3 72.00–77.00 $73.92 $1,217 -1.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–950 915 85-90% 2 29.00–36.00 $32.63 $299 —
815–1010 940 85-90% 4 47.00–50.00 $48.42 $455 —
840–1165 1010 85-90% 7 54.00–60.00 $56.84 $574 -11.38
965–1085 1025 85-90% 4 62.00–65.00 $63.24 $648 -4.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1675 1406 8 75.00–85.50 $81.85 $1,151 +2.43
1665–1945 1821 5 90.00–97.00 $92.60 $1,686 —
2110 2110 1 102.00 $102.00 $2,152 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1165–1245 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 760.00–1,050.00 $909.03
1060–1380 1207 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–1,000.00 $876.24
1255 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
935 935 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
945 945 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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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
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 940.00 $940.00 —
980 980 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 860.00 $860.00 —

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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.