Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 5, 2023

760 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.07/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 530 lb · 68 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.92/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 631 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $181.20/cwt -3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 538 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 760 836 345
Feeder cattle 670 650 236
Slaughter cattle 82 164 58
Replacement cattle 8 22 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to market closure for the holidays. The demand for all classes of feeder cattle was very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–465 fancy 464 15 192.00–195.00 $193.00 $896 —
529 value added 529 5 187.00 $187.00 $989 +2.00
505–546 539 36 165.00–183.00 $180.40 $972 —
605–635 622 14 165.00–176.00 $169.29 $1,053 +17.11
654–685 668 14 158.00–162.00 $160.88 $1,075 —
710–728 723 10 149.00–157.00 $151.36 $1,094 +2.20
762–798 778 11 148.00–154.00 $151.20 $1,176 —
816–824 820 13 148.00–149.00 $148.54 $1,218 +4.09
882 882 5 145.50 $145.50 $1,283 +4.50
910 910 2 137.50–140.00 $138.75 $1,263 —
1025–1040 1033 2 135.00–140.00 $137.48 $1,420 +12.48
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 168.00 $168.00 $722 +20.50
450–490 470 2 130.00–142.00 $136.26 $640 —
520 520 2 156.00 $156.00 $811 +19.95
554–586 570 14 154.50–156.00 $155.27 $885 +9.31
600–648 632 3 135.00–146.00 $142.52 $901 —
651–680 654 9 136.00–137.00 $136.12 $890 +13.58
705 705 1 137.00 $137.00 $966 +7.48
770 770 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,055 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–293 288 5 147.50–152.00 $151.16 $435 —
366 fancy 366 14 183.00 $183.00 $670 —
354–383 370 11 143.00–145.00 $143.87 $532 -27.49
418–430 429 26 143.00–158.00 $156.88 $673 -2.12
458–478 462 10 138.00–149.00 $140.97 $651 -21.16
506–548 530 68 152.50–164.50 $160.07 $848 +8.45
557–559 558 24 140.00–147.00 $143.82 $803 —
627–644 631 42 130.00–146.00 $142.92 $902 +1.69
659–672 668 15 130.00–133.00 $130.99 $875 +3.80
704–711 708 12 125.00–133.00 $129.69 $918 +1.56
799 799 8 122.00 $122.00 $975 +7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 145.00 $145.00 $420 -2.50
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 +2.50
568–570 570 9 126.00–135.00 $133.01 $758 —

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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 2 177.50 $177.50 $435 ±0.00
328 fancy 328 8 197.50 $197.50 $648 -22.50
367 fancy 367 16 195.00 $195.00 $716 +1.11
353–391 371 12 163.00–175.00 $167.30 $621 —
434 fancy 434 25 181.00 $181.00 $786 —
508 fancy 508 19 181.00 $181.00 $919 —
507–525 514 5 153.00–156.00 $154.77 $796 —
557–558 557 8 152.00–168.00 $163.99 $913 +7.59
630–648 631 29 150.00–154.50 $154.18 $973 -3.67
717 717 18 148.50 $148.50 $1,065 +12.52
760 760 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,003 —
852 852 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,142 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 162.50 $162.50 $552 —
475 475 3 152.00 $152.00 $722 -1.00
835 835 1 115.00 $115.00 $960 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1710 1500 75-80% 16 72.00–79.00 $74.45 $1,117 +1.42
1225–2055 1572 75-80% 12 61.00–71.00 $67.74 $1,065 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 80-85% 1 52.00 $52.00 $614 —
1100–1300 1206 80-85% 6 71.00–79.00 $74.70 $901 +15.79
1135–1330 1235 80-85% 13 62.00–70.00 $67.18 $830 +0.02
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $315 —
825–1135 975 85-90% 4 42.00–52.00 $46.62 $455 —
835–1165 1025 85-90% 7 56.00–66.00 $59.89 $614 -3.77
1015–1055 1040 85-90% 4 70.00–81.00 $74.30 $773 +17.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1800 1649 4 80.00–87.00 $83.14 $1,371 —
1140–2590 1680 5 94.00–96.00 $94.62 $1,590 —
1880–2155 1983 3 100.00–105.00 $102.55 $2,034 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1485–1630 1558 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,175.00–1,225.00 $1,201.16

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–835 805 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–750.00 $701.86

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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.