Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 19, 2023

553 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.36/cwt +16.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,346/hd at 804 lb · 65 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.61/cwt -1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 435 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.83/cwt -11.52 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 560 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 553 839 294
Feeder cattle 464 662 205
Slaughter cattle 69 152 36
Replacement cattle 20 25 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold fully steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 lower and bull calves were 2.00-4.00 higher. The demand was good on all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 186.00 $186.00 $582 -11.50
375 375 1 181.00 $181.00 $679 —
418–425 420 4 186.00–188.00 $186.51 $783 +4.50
468 468 8 189.00 $189.00 $885 —
539 539 10 190.00 $190.00 $1,024 +0.95
551–583 567 14 179.00–190.00 $185.38 $1,051 —
608–641 631 28 176.00–181.00 $179.04 $1,130 +4.04
693 693 2 166.00 $166.00 $1,150 -15.00
713–748 733 11 149.00–164.50 $160.60 $1,177 -3.40
758–764 762 7 158.00–161.00 $160.15 $1,220 -1.84
804 value added 804 63 167.75 $167.75 $1,349 —
813 813 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,260 +4.00
850 850 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,309 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 162.50 $162.50 $382 —
625 625 1 139.00 $139.00 $869 -12.00
785 785 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,020 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 275 4 162.50–166.00 $165.08 $454 +10.08
293 fancy 293 2 180.00 $180.00 $527 —
340–347 345 10 168.00–175.00 $173.32 $598 -1.19
361 361 4 171.00 $171.00 $617 -14.60
429–436 435 29 157.00–160.00 $157.61 $686 -1.73
493 493 26 153.00 $153.00 $754 -0.90
530–538 535 7 145.00–153.00 $148.40 $794 +0.40
552–562 560 28 137.50–146.00 $143.83 $805 -11.52
620–648 631 24 133.00–146.00 $141.44 $892 -2.49
651–697 673 15 136.50–143.50 $138.93 $935 +6.56
702–728 706 14 129.00–137.50 $136.25 $962 -2.56
810 810 1 123.00 $123.00 $996 —
930 930 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,144 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 2 139.00 $139.00 $614 -13.50
463 463 3 134.00 $134.00 $620 —
500–515 508 2 125.00–136.00 $130.42 $663 -14.58
638 638 2 123.00 $123.00 $785 -9.50
748 748 6 122.00 $122.00 $913 —
810 810 1 117.00 $117.00 $948 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 4 192.00 $192.00 $614 +30.84
350–377 374 8 182.50–191.00 $190.00 $711 +17.82
425 425 13 179.00–187.00 $180.23 $766 -2.99
489 489 20 183.00 $183.00 $895 +5.38
534 534 4 177.00 $177.00 $945 —
566 566 7 178.00 $178.00 $1,007 +4.68
610–622 621 18 165.00 $165.00 $1,025 +4.32
699 699 4 153.50 $153.50 $1,073 +0.50
810 810 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,126 -1.00
915–935 922 3 110.00–119.00 $115.96 $1,069 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 170.00 $170.00 $468 +20.00
343 343 2 142.00 $142.00 $487 —
410 410 1 166.00 $166.00 $681 +18.50
450 450 1 158.00 $158.00 $711 ±0.00
533 533 5 155.00 $155.00 $826 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1320 1236 80-85% 7 70.00–76.00 $72.52 $896 -2.91
1120–1405 1251 80-85% 4 49.00–59.00 $53.47 $669 —
1155–1385 1259 80-85% 13 62.00–68.00 $65.64 $826 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1385 1365 75-80% 2 51.00–55.00 $52.97 $723 —
1305–1625 1439 75-80% 6 62.50–65.00 $64.53 $929 +10.59
1175–1775 1509 75-80% 13 68.00–75.00 $70.43 $1,063 -5.82
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1205 1032 85-90% 7 62.00–66.00 $63.72 $658 -6.33
1070 1070 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $770 —
890–1210 1074 85-90% 5 49.00–58.00 $55.17 $593 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1590 1418 2 68.00–85.00 $75.47 $1,070 —
1440–2055 1673 3 93.00–98.00 $95.33 $1,595 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175–1485 1243 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,035.00–1,300.00 $1,175.96
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1050 1017 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 725.00–900.00 $793.81
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1235–1275 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 835.00–975.00 $903.88

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00

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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.