Cattle Market Pulse

KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 26, 2023

419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $159.29/cwt -5.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 636 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.95/cwt +9.12 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 556 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.84/cwt +7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 435 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 419 553 693
Feeder cattle 364 464 468
Slaughter cattle 42 69 145
Replacement cattle 13 20 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher. A good quality offering saw lower demand from feeder buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 197.50 $197.50 $543 —
308 fancy 308 1 200.00 $200.00 $616 —
315 315 1 185.00 $185.00 $583 -1.00
365 365 1 182.50 $182.50 $666 +1.50
380 fancy 380 1 202.50 $202.50 $770 —
465–468 467 3 172.50–182.50 $175.82 $821 -13.18
480 fancy 480 9 199.00 $199.00 $955 —
559 value added 559 10 188.00 $188.00 $1,051 —
585–588 587 5 165.00–166.00 $165.40 $971 -19.98
623 value added 623 5 176.00 $176.00 $1,096 —
628–633 629 12 152.00–169.00 $164.72 $1,036 -14.32
667–695 678 5 163.00–169.00 $166.54 $1,129 +0.54
701 value added 701 7 172.00 $172.00 $1,206 —
700–745 730 9 158.50–159.00 $158.66 $1,158 -1.94
760–783 780 7 149.00–156.50 $155.46 $1,213 -4.69
809–838 814 12 154.00–156.50 $156.07 $1,270 +1.07
850–880 865 2 151.00–155.00 $153.03 $1,324 -0.97
1020 1020 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,530 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 150.00 $150.00 $420 —
435 435 1 155.00 $155.00 $674 —
580–595 588 2 141.00–142.50 $141.74 $833 —
690 690 1 135.00 $135.00 $932 —
960 960 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,152 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–290 284 2 174.00–177.50 $175.79 $499 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 177.50 $177.50 $408 —
300 fancy 300 4 192.50 $192.50 $578 —
326 326 4 179.00 $179.00 $584 +5.68
360–385 367 5 172.50–185.00 $180.39 $662 +9.39
423–439 435 18 157.00–168.00 $164.84 $717 +7.23
465 value added 465 7 172.00 $172.00 $800 —
455–490 487 11 152.50–157.00 $156.62 $763 +3.62
513–543 533 6 142.00–156.00 $151.51 $808 +3.11
550–568 556 24 147.00–158.00 $152.95 $850 +9.12
615–629 628 18 145.00 $145.00 $911 +3.56
654–681 669 16 142.00–150.00 $146.12 $978 +7.19
720–723 722 9 134.00–141.00 $137.90 $996 +1.65
825 825 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,064 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 159.00–160.00 $159.51 $614 —
428 428 2 138.00 $138.00 $591 -1.00
525 525 1 132.50 $132.50 $696 +2.08
590 590 1 143.00 $143.00 $844 —
610 610 2 135.00 $135.00 $824 +12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 181.00–182.50 $181.72 $569 -10.28
326 fancy 326 4 210.00 $210.00 $685 —
363 fancy 363 9 203.00 $203.00 $737 —
436 fancy 436 13 199.00 $199.00 $868 —
489 489 7 186.50 $186.50 $912 +3.50
531 531 4 173.00 $173.00 $919 -4.00
562 562 8 157.00 $157.00 $882 -21.00
626–646 636 25 157.50–161.00 $159.29 $1,013 -5.71
723–747 730 11 142.00–145.00 $144.16 $1,052 —
875 875 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 157.50 $157.50 $606 —
455–475 470 4 153.00–162.50 $155.30 $730 -2.70

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1220 1013 85-90% 8 60.00–65.00 $63.01 $638 -0.71
1000–1025 1013 85-90% 2 70.00–73.00 $71.52 $724 +7.80
1055–1075 1067 85-90% 3 52.00–58.00 $55.66 $594 -16.34
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1615 1476 75-80% 5 66.00–70.00 $68.56 $1,012 —
1340–1625 1511 75-80% 5 73.00–84.00 $76.59 $1,157 +6.16
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1220 1188 80-85% 2 64.00–68.00 $65.95 $783 —
1165–1330 1253 80-85% 4 71.00–79.00 $74.91 $939 +21.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1330 1218 2 84.00–89.00 $86.73 $1,056 —
1535–1765 1650 2 96.00–101.00 $98.67 $1,628 +3.34
1580–1940 1747 3 106.00–108.00 $107.07 $1,871 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1090–1475 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,075.00–1,100.00 $1,092.66

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–975.00 $937.50
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1000–1025 1013 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,101.23
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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.