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KY-TN Livestock Market Report

Guthrie, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 23, 2023

876 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $204.25/cwt +6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 483 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $177.94/cwt +10.20 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 488 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $167.30/cwt +1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 617 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 876 708 291
Feeder cattle 671 623 291
Slaughter cattle 137 66 0
Replacement cattle 68 19 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were steady. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded sharply higher. A very good quality feeder calf offering today saw strong demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00-7.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 fancy 360 2 232.50 $232.50 $837 +16.30
407 fancy 407 3 233.00 $233.00 $948 +30.50
443 443 5 190.00 $190.00 $842 ±0.00
471 fancy 471 11 220.00 $220.00 $1,036 +8.79
493 493 2 187.00 $187.00 $922 —
508–536 value added 521 20 213.00–221.00 $215.73 $1,124 -6.77
535 535 1 185.00 $185.00 $990 ±0.00
576 value added 576 15 210.50 $210.50 $1,212 +0.61
588 588 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,088 +8.00
616–640 619 9 175.00–178.50 $178.10 $1,102 -9.77
636 value added 636 12 184.00 $184.00 $1,170 -11.96
662–677 value added 668 15 181.00–182.00 $181.41 $1,212 —
650–685 680 12 162.50–167.50 $166.68 $1,133 -6.39
738–740 value added 739 24 176.50–178.50 $177.58 $1,312 +2.17
814–848 825 9 167.50–172.50 $169.21 $1,396 +4.55
915 915 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,418 +10.00
960 value added 960 9 166.50 $166.50 $1,598 —
1030 1030 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,463 —
1055–1080 1068 2 132.50–142.00 $137.19 $1,465 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–533 519 4 163.00–165.00 $163.97 $851 +1.47
620–640 630 2 160.00–161.00 $160.49 $1,011 +15.52
880 880 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,223 —
905 905 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,131 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1240 1203 2 132.50 $132.50 $1,594 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–223 fancy 218 5 200.00–220.00 $211.82 $462 —
225 225 1 195.00 $195.00 $439 —
271–281 fancy 275 11 211.00–227.00 $221.05 $608 —
300 fancy 300 4 208.00–210.00 $208.50 $626 —
315–325 320 2 180.00 $180.00 $576 -6.00
354–370 fancy 363 24 214.00–226.00 $219.37 $796 +19.37
380 380 2 195.00 $195.00 $741 +14.02
428 fancy 428 24 204.00 $204.00 $873 —
466–497 488 40 174.00–189.00 $177.94 $868 +10.20
535 value added 535 10 179.50 $179.50 $960 +10.64
535–549 543 17 157.50–168.00 $163.74 $889 —
552–599 571 10 164.00–164.50 $164.21 $938 +5.00
579 value added 579 6 174.00 $174.00 $1,007 —
620–623 620 18 154.00–157.00 $156.67 $971 +0.33
654 value added 654 18 164.00 $164.00 $1,073 —
650–658 656 5 147.50–155.00 $153.51 $1,007 +3.50
710–730 719 20 146.00–155.00 $150.80 $1,084 +7.80
765 765 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,090 +1.89
805–813 value added 812 22 149.50–150.75 $150.64 $1,223 —
840 840 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,109 —
855 value added 855 19 151.50 $151.50 $1,295 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–468 464 3 145.00–150.00 $148.36 $688 +13.36
530 530 1 157.50 $157.50 $835 +7.25
985 985 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,143 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 215 2 210.00–215.00 $212.62 $457 +16.71
275–292 286 3 195.00 $195.00 $558 —
293 fancy 293 7 229.00 $229.00 $671 +24.00
315 315 1 205.00 $205.00 $646 —
308–337 fancy 328 14 230.00–247.00 $240.05 $787 +28.69
352–371 fancy 368 18 232.50–237.50 $236.70 $871 +11.32
378 378 2 202.50 $202.50 $765 +10.00
425 425 3 189.00 $189.00 $803 +11.01
420–427 fancy 427 19 205.00–214.00 $213.53 $912 +13.53
465–470 467 10 180.00–193.00 $189.07 $883 -7.58
488 fancy 488 32 209.00 $209.00 $1,020 +9.00
544 544 12 193.00 $193.00 $1,050 +13.10
613–648 617 33 158.00–169.00 $167.30 $1,032 +1.07
700–709 706 10 159.00–159.50 $159.15 $1,124 +6.17
778 778 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,089 -1.00
813 813 5 147.00 $147.00 $1,195 +1.00
935 935 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,253 +4.00
1175 1175 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,586 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 4 166.00 $166.00 $911 —
990 990 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,178 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 75-80% 2 71.00 $71.00 $994 -10.83
1290–2050 1450 75-80% 19 78.00–90.00 $85.18 $1,235 —
1330–1665 1481 75-80% 23 92.00–104.00 $97.43 $1,443 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1325 1191 80-85% 16 70.00–86.00 $80.97 $964 —
1100–1280 1199 80-85% 15 88.00–100.00 $92.37 $1,108 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–910 868 85-90% 4 58.00–65.00 $62.67 $544 —
830–1180 973 85-90% 6 43.00–54.00 $50.38 $490 +3.38
1000–1015 1008 85-90% 2 83.00–84.00 $83.50 $842 +17.81
990–1285 1070 85-90% 15 67.00–79.00 $71.88 $769 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1150 1117 3 87.00–91.00 $88.69 $991 —
1100–2150 1545 12 93.00–108.00 $103.04 $1,592 —
1575–2240 1958 6 110.00–124.00 $116.63 $2,284 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1150 1113 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,175.00–1,425.00 $1,239.61
1100–1150 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,250.00–1,425.00 $1,391.23
1100–1300 1191 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,200.00–1,435.00 $1,320.25
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1050–1325 1268 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,292.04
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–960 880 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 975.00–1,125.00 $1,043.18
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
900–1075 1017 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 875.00–1,025.00 $980.74
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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
1000–1080 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,025.00–1,100.00 $1,061.06 —
1050–1100 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,410.00–1,725.00 $1,551.21 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1430 1430 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945 945 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.